Mounting departures: Trowers loses another partner in the Middle East as CRS hires a new construction chief Legal Business Trowers & Hamlins’ former head of Bahrain construction Paula Boast has returned to Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) as its Middle…
Targeting Warsaw: Greenberg takes A&O and NRF former Polish real estate heads in 12-lawyer hire Jaishree Kalia Greenberg Traurig has hired real estate teams from both Allen & Overy (A&O) and Norton Rose Fulbright as it bolsters its…
‘The first phase’: EY launches financial regulatory service with Bakers hire and 11-strong team Jaishree Kalia EY Law is set to launch a financial regulatory practice in the City with the hire of Baker & McKenzie…
Hiring the team: 15-strong group exits Simpson & Marwick to join Brodies Jaishree Kalia Scottish firm Simpson & Marwick’s well-regarded, 15-strong, family law team, including its current head Shaun George, has quit the firm to…
White & Case makes ‘strategic step’ in Middle East push with CC’s regional capital markets head Legal Business White & Case has hired Clifford Chance’s (CC) Middle East head of capital markets and structured finance, Debashis Dey, as…
Revolving Doors: CMS hires from Freshfields, Mishcon from McDermott while King & Spalding and Ropes continue their City push Legal Business While last week saw a switch around among the City’s competition practices with Greenberg Traurig Maher, Kirkland & Ellis and…
Kirkland returns to Linklaters to hire UK competition head Riedel Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has turned to Linklaters for the second time this year and taken another leading partner with the…
Competing moves: Mayer Brown hires BLP’s competition head as CMA recruits from Freshfields Legal Business Mayer Brown has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP) head of EU and competition, David Harrison, ten years after he joined…
Asia: Nabarro hires Clyde & Co senior disputes partner to head Singapore office Legal Business Joining the spate of firms to bolster their offering in Singapore in recent months, Nabarro has today (30 April) announced the appointment…
Hogan Lovells expands Tokyo practice with corporate hire from local boutique Legal Business With a mandate to increase its Asia revenues, Hogan Lovells continues to recruit at partner level, today (28 April) announcing…
Revolving doors: European hires as HSF recruits in Germany and Bird & Bird focuses on Denmark while Ogier hires from Kirkland Kathryn McCann King & Wood Mallesons real estate team hire from Eversheds may have made the headlines last week, but there were…
‘A significant phase of renewal’: King & Wood Mallesons takes real estate team from Eversheds Legal Business Three months after persuading Eversheds‘ heavyweight real estate trio William Naunton, Clive Jones and Cornelius Medvei to stay in Big…
Mounting departures: CC sees further German exits as capital markets partner leaves for SZA Schilling Sarah Downey Clifford Chance (CC) has this week seen another exit from its German operations with longstanding capital markets partner Markus Pfüller…
Office closures: Paul Hastings picks up Fried Frank’s Asia head in Hong Kong Legal Business Rival firms have been keen to pick up talent following Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s exit from Hong Kong and…
Building the team: Withers boosts Connecticut office with 11-strong hire from US outfit Legal Business After undertaking a signifcant push into the Asia-Pacific market since the start of this year, Withers has now enhanced its corporate,…
Asia: Norton Rose Fulbright takes on five-strong Fried Frank disputes team in Hong Kong Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has recruited a team of five lawyers from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson’s disputes practice…
Targeting London: Ropes launches City commercial litigation practice with K&L Gates hire Legal Business Five years after setting up in London, Ropes & Gray has launched a City-based commercial litigation practice with the hire…
Revolving doors: CC loses another German partner as Ashurst hires from Reed Smith and HFW turns to Orrick Michael West Last week saw K&L Gates become the latest firm to pick up a partner from Clifford Chance’s (CC) Germany practice,…
Building the team: Mishcon de Reya hires Proskauer corporate partner Legal Business In an effort to broaden its M&A and private equity capability, City firm Mishcon de Reya has today (16 April)…
Targeting London: Goodwin Procter hires KWM’s Lever to launch City PE practice Legal Business Having set its sights on creating a private equity practice, given how Weil, Gotshal & Manges has made moves on…
