‘Fits our philosophy and style of practice perfectly’: Three Crowns hires its first female partner from Covington Jaishree Kalia Arbitration boutique Three Crowns has hired its first female partner, Carmen Martinez Lopez, from Covington & Burling as the firm…
Reputation management: Kingsley Napley taps Mishcon for media litigator Harris Legal Business Kingsley Napley continues to enhance its dispute resolution offering with the hire of high profile media litigator and Mishcon de…
Bar shuffles: Matrix hires media silk Millar from Doughty Street Sarah Downey High-profile silk Gavin Millar QC is set to join Matrix Chambers from Doughty Street in a bid to enhance its…
Baker & McKenzie turns to DLA again to add partner in Johannesburg Tom Moore Baker & McKenzie has lured a partner from rival global behemoth DLA Piper for the second time in a month,…
‘Costs disputes is a growth area’: Thirty Nine Essex Street appoints former Senior Costs Judge Legal Business Leading set Thirty Nine Essex Street has yesterday (26 November) announced a major appointment, with Peter Hurst, former Senior Costs…
Partner exits mount: Edwards Wildman loses commercial litigation partner to GlaxoSmithKline Legal Business Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is the latest to dip into the dwindling partnership at Edwards Wildman Palmer’s London office as…
Hiring a silk: Stone Chambers chief Steven Gee QC to depart for City disputes boutique Joseph Hage Arronson Sarah Downey High flying disputes boutique Joseph Hage Aaronson is set to enhance its City team with the hire of leading silk…
£58.11 per sq ft: Bird & Bird loses major patent litigator as it commits to £8.3m annual rent bill Tom Moore Mark Heaney, who heads Bird & Bird’s highly regarded electronics sector group, is leaving for US firm Baker Botts at the…
‘Second major addition to the European disputes practice in as many months’: Skadden hires Dechert’s London arbitration head Legal Business US firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has enhanced its respected disputes practice having today (18 November) announced the…
Bringing a ‘new dimension’: King & Spalding hires Linklaters securities partner Legal Business Linklaters’ partner Tom O’Neill has swapped Silk Street for Old Broad Street with King & Spalding making a double hire to…
‘A testament to our strategic direction’: Naunton and Jones ditch real estate boutique dream to join King & Wood Mallesons Legal Business Senior Eversheds partners William Naunton and Clive Jones, who handed in their resignations at the start of this year with plans…
Media attention: Latham & Watkins hires six-partner team from O’Melveny & Myers Legal Business US firm Latham & Watkins continues its aggressive hiring strategy with the recruitment of a six-partner team from O’Melveny &…
Revolving Doors: Bakers hires in the UAE, while Eversheds, Bristows, and Stewarts Law grow in the City Legal Business London, last week, saw Bristows hire another Bird & Bird partner into its TMT and life sciences practice while Eversheds…
A symbolic blow as Debevoise hires HSF’s Asia head as senior partner race down to Palmer vs Crean Legal Business Given the huge strategic weight being placed on the Asia network of Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), the jewel in the international…
Streamlining: Dentons loses second global real estate co-head this year, with Winckworth Sherwood bolstering its team Legal Business LB 100 firm Winckworth Sherwood has bolstered its real estate team with the hire of Dentons’ global co-head of real…
Nearshoring: Hogan Lovells hires ten-strong associate team and acquires new office space for Birmingham venture Legal Business Having confirmed in early spring the launch of a new cost-efficient legal services centre in Birmingham, Hogan Lovells has hired…
Hogan Lovells hires ten-strong associate team and acquires new office space for Birmingham nearshoring venture Legal Business Having confirmed in early spring the launch of a new cost-efficient legal services centre in Birmingham, Hogan Lovells has hired…
Revolving Doors: OC, Paul Hastings and Reed Smith bulk out their City offerings as HSF loses legacy Freehills partner in Singapore Legal Business Last week, Osborne Clarke, Reed Smith and Paul Hastings all expanded their City practices, while Clayton Utz hired Herbert Smith…
Ashurst Australia head steps down while HSF picks up Ashurst corporate duo in Asia Jaishree Kalia Ashurst’s John Carrington, who helped handle the integration of Blake Dawson, has retired as Australian managing partner with no successor,…
Bakers takes three partners from DLA as it merges in Mexico while Clydes hires three to launch in Brisbane Jaishree Kalia Baker & McKenzie has hired three partners from DLA Piper’s Mexico City office as the latter combines with a local…
