Keystone brings in partners from Addleshaws, SGH Martineau and former GC of Yahoo! Jaishree Kalia Keystone Law has hired into its most senior ranks a former partner from Addleshaw Goddard and SGH Martineau alongside a former…
Revolving doors: Senior hires for Withers, Baker & McKenzie, Brown Rudnick and TLT Jaishree Kalia The past week saw Withers hire Taylor Wessing’s head of contentious trusts and estates as the BBC’s head of litigation returned…
Strategic hires: DWF brings in Addleshaws employment head; Addleshaws takes on Eversheds financial services partner Caroline Hill DWF has hired Addleshaw Goddard’s former national head of employment Andrew Chamberlain to take on an identical role at his…
‘We’ve got 40 finance lawyers left’ – Weil’s City banking head Stephen Lucas joins Kirkland Legal Business One of the best-known names in the leverage buyout market, Stephen Lucas is set to join Kirkland & Ellis from…
Asia: Ashurst bolsters Singapore with W&C hire; DLA appoints Asia corporate head; Fenwick & West opens in Shanghai David Stevenson The Asian market has over the past week seen investment from international law firms including DLA Piper, Fenwick & West…
Nabarro launches in Manchester with hire of Addleshaws trio; CMS brings in BLP partner to head aircraft finance Jaishree Kalia Nabarro is set to launch an office in Manchester with the hire of a trio of real estate partners from Addleshaw…
Revolving Doors: Strategic UK hires for Irwin Mitchell; Simmons; Speechly and Winckworth Sherwood Legal Business A series of lateral hires across the UK last week saw Irwin Mitchell take on a trio of commercial litigation…
Loss and gain: Ashurst loses City corporate partner as KWM finance partner joins in Sydney Jaishree Kalia Ashurst yesterday (12 May) saw both sides of the lateral hiring coin as it announced the hire in Sydney of King…
Wedlake Bell’s acquisitive streak continues as Christopher Tite and Louise Gowman join from LG; Clive Thorne from RPC Legal Business The recent acquisitive streak by Wedlake Bell has seen the UK top 100 firm bring in legacy Lawrence Graham’s (LG’s) former…
DLA Piper hires King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin private equity partner Tim Wright Legal Business DLA Piper has hired King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) City private equity partner Tim Wright, whose resignation from…
Revolving Doors: White & Case disputes partner joins the Bar as McGuireWoods; Covington and Simmons make key hires Legal Business The latest standout lateral moves have seen White & Case litigator Paul Cowen return to the Bar as McGuireWoods expands its…
BLP’s head of banking and finance litigation defects to King & Spalding Sarah Downey Hughes’ exit follows spate of departures from international firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)’s head of banking and finance litigation, David Hughes, is…
Senior Clydes ship finance partner joins Curtis Davis Garrard Legal Business Senior maritime player Matt Hannaford is leaving Clyde & Co’s transport finance group with a team of three to join…
King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin hires A&O competition partner as globally KWM unveils promotions Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) yesterday (30 April) announced the hire of former Allen & Overy antitrust and competition…
EY grows UK legal capability with hire of BLP’s former finance head Matthew Kellett Legal Business EY today (29 April) took further steps to build its UK legal capability with the hire of Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP’s)…
Ashurst loses further City corporate partner as Jonathan Earle joins Gibson Dunn Jaishree Kalia Jonathan Earle has become the latest Ashurst corporate partner to quit the top 20 firm, leaving after 16 years to…
Latham recruitment spree continues with key arbitration and private equity hires David Stevenson It’s been another week and another set of significant acquisitions for Latham & Watkins, with the global elite firm announcing…
Senior Clyde & Co ship finance partner Matt Hannaford joins Curtis Davis Garrard with team of three Legal Business Senior maritime player Matt Hannaford is leaving Clyde & Co’s transportation finance group with a team of three to join specialist…
Reed Smith ramps up City litigation practice with hire of King & Wood’s Nick Brocklesby Legal Business Reed Smith is continuing to ramp up its City practice, its largest office globally, with the hire of King & Wood…
Taylor Wessing City duo leave to head legal at client OB10 and boost construction at Wedlake Bell Legal Business Taylor Wessing has lost two senior London partners as UK telecoms head Patrick Clark moves to head the legal team at…
