Moves that matter
White & Case’s aggressive sweep on the City lateral market continued in October with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills…
Strategic recruitment
World’s top-billing law firm Kirkland finally makes Paris debut with Linklaters corporate duo
After years of internal debate Kirkland & Ellis is to launch in Paris with the hire of one of Linklaters’ key…
Further losses at Ince as Singapore head leaves for Stephenson Harwood in double exit
Partners are departing at a rate of knots from Ince & Co ahead of its proposed Gordon Dadds merger, with a…
Revolving Doors: busy City recruitment round sees moves from Reed Smith, DLA, and Eversheds
City laterals were busy last week as an array of firms strengthened their London benches, while Dentons led the way abroad…
White & Case continues City hiring spree with Herbert Smith infra heavyweight
White & Case’s aggressive sweep on the City lateral market has continued with the hire of Herbert Smith Freehills infrastructure partner…
‘Going gangbusters’: Freshfields’ woes continue as corporate partner Qureshi joins Fried Frank
A further exit from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s City bench has seen corporate and capital markets partner Ashar Qureshi join the…
Highly-rated SFO GC to join Kingsley Napley while HFW breaks US duck
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) general counsel (GC) Alun Milford (pictured), who was widely tipped as the agency’s successor to former…
Travers makes pension play with Sackers hire as KFC GC Nelson-Smith decamps to WeWork
Travers Smith has made a rare lateral play with the hire of Sebastian Reger to its pensions sector group as…
Government letter reveals conditions of ex-SFO boss Green’s Slaughter and May role
Following the much-anticipated confirmation of David Green’s move to Slaughter and May earlier this week, a government document has revealed the…
Moves that matter
Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) corporate practice saw a seasoned trio of partners quit in August for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius’s…
‘Natural fit’ – Slaughters confirms long-anticipated hire of ex-SFO boss Green
Slaughter and May’s high-profile move for former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director David Green QC has finally been confirmed, following…
Another blow for Freshfields as highly-regarded QC leaves for litigation boutique
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has fielded yet another blow in the City after litigation partner Reza Mohtashami QC quit for litigation boutique Three…
Revolving doors: Holiday lull over with spate of lateral hires at home and abroad
In the most significant move of last week, Baker McKenzie has hired Sidley Austin’s former City managing partner Matthew Dening, who…
Revolving Doors: Summer recruitment round ends with Global 100 firms hiring in the City and Asia
The summer holiday recruitment round officially finished last week, with DLA Piper and Pinsent Masons making significant moves in London,…
Revolving Doors: Sullivan & Cromwell ends City recruitment hiatus as White & Case lead firms strengthening in Asia
There are signs the summer hiring lull is coming to an end after Sullivan & Cromwell and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP)…
DLA adds ‘practical’ regulatory expertise with hire of former high-ranking SFO lawyer
DLA Piper has hired a former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) division head in response to multinational clients increasingly demanding ‘expertise on…
HSF’s corporate ambitions take hit after losing seasoned trio to Morgan Lewis
Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) rhetoric of improving corporate capabilities has taken a blow after a trio of transactional partners left for…
Revolving Doors: Jones Day makes it a brace in the City as Clifford Chance loses partner in-house
Away from the headline laterals last week, Jones Day was the only firm to make moves in London after securing…
Double whammy for Magic Circle infra as Latham hires CC’s Moylan and A&O’s Andersen
Latham & Watkins has secured the services of two of the highest profile names in the City’s infrastructure private equity space…
Revolving Doors: City laterals slow as Hogan Lovells lose corporate partner to Dechert, while CC and Herbert Smith make moves abroad
In a lull for City recruitment, Dechert made the only significant London hire last week, with Kennedys recruiting in the regions…