The Netherlands’ Supreme Court Justice Coen Drion has become the nation’s first Justice to leave the Dutch court to join an international firm, joining US firm Jones Day.
Revolving Doors: Management hires for K&L Gates and Eversheds plus a high-profile GC appointment
Last week’s laterals saw a focus on hiring management with K&L Gates bringing in a new finance head in Sydney, Eversheds hiring in London for a head of strategy for Hungary, and, in the US, General Motors (GM) appointing a new general counsel (GC).
Significant departures: DWF loses four-partner team to Scottish firm MacRoberts
MacRoberts has defied the depressed Scottish legal market by expanding to 49 partners, the highest in its history, after poaching four partners from DWF.
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Revolving Doors: DLA Piper continues Asia rebuild as Eversheds bulks up its Swiss offering
Matthew Elliott’s long-mooted arrival at Kirkland & Ellis from Linklaters stole headlines last week, but LB 100 firms including DLA Piper, Eversheds and DWF also all made hires.
Building a ‘global oil and gas practice’: Latham & Watkins hires HSF energy partner in London
Latham & Watkins has continued its hiring spree in London with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills‘ energy partner Simon Tysoe.
Investing in London: Kirkland hires Linklaters real estate M&A head
Kirkland & Ellis has hired Linklaters‘ head of real estate M&A Matthew Elliott, who leaves the Magic Circle firm after 17 years, in a bid to boost its private equity offering within the real estate sector.
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Revolving Doors: A&O and HFW focus on the continent as Gateley and Arthur Cox hire in the City
Both Allen & Overy (A&O) and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) made hires to strengthen European offices last week, while Gateley hired two partners to bolster its London offering and Arthur Cox turned in-house.
Growing the team: Mayer Brown hires DLA Piper’s head of structured trade finance
Mayer Brown, as it eyes an increase in cross-border asset-based lending (ABL) throughout Europe, has boosted its City banking and finance team with the hire of Alex Dell, DLA Piper’s structured trade and receivables finance head.
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News in brief – February 2015
KENNEDYS OPENS IN SCOTLAND
Last month, Kennedys finally entered the Scottish market with the opening of offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh after talks with Simpson & Marwick fell through at the end of 2013. The firm hired Francis Gill & Co’s founder and director Frank Gill, and Rory Jackson, insurance liability and regulatory partner at McClure Naismith, to co-lead the practice.
LATHAM OPENS NEARSHORING OFFICE IN MANCHESTER
Latham & Watkins announced it is set to open a business services office in Manchester during 2015. In the firm’s second centre (after its first in LA), 25 staff will focus on IT and technology support in Europe and there will also be a financial analysis team to provide practice and regional heads with greater budgetary insight.
Targeting New York: Clifford Chance bolsters NY office with DLA Piper finance partner
With US leadership previously announcing intentions to boost the firm’s New York bench, Clifford Chance has today (3 February) confirmed the hire of DLA Piper’s Gianluca Bacchiocchi as a partner in its banking and finance practice in the Americas.