Revolving Doors: McDermott leads busy City recruitment round as in-house and international hires dominate
City laterals were active last week in a bolstered global recruitment round, as McDermot Will & Emery was joined by…
Strategic recruitment
White & Case doubles up in the City in continued disputes drive
White & Case is continuing its aggressive City expansion with two disputes hires, the firm’s eighth and ninth laterals this…
DWF hires the brains behind Freshfields’ Manchester hub for new managed services role
National operator DWF has bolstered its services clout ahead of a touted stock exchange listing with the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus…
Revolving doors: Morrison & Foerster makes City move as Fieldfisher and Reed Smith develop international practices
US player Morrison & Foerster emerged as the only firm to make a significant lateral hire in the City last…
Restructuring star Sum makes quick exit from Sidley’s City practice to join Latham
Latham & Watkins has hired former Linklaters restructuring star Yen Sum just over a year after she joined Sidley Austin in one…
Shearman wins McKimm from Freshfields as Penn returns to A&O from Cleary
Two standout moves in June and July saw the Magic Circle and the Wall Street elite each lose and gain…
Moves of the month
White & Case boosted its City recruitment drive and funds credentials with London partner Shane McDonald joining its global banking…
NRF loses veteran litigator Eastwood to Mayer Brown in further exit as Reed Smith scoops Pinsents’ Middle East head
Mayer Brown and Reed Smith are continuing their recent expansion trajectories, this time at the expenses of Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF)’s London…
Revolving doors: Freshfields insolvency veteran heads for the Bar as BCLP and 2Birds beef up global ranks
It has been another busy week on the lateral market, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer seeing other departures and a raft…
‘Hungry and energetic’: Kirkland taps rivals to launch second Texas base in Dallas
Kirkland & Ellis is building on the rapid growth of its Texas operations with the opening of a second office in…
Freshfields’ high-yield guru McKimm rejoins Shearman & Sterling
In a fresh blow for City giant Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, high-yield partner Ward McKimm is leaving after three years to…
Revolving doors: A&O makes New York push as DLA and Dentons add to European rosters
It has been lively couple of weeks for lateral hires, with Allen & Overy (A&O) making a significant play in New…
Ashurst taps Mayer Brown’s City office in disputes drive as White & Case adds Macfarlanes rising deal star Jones
The City lateral market has kicked off after an uncharacteristic hiatus in recent weeks, seeing Ashurst recruit disputes partner Tom Duncan…
Revolving Doors: Baker Botts takes Kirkland capital markets partner in Houston as Cooley adds tax partner and DLA makes litigation play in LA
City laterals stayed quiet last week continuing a recent hiatus while the US was the centre of attention internationally with…
A&O lures FinReg head Penn back from Cleary as White & Case makes City funds play with partner hire
In a surprise move, Allen & Overy (A&O) has taken back its erstwhile financial services regulation head Bob Penn from…
Paul Hastings doubles up in the City as A&O loses global IP head to Kirkland
Paul Hastings pulled off two headline lateral hires in London in a week as the US firm strengthens its corporate…
Moves of the month
White & Case maintained its recent hiring spree in its litigation practice with the recruitment of Chris Brennan from Addleshaw…
White & Case sets ambitious Chicago growth plans after opening office with corporate and white collar hires
White & Case is continuing its dynamic growth drive apace as the US vanguard opens an office in Chicago to be…
Revolving Doors: City laterals flat as DLA and Shoosmiths hire in the regions while CMS and CC go global
Regional and international hires dominated lateral recruitment in the last week as City hiring stalled, with DLA Piper bringing on a…
Revolving Doors: Paul Hastings lands Bakers FinReg veteran as Reed Smith hires City IP expert and Mayer Brown appoints Fried Frank’s UK finance head
In what has otherwise been a relatively subdued week for City laterals, Paul Hastings, Reed Smith and Mayer Brown have bolstered their…