Revolving doors: Alston & Bird adds London structured finance partner as Signature’s Bushell departs
City recruitment clearly slowed down last week but Alston & Bird managed to add to its relatively new City branch…
Strategic recruitment
A&O defies coronavirus turbulence to lure back New York litigation partner
Allen & Overy has not let market turmoil wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic get in the way of its US…
Revolving doors: Orrick adds four-partner WFW projects team as Taylor Wessing invests in employment bench
After an eventful week and with many lawyers working from home until further notice, City firms and US rivals continue…
Greenberg strengthens City restructuring practice in preparation for economic downturn
Greenberg Traurig has continued its London recruitment push, this time hiring from Baker McKenzie to strengthen its City restructuring practice as…
Revolving doors: Akin Gump adds to levfin bench as Eversheds and TLT hire disputes partners
In a week that saw firms on high alert due to coronavirus, the City lateral market has maintained a steady…
Revolving doors: Addleshaws, Proskauer and MoFo bolster London benches as CC looks to US
City recruitment maintained momentum last week as Addleshaw Goddard hired a commercial partner, Proskauer Rose added a litigation partner and Morrison…
‘Smarts and experience’: Freshfields adds more NY firepower with Latham tax hire
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has built on the momentum of its recent Manhattan hiring spree with the addition of tax partner Lori…
Ashurst ramps up corporate investment with City tech partner and Milan PE head
Ashurst has fired up its corporate hiring drive by adding a second corporate partner in as many days in the…
Revolving doors: White & Case appoints Sidley tax lawyer as McDermott returns to Hogan Lovells for corporate partner
US players dominated the City recruitment drive last week as White & Case appointed a partner to its global tax practice,…
Freshfields loses key rising star Newhouse as Latham renews City M&A push
In the latest blow to the UK Magic Circle, Latham & Watkins has hired one of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s brightest…
Revolving doors: Taylor Wessing bolsters City real estate bench as Clydes revisits Keoghs for Manchester hire
In a muted week for the City recruitment market, Taylor Wessing made the only noteworthy London hire while Clyde &…
Simpson Thacher makes rare lateral play with hire of Linklaters tax head
Traditionally one of the more conservative US acquirers of talent in the City, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has bucked that trend…
More Mishcon losses as Greenberg makes dual disputes hire in London
Greenberg Traurig has hired a pair of disputes partners from Mishcon de Reya, in an uncommon departure for the litigation…
Revolving doors: Goodwin appoints BCLP real estate partner as Mayer Brown hires White & Case City projects pair
American players dominated City recruitment last week as Goodwin Procter appointed a real estate partner, Mayer Brown made two hires to its…
‘Our first big move’: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner gets Paris play over the line
Real estate leader taps Franklin for eight partners with more to come in France ‘It’s great to get to the…
Trio of senior hires as property teams bank on market revival as investors hunt for key assets
Evidence of a thriving real estate sector in the UK can be seen through hires by the established real estate…
Significant hires
King & Wood Mallesons has taken on the New York team of Mishcon de Reya after the City firm decided…
Revolving doors: Swings and roundabouts for Squires and Addleshaws as 2Birds fills real estate gap
City hires picked up pace again last week after a fallow patch as leading firms made prominent additions to a…
Hello Newman: Milbank loses restructuring partner to Skadden’s relative City hiring spree
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom continues to turn heads with its uncharacteristic hiring spree in London, this time in the…
Revolving doors: Cooley recruits another Latham partner as Harbottle makes private capital play
Cooley has kicked off the February lateral market in London by returning to US rival Latham & Watkins for a…