Fieldfisher boosts tech nous in Manchester with lateral hires
Nearly two years after opening in Manchester, Fieldfisher has swelled its partner headcount with two lateral hires from regional firms.
Revolving doors: key hires at Ropes & Gray and Clifford Chance while White & Case loses Polish disputes head
Global 100 heavyweights Ropes & Gray and Clifford Chance announced key lateral hires last week, while White & Case saw the head of its Polish disputes practice leave the firm.
Clyde & Co ramps up South African offering with Norton Rose, ENS hires
Clyde & Co has continued its seemingly relentless international push of the last 18 months, this time recruiting ten new lawyers including five partners in South Africa, bringing the total number of legal staff across its Johannesburg and Cape Town offices to 30.
Revolving doors: King & Wood Mallesons, Ropes & Gray, Trethowans make strategic hires
On the move this week are partners from Clifford Chance, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Trethowans, who are joining King & Wood Mallesons, Ropes & Gray and Trethowans respectively.
Clyde & Co continues arbitration push with Berwin Leighton Paisner hire
Clyde & Co has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner’s co-head of arbitration and energy specialist Richard Power as it continues to develop its global arbitration group.
Revolving Doors: Pinsent Masons, Dentons and Mishcon make key appointments
Pinsent Masons, Dentons, Mishcon de Reya, and Crowell & Moring are among a raft of firms which have made key appointments in past weeks.
On the move: Ince & Co cuts costs by downsizing office space
Ince & Co has signed a new 17 year office lease and will reduce costs by moving into a smaller office in Algate Tower at the end of March 2016.
Freshfields, Allen & Overy lay foundations for McCarthy & Stone’s £1bn flotation
Magic circle firms Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken lead roles on retirement homebuilder McCarthy & Stone’s plans to float on the London stock exchange.
Orrick takes Weil Gotshal partner to lead M&A team in Munich
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has appointed former Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Thomas Schmid to serve as head of German M&A and private equity.
Supreme Court rules in favour of wives in hidden wealth divorce case
The UK’s top court has ruled in favour of two wives whose husbands hid the extent of their wealth when settling their divorces, setting a precedent which the wives’ lawyer says will lead to a rise in challenges in divorce settlements.