Targeting London: Grimaldi hires former Clifford Chance chief executive Michael Bray for City ambitions Sarah Downey Italian independent firm Grimaldi has hired the former chief executive of Clifford Chance (CC) and prominent finance lawyer Michael Bray…
Building the team: Paul Hastings hires Ashurst banking partner Jaishree Kalia Paul Hastings, which is intent on bulking up its English and US law finance practice in the City, has boosted…
Significant hires: KWM lands JP Morgan’s Asia-Pacific vice chairman Legal Business Eager to convince Western investment banks, hedge funds and private equity houses that it has the lawyers to handle the…
‘Committed to the Russian market’: Chadbourne & Parke hires BLP energy partner to manage Moscow office Sarah Downey After shutting down its Kiev operations last summer, Chadbourne & Parke has boosted its presence in Russia with the hire…
International hires: A&O makes first lateral in South Africa as Freshfields bulks up in Hong Kong with Links partner Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) has bolstered its project finance offering in its sub-Saharan practice with its first lateral partner hire…
Building the team: Proskauer Rose hires Simmons M&A partner as it targets City PE market Legal Business Matt Rees, an M&A partner at Simmons & Simmons focusing on private equity, has resigned from the firm to join…
Of ‘strategic importance’: Hogan Lovells launches in Australia with Allens partner duo Sarah Downey Hogan Lovells has this morning (31 March) announced that it will establish a presence in Australia with Allens partners Nicky…
Significant departures: Trowers loses management duo to Baker Botts in Dubai Jaishree Kalia Baker Botts has bolstered its corporate and disputes practice in Dubai with the double-hire of Trowers & Hamlins’ head of…
Revolving doors: Hires in London and Asia plus a significant secondee Kathryn McCann Last week was another busy week for hires both in private practice and in-house, with Bird & Bird investing in…
Targeting Paris: Mayer Brown boosts its French corporate team with Davis Polk’s Pérès Legal Business Mayer Brown has bolstered its European corporate team with the hire of two former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyers, including one…
Revolving doors: Eversheds, Reed Smith and Gibson Dunn all make key hires while Stevens & Bolton boosts its construction practice Legal Business Both LB100 and Global 100 firms made senior appointments last week, bringing in both current and former team heads to…
‘A strategic priority’: DLA Piper builds competition team with Dentons’ Sam Szlezinger Legal Business As litigation teams in the City gear up for more competition-based damages cases following recent changes to legislation, DLA Piper…
Building the team: Cooley hires Reed Smith life sciences partner duo Legal Business Cooley has made more recruits to its newly launched London office with the hire of Reed Smith life sciences partner…
Revolving doors: Magic Circle loses partners in Europe and Asia while Bakers hires in Africa Legal Business Last week saw both Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy (A&O) lose partners in Europe while, in Hong Kong, Linklaters lost…
An opportunity to ‘build something’: KWM’s City litigation head Alex Leitch leaves for Covington Legal Business US firm Covington & Burling has bolstered its European disputes capabilities with the hire of King & Wood Mallesons London head…
Global London: King & Spalding hires Latham’s Daniel Friel as it builds City office Legal Business King & Spalding has hired Latham & Watkins’ former European vice chair of tax Daniel Friel, the latest in a…
Mass hires: Fresh wave of Pillsbury partners join move to Winston & Strawn Legal Business Eight more Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman partners have resigned in New York, Washington DC and San Francisco to join Winston…
Linklaters suffers blow as US firms hire trio of leading partners Legal Business Linklaters lost a trio of heavyweight partners in February with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Kirkland & Ellis cherry-picking…
Mass hires: Pillsbury sees partners start to move to Winston & Strawn across three offices Legal Business Up to 15 lawyers are set to quit from US firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman for Winston & Strawn, with…
Investing in London: Cooley keeps up City push with Olswang’s former PE head Rosen Legal Business After its mass hire from Edwards Wildman Palmer and Morrison & Foerster to launch in London earlier this year, Cooley…
