Enyo hires Eversheds partner and intelligence duo to tackle business in ‘unusual jurisdictions’ Legal Business In a sign of the travails facing law firms doing business in ‘unusual jurisdictions’, Enyo Law has established an in-house…
Clifford Chance’s New York office loses corporate duo to Greenberg Traurig Legal Business Clifford Chance’s (CC) ambition to build its New York office have suffered a setback with the loss of M&A duo Ivan…
Kirkland exits continue as high-yield heavyweight McKimm set to join Freshfields Legal Business Reversing the trend of partners departing Magic Circle firms for US rivals, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, subject to a partnership vote, is…
The prize – is team recruitment all it’s cracked up to be? Legal Business For many ambitious law firms the holy grail of partner recruitment is the team hire. Legal Business asks if hiring…
You can’t buy loyalty – the dos and don’ts of making the lateral hiring game pay off Legal Business Fieldfisher’s Matthew Lohn argues that patience, structure and a dash of decency go a long way in hiring a partner…
Team moves – Alec Harvey and Richard Nicolle discuss the risks Legal Business Team moves in London’s legal market are on the rise, particularly among US law firms establishing new offices or practice…
Mishcon de Reya hires Enyo Law partner in ongoing disputes push Tom Moore After having left Addleshaw Goddard in 2010 to join high-end disputes boutique Enyo Law, partner Annabel Thomas (pictured) is returning…
City moves: Kirkland sees another exit as Proskauer hires Howe while Hogan Lovells builds its high yield offering with Dentons hire Legal Business Proskauer Rose has continued to build its London corporate offering, bringing in M&A partner James Howe from Kirkland & Ellis,…
Withers takes its pick of McKenna Long partners ahead of Dentons tie-up as firm launches three US offices Michael West Withers has launched three new offices in the US with the hire of a nine partner team – the majority…
Revolving Doors: Hill Dickinson makes a double hire to its real estate team while Hogan Lovells makes a key lateral in New York Legal Business The past seven days have seen Hogan Lovells make a key arbitration hire in New York, Jones Day make a…
Ashurst hires Freshfields’ Australia head and former Tokyo managing partner to bolster cross-border work Michael West Ashurst has made a rare lateral hire from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, bringing in the firm’s country partner for…
KWM suffers another corporate exit in the City as Woollard leaves for Paul Hastings Legal Business Duncan Woollard has become the latest private equity partner to leave King & Wood Mallesons, heading for Paul Hastings to…
Another management departure at Olswang as GC Callander leaves to take on new role at Addleshaws Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard has hired Olswang’s general counsel (GC) and partnership secretary Simon Callander as it expands its partnership secretary role,…
Hogan Lovells expands Frankfurt office with senior Skadden PE partner Jaletzke and lawyer duo Legal Business Hogan Lovells has bolstered its German operations with senior corporate partner Matthias Jaletzke, who counts Apax Partners among his clients,…
Déjà vu: Fried Frank hires Kirkland’s Mifsud alongside partner duo to build funds practice Legal Business After having led a trio of partners to Kirkland & Ellis from SJ Berwin in 2007 and helping build its…
Asia: KWM relocates partner trio to launch in Singapore as Quinn opens in Shanghai Legal Business Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has hired Kirkland & Ellis partner Samuel Williamson as it looks to launch an office in…
Revolving doors: Simmons welcomes back a partner from Cadwalader as Nabarro hires from McGuire Woods Michael West Last week saw a range of firms bolstering key practices areas with a capital markets partner returning to Simmons &…
Asia: Sidley builds Singapore M&A team with White & Case’s Indonesia chief as KWM loses an arbitration partner Legal Business Sidley Austin has boosted both its M&A and private equity offering in Southeast Asia with the hire of White &…
Targeting the City: Fried Frank hires Hogan Lovells’ Brinkworth as head of finance Legal Business After having hired two private equity partners in recent months, US firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has bolstered its finance…
Revolving doors: Cooley, Pannone, DWF and K&L Gates all bolster UK numbers Sarah Downey Last week saw a quartet of US and UK firms, namely Cooley, Pannone Corporate, DWF and K&L Gates, all make…
