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It was a significant week of expansion for Sidley as it made a trio of eye-catching partner hires in London. Private equity partners Dan Graham and Paul Dunbar and finance partner Emilie Stewart have all joined from Vinson & Elkins, marking a serious investment in the City. Graham focuses on advising private equity funds on …

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In a more muted round of lateral partner recruitment as August draws to a close, Dechert, King & Spalding and Dentons have all strengthened their global benches while boutique firm Avonhurst has hired a London disputes veteran. Dechert has significantly expanded its San Francisco operations by making two lateral partner hires and relocating two further partners …

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In a major expansion of its US operations, Allen & Overy (A&O) has made an eye-catching move for seven White & Case technology partners to establish a new Silicon Valley presence. Making the switch are partners Shamita Etienne-Cummings, Bijal Vakil, David Tennant, Eric Lancaster, Adam Chernichaw, Daren Orzechowski and Alex Touma. The new multidisciplinary team …

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After a quieter July, the pace of partner recruitment has picked up significantly this week, with notable activity at White & Case, Lewis Silkin, Squire Patton Boggs and others. In London, White & Case has made a shrewd addition from in-house, hiring George Kazakov as a partner from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners. Previously global investment …

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