US firms have been busy expanding their European finance ranks this week, with Latham & Watkins scooping yet another Magic Circle partner and Ropes & Gray hiring a leveraged finance partner in London.
In its race to the top of the German legal market, Latham has come back to London’s big four for the third European hire in less than two months. Continue reading “Latham continues European assault with Magic Circle hire in Germany while Ropes adds London finance partner from Goldman”
Newly-crowned Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2018, Fieldfisher has continued its campaign of geographical expansion with a new office in Luxembourg.
The outpost of the London-headquartered firm opened this week. Initially focused on finance and funds work, the office is being managed by country managing partner Ingrid Dubourdieu, who has joined from local firm D.Law where she was a partner. Continue reading “‘Benelux connection’: Fieldfisher expands European reach with Luxembourg office”
Latham & Watkins is ramping up its ambitions to expand beyond its traditional transactional heartlands in the City after tapping the Magic Circle for another financial regulation partner.
The US giant has made its fourth regulatory lateral hire in the City in less than two years with the hire of Linklaters’ London partner and former Asia head of financial regulation Carl Fernandes. Continue reading “‘Unique in our field’: Latham taps Linklaters for fourth City regulatory partner in quick time”
Ever-expansive Clyde & Co has deepened its domestic footprint with the launch of an office in Bristol, south west England, and the arrival of three new partners to staff it.
The new office, which opened its doors today (1 May), is Clydes’ tenth in the UK and will be focused on professional and financial disputes in addition to infrastructure work. Continue reading “Clyde & Co launches new UK office in Bristol with three lateral disputes hires”
In a quieter week for City recruitment, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft made a key hire in London while a number of firms expanded their teams internationally.
Cadwalader reinvigorated its finance practice with the hire of partner Samantha Hutchinson from Dentons, after an exodus saw four partners leave its City restructuring practice at the start of this year. Hutchinson specialises in advising lenders on a range of financing products across all fund sectors. Continue reading “Revolving doors: Cadwalader, JHA and Memery Crystal make key City hires as international moves dominate”
The lateral-phobic Slaughter and May has returned to the market barely a year after its first London foray with its third-ever partner hire, adding investigations and litigation lawyer Wynne Mok to its Hong Kong office.
Mok joins from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), where she has been a director of enforcement since 2016. Her experience there includes complex litigation, enforcing good governance and shaping regulatory policy. She was previously a disputes resolution partner at Norton Rose Fulbright from 2012. Continue reading “Slaughter and May return to Hong Kong for third-ever lateral hire”
McDermott Will & Emery is darkening DLA Piper’s door once more, with the hiring of another three partners, shortly after bringing in 20 partners from the firm’s US offices.
London-based DLA real estate partners Laurence Rogers, Neville Wright and Tom Calnan are leaving the firm to join McDermott. Rogers specialises in real estate finance, Wright in corporate tax for the finance and real estate sectors, and Calnan in commercial real estate. A DLA spokesperson confirmed the departures but said the firm had no further comment to make. Continue reading “DLA loses three real estate partners to McDermott in wake of 50-lawyer exodus”
Four Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) partners have decamped to Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) – including aviation specialist Rex Rosales – while lateral hires in the City and abroad continue.
The four-partner hire for HSF sees two moves to London and Singapore respectively. WFW’s aviation sector head Rosales will be joined by asset finance group specialist Jahnavi Ramachandran in London, while finance expert Siva Subramaniam and aviation partner Samuel Kolehmainen leave WFW to join HSF’s Singapore office. Continue reading “Revolving Doors: Herbert Smith Freehills raids Watson Farley as firms strengthen in the City and abroad”
Last week saw the notable hires of highly experienced partners by rival firms in the UK, with the magic circle providing the source for some of the most high-profile acquisitions.
The most notable recruit came in Asia, where veteran silk Judith Gill QC is set to leave Allen & Overy to take up a position in 20 Essex Street’s Singapore offering within Maxwell Chambers on 1 May. Gill, who was admitted onto the roll in 1985, and said: ‘A&O has given me a level of encouragement, support and opportunity beyond all my expectations. I have had the privilege of working with immensely talented and dedicated individuals there at every level for more than three decades and I will miss them greatly.’ Continue reading “Revolving doors: Magic Circle provides talent as UK players strengthen at home and abroad”
As the demand for criminal defence lawyers intensifies amid increased scrutiny from regulators, Allen & Overy has bolstered its firepower with the hire of white-collar crime partner Eve Giles from Kingsley Napley.
Giles has been a partner at Kingsley Napley since 2009 and will become A&O’s sixth corporate crime partner later this year, joining head of corporate and commercial litigation Lawson Caisley and partners Jonathan Hitchin, Calum Burnett, Arnondo Chakrabarti and Alice Englehart. Continue reading “‘Top of our list’: A&O hires white-collar specialist Giles from Kingsley Napley”
