Insurance head steps up as Burns switches roles The partnership at Clyde & Co has avoided a divisive leadership contest as global head of insurance Simon Konsta won an uncontested election to become the firm’s new senior partner last month.
Ever expanding US heavyweight Latham & Watkins has added two to its City office in a global round of 27 but its push for gender diversity has dropped significantly.
Following its acquisition of SABMiller’s well-known European beer brands, Asahi Europe has appointed the brewer’s group senior counsel commercial Edward Perks as its head of legal and company secretary.
One London lawyer has finally been made up at global firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, as the firm promotes eight this year. The firm’s US contingent has made up the rest of its global partnership round.
Gowling WLG has a brand new general counsel while 3 Verulam Buildings (3VB), Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, K&L Gates and DLA Piper have all boosted their numbers with new additions this week.
US firms continue their investment in the City, as two Magic Circle firms have today (28 October) lost partners to Dechert and Latham & Watkins.
Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper have won roles among US heavyweights as Qualcomm acquires Dutch firm NXP Semiconductors for $39bn.
Two in the City have made the cut as Boston-based Ropes & Gray has promoted a modest 11 to partner in its 2016 round. The number of promotions in London match last year’s figures, but overall promotions are down 35% from 17.
Kirkland & Ellis has gone back to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for another lateral hire, this time taking corporate partner Doug Bacon from the Magic Circle firm’s New York office.
King and Wood Mallesons (KWM) has lost another heavy-hitter as competition partner Philipp Girardet exits the firm to set up Willkie Farr & Gallagher‘s London competition practice.
