Revolving doors: Gibson Dunn & Crutcher continues City push as Bird & Bird hires in Europe

The push by leading US firms in London has continued in the past week, with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher the latest to strengthen its City cohort with a senior hire from a regulator, while Bird & Bird strengthened its international ranks with a lateral hire in Denmark.

Gibson Dunn bolstered its UK disputes and white-collar crime capabilities with the hire of Sacha Harber-Kelly. He joins from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), where he worked for 10 years, most recently as a prosecutor in the anti-corruption and bribery division. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Gibson Dunn & Crutcher continues City push as Bird & Bird hires in Europe”

Revolving doors: Shepherd and Wedderburn taps Scottish rival for London partner as Mayer Brown loses two to Gibson Dunn

In a busy week of lateral recruitment in the UK, Shepherd and Wedderburn has made a key hire in London while Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Kingsley Napley, and Keystone Law have expanded their teams.

Scottish stalwart Shepherd has tapped local rival Maclay Murray & Spens for London disputes partner Philip Sewell in the same week as Maclays merger with global giant Dentons went live. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Shepherd and Wedderburn taps Scottish rival for London partner as Mayer Brown loses two to Gibson Dunn”

Revolving doors: firms make key in-house hires as partners move in opposite direction

In a brisk week for lateral hires, Global 100 firms have looked in-house to boost their senior ranks while private practice partners have gone the other way.

Hogan Lovells has boosted its London construction and engineering disputes practice, bringing in Angus Rankin as a partner from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe (MHPSE). Continue reading “Revolving doors: firms make key in-house hires as partners move in opposite direction”

Revolving Doors: Hogan Lovells and OC bolster City ranks while Kennedys ramps up US practice with three-partner hire

It has been another busy seven days for senior recruitment, with a host of top 50 UK law firms making senior appointments in the Square Mile and beyond.

In London, Hogan Lovells has bolstered its finance practice with the recruitment of Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) partner Arun Velusami, who leaves the City firm after 11 years, seven of them as a partner. Velusami joins Hogan Lovells’ Africa practice in London and will also be a member of the Anglo-American firm’s energy, infrastructure and projects team. Adrian Walker, global co-head of Hogan Lovells’ energy and projects team, described Velusami as a ‘class act’. Continue reading “Revolving Doors: Hogan Lovells and OC bolster City ranks while Kennedys ramps up US practice with three-partner hire”

Revolving doors: Dechert makes London play with Kirkland duo as firms strengthen abroad

The pace of lateral hiring has picked up during the past week with a number of appointments in the UK and internationally.

Dechert has made an ambitious double hire in the City from US firm Kirkland & Ellis, bringing in corporate partner Christopher Field and tax partner Jane Scobie. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Dechert makes London play with Kirkland duo as firms strengthen abroad”

Revolving doors: Global 100 firms target key international markets as City sees recruitment lull

Revolving doors: Global 100 firms target key international markets as City sees recruitment lull

In a quieter week for lateral hiring in the City, Global 100 firms have been strengthening their international operations.

 Mayer Brown partners Jochen Seitz and Peter Maier will move to Hogan Lovells’ international debt capital markets practice in Frankfurt. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Global 100 firms target key international markets as City sees recruitment lull”

Revolving doors: International firms return to hiring season with multiple City and global recruits

Revolving doors: International firms return to hiring season with multiple City and global recruits

International law firms have returned from the summer break in acquisition mode, with Berwin Leighton Paisner, Bird & Bird, Taylor Wessing, Reed Smith and Pinsent Masons all hiring in London and Asia, while Sidley, Dentons and Osborne Clarke are expanding their continental European footprint.

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has this morning (11 September) announced the appointment of three new international disputes partners to further strengthen its litigation and corporate risk (LCR) practice. Continue reading “Revolving doors: International firms return to hiring season with multiple City and global recruits”

Revolving doors: Fieldfisher hires from Hogan Lovells as global players make international appointments

Revolving doors: Fieldfisher hires from Hogan Lovells as global players make international appointments

Fieldfisher has made a major addition to its London corporate team while DWF, Watson Farley & Williams, O’Melveny & Myers and Linklaters have all made key hires around the globe.

Arriving from Hogan Lovells, Fieldfisher has appointed Keith Woodhouse as a partner in its London office. Woodhouse has experience in advising private equity houses on investments, M&A, disposals and restructurings. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Fieldfisher hires from Hogan Lovells as global players make international appointments”

Revolving doors: Squire Patton Boggs and Addleshaws hire in Leeds, Taylor Wessing in France, Goodwin in Boston

Revolving doors: Squire Patton Boggs and Addleshaws hire in Leeds, Taylor Wessing in France, Goodwin in Boston

A steady pace of lateral hires continued into the second half of 2017, with Squire Patton Boggs and Addleshaw Goddard both taking on partners in the UK, Taylor Wessing in France and Goodwin Procter in Boston.

Continue reading “Revolving doors: Squire Patton Boggs and Addleshaws hire in Leeds, Taylor Wessing in France, Goodwin in Boston”

Revolving doors: Linklaters adds depth to Asian offices as Signature opens in Gibraltar with key hire

Revolving doors: Linklaters adds depth to Asian offices as Signature opens in Gibraltar with key hire

In a busy week for lateral hires, firms have been actively adding to their offices at home and abroad. Linklaters has made a couple of key appointments in Asia while a host of other firms have hired laterals in the UK, the US and Gibraltar. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Linklaters adds depth to Asian offices as Signature opens in Gibraltar with key hire”