One of the best-known names in the leverage buyout market, Stephen Lucas is set to join Kirkland & Ellis from Weil Gotshal & Manges, where he heads the Wall Street firm’s City banking practice. Continue reading “‘We’ve got 40 finance lawyers left’ – Weil’s City banking head Stephen Lucas joins Kirkland”
Asia: Ashurst bolsters Singapore with W&C hire; DLA appoints Asia corporate head; Fenwick & West opens in Shanghai
The Asian market has over the past week seen investment from international law firms including DLA Piper, Fenwick & West and Ashurst, which most recently bolstered its finance practices in both Singapore and Hong Kong. Continue reading “Asia: Ashurst bolsters Singapore with W&C hire; DLA appoints Asia corporate head; Fenwick & West opens in Shanghai”
Nabarro launches in Manchester with hire of Addleshaws trio; CMS brings in BLP partner to head aircraft finance
Nabarro is set to launch an office in Manchester with the hire of a trio of real estate partners from Addleshaw Goddard as CMS Cameron McKenna also announced today (14 May) that it has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) asset finance partner Keith Wilson, who joins to head up the top 10 UK firm’s aircraft finance practice. Continue reading “Nabarro launches in Manchester with hire of Addleshaws trio; CMS brings in BLP partner to head aircraft finance”
Loss and gain: Ashurst loses City corporate partner as KWM finance partner joins in Sydney
Ashurst yesterday (12 May) saw both sides of the lateral hiring coin as it announced the hire in Sydney of King & Wood Mallesons finance partner Jennifer Schlosser but lost London corporate partner Fabio Pizzoccheri, who has left the firm to launch Grimaldi Studio Legale’s (GSL’s) new City office. Continue reading “Loss and gain: Ashurst loses City corporate partner as KWM finance partner joins in Sydney”
Revolving Doors: Strategic UK hires for Irwin Mitchell; Simmons; Speechly and Winckworth Sherwood
A series of lateral hires across the UK last week saw Irwin Mitchell take on a trio of commercial litigation partners from Eversheds, DLA Piper and Matthew Arnold Baldwin (MAB), while Simmons & Simmons bolstered its information technology team with a hire from DLA, and Speechly Bircham and Winckworth Sherwood hired into their planning and real estate practices respectively. Continue reading “Revolving Doors: Strategic UK hires for Irwin Mitchell; Simmons; Speechly and Winckworth Sherwood”
Wedlake Bell’s acquisitive streak continues as Christopher Tite and Louise Gowman join from LG; Clive Thorne from RPC
The recent acquisitive streak by Wedlake Bell has seen the UK top 100 firm bring in legacy Lawrence Graham’s (LG’s) former head of corporate Christopher Tite and projects and infrastructure partner Louise Gowman, alongside RPC IP and technology partner Clive Thorne. Continue reading “Wedlake Bell’s acquisitive streak continues as Christopher Tite and Louise Gowman join from LG; Clive Thorne from RPC”
DLA Piper hires King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin private equity partner Tim Wright
DLA Piper has hired King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) City private equity partner Tim Wright, whose resignation from the partnership was announced internally late yesterday (7 May). Continue reading “DLA Piper hires King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin private equity partner Tim Wright”
Revolving Doors: White & Case disputes partner joins the Bar as McGuireWoods; Covington and Simmons make key hires
The latest standout lateral moves have seen White & Case litigator Paul Cowen return to the Bar as McGuireWoods expands its City restructuring offering with a hire from DLA Piper, and Covington & Burling and Simmons & Simmons boost their competition groups in Brussels with hires from Clifford Chance (CC) and Olswang respectively. Continue reading “Revolving Doors: White & Case disputes partner joins the Bar as McGuireWoods; Covington and Simmons make key hires”
BLP’s head of banking and finance litigation defects to King & Spalding
Hughes’ exit follows spate of departures from international firm
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)’s head of banking and finance litigation, David Hughes, is set to leave the firm to join the litigation team at King & Spalding.
Described by one former BLP partner as a ‘big-hitting litigator’, Hughes specialises in asset recovery (including ships and aircrafts) and security enforcement involving complicated capital markets products, as well as the enforcement of bond structures and International Swaps and Derivatives Association contracts. He also advises clients on fraud, financial irregularities and money laundering issues.
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Senior Clydes ship finance partner joins Curtis Davis Garrard
Senior maritime player Matt Hannaford is leaving Clyde & Co’s transport finance group with a team of three to join specialist shipping boutique Curtis Davis Garrard (CDG).
The commercial shipping partner, who is particularly recognised for his work in ship finance, will join CDG alongside legal director Owen McHugh, who will join CDG as a partner.
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