A&O high yield head retires ahead of Shearman tie-up as firm makes first combined partner promos Alex Ryan Prominent high-yield partner Kevin Muzilla has retired from Allen & Overy, in the latest departure from the practice ahead of…
Revolving Doors: Mayer Brown, CRS and BCLP boost tax teams as Linklaters and Fieldfisher join firms announcing partner promotions Anna Huntley Mayer Brown has strengthened its London tax practice with the addition of tax partner Sam Riesenberg. US-qualified Riesenberg has joined…
Deal star Johnson lands at Paul Weiss amid fresh round of hires from Kirkland and Linklaters Elisha Juttla Quelling weeks of market speculation, former Kirkland & Ellis deal star Roger Johnson has finally landed at Paul Weiss, along…
Revolving Doors: Lateral market continues apace as private equity and regulatory dominate in the City Elisha Juttla Leading the moves this week, Goodwin has hired McDermott partner Arvin Abraham for its private equity practice in London. He…
Departures from Shearman and Allen & Overy as merger is unveiled and energy dominates lateral hiring Elisha Juttla Following the announcement of the proposed A&O Shearman merger, news came that Shearman & Sterling had lost two partners to…
Sponsored briefing: Q&A with Darren Kantor, director, global head of legal tech implementation and recruitment at Jameson Legal Tech Guest Blog What have been the main trends in legal tech recruitment over the last year? We have seen legal tech employers…
Revolving Doors: White & Case and Proskauer make antitrust plays as Paul Hastings raids A&O in New York Elisha Juttla Leading several high-profile moves this week, White & Case has hired antitrust partner Michael Engel from Kirkland & Ellis in…
Revolving doors: Eversheds adds two partners as Kingsley Napley launches restructuring and insolvency practice Holly McKechnie Eversheds Sutherland has had a busy week, strengthening both its regulatory and energy and infrastructure finance practices with two senior…
Wilson ends Uber journey to take up head of legal role at Fremantle Tom Baker In-house stalwart and GC Powerlist UK regular Matt Wilson is leaving his position as associate general counsel (GC) for EMEA…
Defying gravity – double-digit boost marks a decade of revenue growth for Macfarlanes Mark McAteer Macfarlanes has reported robust financial results for 2019/20 – its tenth consecutive year of revenue growth – with virtually double-digit…
A&O bullish on US investment drive with hire of federal enforcement firepower in DC Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy has again thrown itself behind its strategy to accelerate investment in its US business after fruitless merger…
In-house: TransferWise cashes in on competitor’s legal head as mammoth US GC pay packets revealed Anna Cole-Bailey In a month of significant hires and departures, online money payment company TransferWise has snapped up rival Monzo Bank’s chief…
In-house: BAE air legal head quits for aerospace rival as Lloyds’ legal ops head joins Clifford Chance Anna Cole-Bailey BAE System’s longstanding legal chief for air, Julie Smyth, has landed the general counsel (GC) role at GKN Aerospace, while…
In-house: SSE launches first panel review as Balfour Beatty GC departs after just six months Anna Cole-Bailey Big Six energy company SSE is reviewing its legal panel for the first time since setting up its debut roster…
In-house: Trustpilot bags former Skyscanner legal chief as Gowling scores sole Commonwealth Games mandate Anna Cole-Bailey Adding to recent high-profile in-house appointments, former Skyscanner legal chief Carolyn Jameson (pictured) has been appointed chief legal and policy…
In-house: Skyscanner lands former Deliveroo legal chief as GC and company secretary Anna Cole-Bailey Recently departed Deliveroo legal chief Rob Miller has been named Skyscanner’s general counsel (GC) and company secretary following Carolyn Jameson’s…
In-house: former Worldpay GC becomes FTSE 100 company’s first legal head as BlackRock’s European GC departs Anna Cole-Bailey Adding to a recent spate of high-profile in-house moves, Ruwan de Soyza (pictured) has joined FTSE 100 company Halma as…
In-house: Rio Tinto GC to retire as Transferwise and ASOS legal heads depart Anna Cole-Bailey Multiple general counsel (GCs) have stepped down from their posts this week, including the legal heads of FTSE 100 mining…
Time for a change: well-regarded BAML European legal chief departs for EY Anna Cole-Bailey The long-serving EMEA general counsel (GC) at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has stepped down after 14 years…
