Richard Papworth, who served as head of banking and finance at Addleshaw Goddard until retiring last May, has joined corporate and commercial law ABS gunnercooke.
Weil makes key infrastructure hire with appointment of HSF’s London head of private equity
Weil, Gotshal & Manges has landed Herbert Smith Freehills‘ London head of private equity James MacArthur as the US firm looks to ramp up its infrastructure coverage in the City.
Freshfields loses another Paris partner as Norton Rose Fulbright takes tax specialist
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has made a key appointment with tax partner Antoine Colonna d’lstria from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer moving to its Paris office.
Taylor Wessing takes former Latham technology co-chair in bid to build out TMC practice
Taylor Wessing has made a key lateral hire to its technology, media and communications (TMC) practice in London with Latham & Watkins‘ former global technology co-chair, Martin Cotterill.
Hogan Lovells makes Asia arbitration play with BLP hire
Hogan Lovells continues to make a play for greater market share in Asia with the hire of Berwin Leighton Paisner‘s (BLP) head of international arbitration, Kent Phillips, to its Singapore office.
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Revolving doors: HSF, Pinsents and Bird & Bird make key international laterals while High Court judge returns to Bar
Last week saw a host of international law firm lateral hires, while judge Sir Jeremy Cooke has left the UK’s High Court to return to the commercial Bar.
Kirkland takes fourth Linklaters City partner in a year, appointing PE partner Holdsworth
Kirkland & Ellis has returned to Magic Circle firm Linklaters for one of its last remaining private equity heavyweights in the City, hiring David Holdsworth as the US firm rebuilds its London office.
Ropes continues City buyout push with hire of Travers star Helen Croke
Having landed Travers Smith private equity veteran Phil Sanderson in 2014, top 50 US law firm Ropes & Gray has returned to the leading private equity shop to recruit rising star Helen Croke.
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Willkie hires Bain euro GC as Wall St player strives to establish itself in City buyout sector
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has made a prominent recruit to its London arm with the appointment of Bain Capital Credit’s European general counsel Mark Fine as a partner.
Cleary Gottlieb lands A&O FinReg head Bob Penn in rare City hire
In a rare partner exit from Allen & Overy (A&O), the firm’s head of non-contentious financial services regulation Bob Penn has quit to join Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in London.
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