Charles Russell Speechlys dives into Swiss law with three partner hire to its Geneva offices Madeleine Farman In its continued bid to strengthen its presence in the Swiss private wealth market, Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has appointed…
XL Group appoints Lloyd’s GC McGovern into new compliance role Legal Business Global insurance and reinsurance company XL Group has announced its appointment of Lloyd’s of London’s chief risk officer and general…
Fountain Court boosts finance bench with arrival of Outer Temple silk Lissack Legal Business Fountain Court Chambers has bolstered its bench of finance silks after attracting banking heavyweight Richard Lissack QC (pictured) from Outer…
Airbnb appoints Ebay’s Chesnut as new GC as tech firms face growing legal challenges Kathryn McCann Online accommodation finder Airbnb has appointed eBay’s vice president and deputy general counsel (GC) Rob Chesnut as its new GC…
Asia round-up: HFW enters association in Shanghai as Simmons hires former Dentons head for Singapore Legal Business Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) and Simmons & Simmons have made moves to boost their presence in Asia, with HFW entering…
In-house: Lloyds loses wealth management chief to HSBC Legal Business Mired in controversy over the restructuring of its internal legal team, Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has lost another senior figure…
Winston & Strawn disputes heavyweight joins Garrigues to launch City arbitration team Legal Business Garrigues has hired its first English-qualified partner in the City with the arrival of Winston & Strawn‘s co-head of international…
Freshfields disputes veteran Terry heads to the Bar Jaishree Kalia Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer disputes veteran Ian Terry is leaving the Magic Circle firm after 38 years and heading to the…
Burges Salmon makes four partner promotions and adds Travers Smith partner to boost key growth areas Madeleine Farman Top 50 UK law firm Burges Salmon has promoted four individuals to partner, and made one lateral hire from Travers…
News UK recruits Kingsley Napley partner McBride as general counsel Legal Business Rupert Murdoch-owned media giant News UK has recruited high-profile Kingsley Napley partner Angus McBride as its general counsel (GC), just…
Arbitration investment: Jones Day construction head Lal departs to join Akin Gump Sarah Downey Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has made a key hire to enhance its international arbitration offering in London with…
‘Continuing growth’: Taylor Wessing makes capital markets play with K&L Gates senior corporate hire Sarah Downey Taylor Wessing has made a key hire in a bid to boost its equity capital markets offering with the appointment…
Changing places: Barclays names new UK/EME general counsel Legal Business In another round of musical chairs at Barclays, the banking giant has appointed Victoria Hardy as general counsel (GC) for…
Switching sides: Eversheds Manchester banking head departs to take GC role Legal Business Eversheds Manchester banking head Nigel Dale is leaving the firm after 20 years to join specialist lender Together as its…
DWF opens in Germany through local acquisition while Pinsents strengthens Munich with four-partner team Kathryn McCann Just a week after launching its first office in continental Europe in Brussels, DWF has acquired the four-partner German arm…
Taking off: easyJet legal chief Winterton to depart for taxi app company Legal Business After nearly a decade in the role easyJet’s longstanding head of legal and compliance, Andrew Winterton, is leaving to join…
Top RBS lawyer resigns as John Collins makes surprise defection to Santander Legal Business Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) general counsel John Collins has resigned just 11 months after becoming the top lawyer at…
Revolving doors: Addleshaws strengthens in corporate finance as key players hire in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America Legal Business Addleshaw Goddard has added Squire Patton Boggs partner Giles Distin to its corporate finance practice as it aims to ramp…
Ince & Co hits choppy water in Singapore as Reed Smith appoints leadership duo Tom Moore As part of its quest to seek a local tie-up Reed Smith has secured the double hire of Ince &…
Clyde & Co ramps up South African offering with Norton Rose, ENS hires Victoria Young Clyde & Co has continued its seemingly relentless international push of the last 18 months, this time recruiting ten new…
