Starting off this week’s lateral roundup, White & Case has bolstered its global intellectual property practice and technology industry group in London by hiring Legal 500 IT and telecoms leading partner Dan Reavill.
Paul Hastings is advising a consortium of investors on an all-cash offer to acquire TikTok’s US operations and assets from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
Revolving into 2025, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has bolstered its London leveraged finance practice hiring Bryan Robson and William Gwyn from US rival Sidley Austin.
Paul Hastings finance partner Reena Gogna, who joined the firm from Weil in summer 2024, on coming into law, inspiring women in finance and always keeping perspective.
DAC Beachcroft is set to make a major step into the US market, recruiting a 30-strong group of lawyers from two firms to launch in New York and Los Angeles in January. The firm is taking on four partners and 26 other lawyers and staff from insurance and reinsurance boutique Vogrin & Frimet and national …
Eversheds Sutherland‘s Irish arm is in talks to join William Fry, with discussions taking place over a deal that could see the international firm’s partners and staff in Ireland break away to join the domestic firm. Eversheds has had a presence in the Irish market since 2005, when it secured an alliance with legacy firm O’Donnell …
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‘As a firm, we are driven, ambitious and innovative, and we thrive in competitive markets like London,’ says Latham & Watkins’ new City head Ed Barnett, as he sits down to discuss his first 100 days in the role and his vision for the future of the office. Since taking over from Stephen Kensell in …
Topping this week’s major moves, Phil Cheveley has joined Covington & Burling’s cross-border M&A practice group in London as a partner. Cheveley departs Sidley Austin, bringing a wealth of experience from top firms, including legacy Shearman & Sterling, where he served as EMEA and Asia M&A head, as well as his previous role as M&A …
Herbert Smith Freehills and Simpson Thacher each announced the launch of a new office in Luxembourg this week, with both firms attempting to capitalise on a lively and growing private capital market.
Compared to some of its flashier US rivals, it’s fair to say Davis Polk has not taken the fastest route to building up in the City. Despite having an office in London for more than five decades, the firm only started practising English law in 2012, and has been relatively cautious about lateral recruiting ever …
