Private equity specialist Shaun Lascelles, the former Ashurst Singapore head whose departure was announced last month, has joined Vinson & Elkins (V&E) in the City, it has been confirmed today (3 October).
Shearman private equity head Mark Soundy to exit firm
Shearman & Sterling’s global private equity head Mark Soundy is to depart the firm after a three year stint.
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Bird & Bird strengthens disputes bench with Nokia litigation head
Bird & Bird has landed former Nokia litigation head Richard Vary as a partner in its intellectual property (IP) and tech & communications group.
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Revolving doors: Dechert, Mishcon and Squires strengthen the ranks
Following the post-summer hiring spree, the latter half of September only brought single lateral hires in criminal, corporate, tax and intellectual property (IP).
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Irwin Mitchell exits continue as two corporate partners join OC in London
Following last month’s exits to Dentons, Irwin Mitchell has lost a further two partners in London, with Edward Persse and Paul Smith departing the firm to join Osborne Clarke (OC).
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Stay or go? Heavyweight Ward abandons Paul Hastings move to remain at Ashurst
Banking partner Nigel Ward is to remain at Ashurst after it was announced earlier this month he was to make a move to Paul Hastings.
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Exits stack up as Olswang loses partners to Clifford Chance and Bond Dickinson
Olswang has suffered a double exit with its co-head of life sciences departing the firm in favour of Clifford Chance, while Bond Dickinson has appointed another partner from the tech firm as its head of funds.
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‘A great enhancement to our practice’: Quinn lures Macfarlanes’ Berman in latest City hire
In a rare defection from Macfarlanes, financial services head David Berman is set to join Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
Vinter is coming: Covington boosts projects offering as former BG GC returns to private practice
Covington & Burling has landed a heavyweight in-house veteran to boost its London project finance offering with the arrival of BG Group’s former general counsel, Graham Vinter, to chair and supervise the expansion of the practice.
Bakers looks to Big Four lateral to bolster tax offering as Chadwick moves upstairs
Baker & McKenzie has hired experienced KPMG tax partner Steve Labrum to strengthen its City transfer pricing team.