This week’s lateral hiring has seen international firms King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) and US firm Kaye Scholer expand in London, while Dentons made a c-suite recruit in Europe and Eversheds hired in Hong Kong.
Fieldfisher loses Facebook to Hogan Lovells as the firm hires Bristows partner as privacy head
Fieldfisher has lost key instructions from social networking giant Facebook which is set to direct privacy and information law work to top-ten firm Hogan Lovells.
Edwards Wildman sees final corporate partner exit for Olswang as Arnold & Porter emerges as ‘in talks’ with disputes team
US firm Edwards Wildman has seen the last of its quintet of disgruntled corporate partners resign as it has emerged that Niall McAlister has departed for Olswang. Continue reading “Edwards Wildman sees final corporate partner exit for Olswang as Arnold & Porter emerges as ‘in talks’ with disputes team”
Revolving doors: High profile hires for DLA; Chadbourne; Dentons; Osborne Clarke; Simmons and Winston & Strawn
High profile lateral moves between some of the largest global law firms last week saw DLA Piper hire a four-strong real estate team from RPC in London led by Stephen Malley; Chadbourne & Parke strengthen its City project finance team with the hire of Shearman & Sterling partner Julien Bocobza; Dentons bring in Clifford Chance (CC) partner Perry Zizzi to head its banking & finance group in Bucharest; with further international hires for Osborne Clarke, Simmons & Simmons and Winston & Strawn. Continue reading “Revolving doors: High profile hires for DLA; Chadbourne; Dentons; Osborne Clarke; Simmons and Winston & Strawn”
In-house: BT Global Services GC moves to Serco
UK outsourcing company Serco has hired BT Global Services general counsel (GC) David Eveleigh as its group GC and company secretary.
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Clyde & Co’s ambitious strategy for China and global arbitration behind double trophy partner hire
Clyde & Co’s ambitious Greater China strategy has been credited with the trophy hire this week of Clifford Chance’s (CC’s) co-head of China litigation and arbitration Patrick Zheng to head its Beijing office, as in the Middle East Eversheds’ regional chairman Christopher Jobson joined as a partner in Abu Dhabi.
The hires form part of the top 15 UK firm’s wider long-term strategy to grow its international arbitration capability, particularly within the emerging markets. Continue reading “Clyde & Co’s ambitious strategy for China and global arbitration behind double trophy partner hire”
DLA sees leading criminal litigator Rickards leave for Kingsley Napley
Kingsley Napley has made a key hire to its criminal litigation team, as DLA Piper partner Jo Rickards, who recently represented former News of the World (NotW) editor Andy Coulson in the phone-hacking trial, is set to join the firm this August.
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Reed Smith bolsters City energy practice with further hire from McDermott
Reed Smith has made a further lateral hire to bolster its City offering, as Prajakt Samant becomes the second energy partner in just over a year to join from McDermott Will & Emery, joining as a partner in the top 30 Global 100 firm’s energy and natural resources group in London. Continue reading “Reed Smith bolsters City energy practice with further hire from McDermott”
Willkie Farr moves to build City private equity capability with hire of Kirkland duo
New York firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has moved to build a City buyout practice with the hire of private equity duo Matthew Dean and Claire McDaid from Kirkland & Ellis, which also recently lost Dan Oates to O’Melveny and Myers and Ross Allardice to White & Case. Continue reading “Willkie Farr moves to build City private equity capability with hire of Kirkland duo”
Linklaters former DCM partner Nigel Pridmore joins Ashurst Hong Kong
Linklaters former finance partner Nigel Pridmore has joined Ashurst in Hong Kong, following in the footsteps of London debt capital markets (DCM) colleague Francis Kucera, who left the Magic Circle firm for Ashurst in December 2013. Continue reading “Linklaters former DCM partner Nigel Pridmore joins Ashurst Hong Kong”