While the transatlantic firm has repeatedly stated its aim to bulk out its corporate weight, Hogan Lovells is expected to land a veteran team of former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners to its Silicon Valley office following a partnership vote.
Hogan Lovells is set to take on Richard Climan and a team of three other corporate partners from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, a heavyweight team that previously held talks with Greenberg Traurig and Reed Smith during their move from a collapsing Dewey in 2012. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer were even reportedly tempted to launch on the West Coast at the prospect of signing the team.
