Allen & Overy (A&O) has bolstered its project finance offering in its sub-Saharan practice with its first lateral partner hire in South Africa, turning to Linklater-ally firm Webber Wentzel. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer also turned to Linklaters in building its Hong Kong office with finance and energy partner Thomas Ng.
Building the team: Proskauer Rose hires Simmons M&A partner as it targets City PE market
Matt Rees, an M&A partner at Simmons & Simmons focusing on private equity, has resigned from the firm to join Proskauer Rose later this month.
Of ‘strategic importance’: Hogan Lovells launches in Australia with Allens partner duo
Hogan Lovells has this morning (31 March) announced that it will establish a presence in Australia with Allens partners Nicky Lester and Tim Lester spearheading the launch in Sydney and Perth respectively.
Significant departures: Trowers loses management duo to Baker Botts in Dubai
Baker Botts has bolstered its corporate and disputes practice in Dubai with the double-hire of Trowers & Hamlins’ head of UAE Abdullah Mutawi, alongside fellow partner and international disputes resolution chief Lucas Pitts.
Continue reading “Significant departures: Trowers loses management duo to Baker Botts in Dubai”
Revolving doors: Hires in London and Asia plus a significant secondee
Last week was another busy week for hires both in private practice and in-house, with Bird & Bird investing in Australian IP, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) appointing a financial services regulatory partner in London, and King & Spalding recruiting a Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) partner in Asia. In-house, Stephenson Harwood seconded a rail partner to head the legal team carrying out the UK’s HS2 project.
Continue reading “Revolving doors: Hires in London and Asia plus a significant secondee”
Targeting Paris: Mayer Brown boosts its French corporate team with Davis Polk’s Pérès
Mayer Brown has bolstered its European corporate team with the hire of two former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyers, including one from Davis Polk & Wardwell, to its corporate and securities practice in Paris.
Revolving doors: Eversheds, Reed Smith and Gibson Dunn all make key hires while Stevens & Bolton boosts its construction practice
Both LB100 and Global 100 firms made senior appointments last week, bringing in both current and former team heads to bolster their offerings. Eversheds hired TLT’s head of financial regulation while Reed Smith took on DLA Piper’s Singapore head of restructuring and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher hired Weil, Gotshal & Manges’ former US private funds co-head. Meanwhile, Stevens & Bolton hired Charles Russell Speechley partner Stephen Rockhill as it focused on its construction practice.
‘A strategic priority’: DLA Piper builds competition team with Dentons’ Sam Szlezinger
Building the team: Cooley hires Reed Smith life sciences partner duo
Cooley has made more recruits to its newly launched London office with the hire of Reed Smith life sciences partner duo John Wilkinson and Nicola Maguire.
Continue reading “Building the team: Cooley hires Reed Smith life sciences partner duo”
Revolving doors: Magic Circle loses partners in Europe and Asia while Bakers hires in Africa
Last week saw both Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy (A&O) lose partners in Europe while, in Hong Kong, Linklaters lost a capital markets partner to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. In South Africa, Baker & McKenzie made a significant hire, bringing in DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s head of projects and infrastructure.