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The past week has seen a number of moves between Global 100 players in Europe, as well as some significant hires in Asia and the UK.

McDermott Will & Emery has hired antitrust partner Frédéric Pradelles from Latham & Watkins in Paris. He is recognised for his strength in French and European competition law and regularly advises major French and international companies active in the banking/finance, services, transport, media, hospitality and information technology sectors on issues relating to abuse of dominance, cartels and distribution. Continue reading “Revolving doors: McDermott makes Paris antitrust move as HSF bolsters German corporate offering”

Headlining a hectic week of partner recruitment, Shoosmiths has landed in-house veteran and former Telefónica UK general counsel Ed Smith as a commercial partner.

It marks a return to private practice 20 years after leaving Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for Smith (pictured), who will link up with Shoosmiths in October. A well-respected in-house leader, Smith left the telecoms giant in July just as the £31bn merger between parent company 02 and Virgin Media was being finalised. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Shoosmiths calls up Telefónica GC as post-summer recruitment spree begins”

It was a significant week of expansion for Sidley as it made a trio of eye-catching partner hires in London. Private equity partners Dan Graham and Paul Dunbar and finance partner Emilie Stewart have all joined from Vinson & Elkins, marking a serious investment in the City.

Graham focuses on advising private equity funds on wide range of transactions while Dunbar’s practice spans private equity M&A, real estate private equity, distressed asset transactions and non-performing loan acquisitions. Meanwhile, Stewart concentrates on cross-border financing deals, also with a focus on real estate private equity. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Sidley makes triple acquisition among spate of senior City hires”

In a more muted round of lateral partner recruitment as August draws to a close, Dechert, King & Spalding and Dentons have all strengthened their global benches while boutique firm Avonhurst has hired a London disputes veteran.

Dechert has significantly expanded its San Francisco operations by making two lateral partner hires and relocating two further partners from its US offices. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Dechert makes double hire in California as King & Spalding lures Brussels head”

In a major expansion of its US operations, Allen & Overy (A&O) has made an eye-catching move for seven White & Case technology partners to establish a new Silicon Valley presence.

Making the switch are partners Shamita Etienne-Cummings, Bijal Vakil, David Tennant, Eric Lancaster, Adam Chernichaw, Daren Orzechowski and Alex Touma. The new multidisciplinary team will be headed by Orzechowski and Vakil, with all of the arriving partners operating from the current locations in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, New York and Washington DC. Continue reading “Revolving doors: A&O launches Silicon Valley tech team as Linklaters hires litigation star”

After a quieter July, the pace of partner recruitment has picked up significantly this week, with notable activity at White & Case, Lewis Silkin, Squire Patton Boggs and others.

In London, White & Case has made a shrewd addition from in-house, hiring George Kazakov as a partner from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners. Previously global investment counsel, Kazakov has extensive experience advising on a wide range of international private equity, M&A and finance transactions, with a particular focus on the infrastructure sector. Continue reading “Revolving doors: White & Case enters recruitment overdrive as Lewis Silkin establishes Belfast employment hub”