DWF brings in Pinsents partner to take over from Leaitherland as CEO of commercial services Francesca Fanshawe DWF has appointed Pinsent Masons head of financial institutions and human capital Stephen Miles to take over from managing partner Andrew…
BLP’s head of banking and finance litigation exits to King & Spalding Sarah Downey Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP’s) head of banking and finance litigation David Hughes is set to leave the firm to join the…
Revolving doors: Senior ex-Unilever and Amex lawyers move to private practice as McDermott boosts Paris office Francesca Fanshawe Some of the most high-profile strategic hires recently have seen former in-house counsel move to private practice, all following the…
TMT exits continue at Field Fisher as two more partners sign off Francesca Fanshawe Field Fisher Waterhouse‘s TMT practice has taken another hit as technology and outsourcing specialist Stewart Room is leaving for PwC,…
Freshfields recruits ex-Cleary partner to bolster US bench in key securities hire Legal Business In a rare partner hire in the City, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added to its capital markets and US corporate…
Revolving doors: Stephenson Harwood, Dentons, Morgan Lewis, Pinsents and Wragges make key hires Legal Business A number of firms have made noteworthy strategic appointments in the last few days, with Stephenson Harwood, Dentons, Morgan Lewis,…
Weil Gotshal hires restructuring heavyweight Wilkinson from Goldman Sachs Legal Business It has long been renowned as the top restructuring shop in the US but Weil, Gotshal & Manges was a…
Asia: Latham hires V&E ex China co-head in HK; NRF hires DLA’s Singapore corporate head; Clayton Utz ends HK association David Stevenson The past week has seen global top three firm Latham & Watkins hire Vinson & Elkins’ former China co-head David Blumental…
Revolving Doors: Brodies hires Transocean former GC as Squire Sanders and Bird & Bird make key hires Legal Business The past week was one for lateral hires outside the City, as Brodies boosted its oil and gas practice with the hire…
Rise of the accountants: EY appoints Addleshaws corporate chief to establish UK legal capability Sarah Downey Global accountancy giant EY has hired Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate managing partner Philip Goodstone in a bid to build up its…
Latham bolsters City arm with hire of partner Lucy Oddy as BLP finance departures keep coming David Stevenson Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) structured finance partner Lucy Oddy is set to join Latham & Watkins, representing a further City partner…
Revolving Doors: Key hires for Mishcon, Penningtons Manches, DWF and TLT as NRF loses head of planning Francesca Fanshawe With the blurring between criminal and civil law becoming ever more prominent, Mishcon de Reya announced last week that Alison Levitt QC,…
Olswang brings in ex-Linklaters Paris TMT head in further hire on the Continent Legal Business Olswang has made a further senior TMT lateral on the Continent, boosting its Brussels and Paris practices with the hire of…
Bakers bolsters City financial services and regulatory capability with hire of RPC team head Steven Francis David Stevenson Boasting an extensive international network to push its financial services credibility, Baker & McKenzie is also extending its links with industry…
Revolving Doors: Capsticks hires BBC’s head of competition as Field Fisher, Kennedys and TLT bring in laterals Francesca Fanshawe After a week that saw Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW), Kennedys and TLT all make significant hires into their City bases, one of more…
Russian leader Egorov Puginsky hires managing partner and nine lawyer capital markets team from rival Liniya Prava Jaishree Kalia Leading Russian firm Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has hired the managing partner and co-founder of rival Moscow firm Liniya Prava,…
Guest post: Lessons in recruitment from Google Legal Business Loyal readers of Adam Smith, Esq. know that we think there’s much that can be learned for Law Land from other…
Onwards and upwards for Ashurst’s head of pensions who joins Eversheds 90-lawyer team Francesca Fanshawe Ashurst’s London head of pensions Steven Hull has jumped ship for Eversheds’ highly-rated 90-lawyer team, becoming the latest of a series of…
Revolving Doors: Lateral hires for Squire Sanders, Olswang, Irwin Mitchell, DAC Beachcroft and Osborne Clarke Legal Business In the latest series of lateral appointments across the UK’s leading firms, Squire Sanders has hired former Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)…
Nabarro bolsters City disputes capability with DLA IT litigation head hire Legal Business Top 30 LB100 firm Nabarro has bolstered its City disputes capability with the addition of DLA Piper’s IT litigation head Lee Gluyas.…
