Cooley has kicked off 2016 with further hires to its now year-old London office, adding prominent Sullivan & Cromwell litigator Louise Delahunty (pictured).
Taylor Wessing taps King & Wood for COO Reid following MP resignation
Just days after the resignation of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) European practice head William Boss, Taylor Wessing has announced it has hired KWM chief operating officer (COO) Rachel Reid.
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Fried Frank hires Mayer Brown’s restructuring head to launch City workouts practice
Having launched a trio of practice areas – finance, private equity and funds – in London in just over a year, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has kick-started 2016 with the launch of a restructuring practice, appointing Mayer Brown‘s co-head of restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency Ashley Katz.
‘Continuing growth’: Taylor Wessing makes capital markets play with K&L Gates senior corporate hire
Taylor Wessing has made a key hire in a bid to boost its equity capital markets offering with the appointment of K&L Gates corporate finance partner Jeremy Landau.
Revolving doors: Reed Smith ups energy offering as Mayer Brown JSM and Ince & Co make Hong Kong hires
Reed Smith, which last week cut 45 jobs across its US, Europe and Middle Eastern offices, has bolstered its energy offering in the United Arab Emirates and China by appointing partners from Pinsent Masons and Norton Rose Fulbright.
Fintech play: Hogan Lovells hires Pinsent Masons financial services chief Salmon
Hogan Lovells has made a key hire in the City with Pinsent Masons financial services chief John Salmon, in a bid to better position itself for opportunities in the burgeoning financial technology (fintech) market.
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MAB set to close as corporate and property teams move to Veale Wasbrough Vizards
Having endured an exodus of partners in recent weeks, Matthew Arnold & Baldwin (MAB) has confirmed it is to close its doors as its remaining 30 lawyers will join Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV).
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Finance push: DLA Piper ramps up City offering with Latham hire
Fresh from hiring Slaughter and May’s ex-head of derivatives Mark Dwyer and Baker & McKenzie’s former head of structured capital markets Vincent Keaveny, DLA Piper has added Latham & Watkins partner Andy Kolacki to its London office as it pushes its finance credentials in the City.
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Revolving doors: DLA Piper makes commercial contracts play, as Global 100 firms make key hires
In a busy start to the year, DLA Piper has strengthened its commercial practice with the appointment of two lawyers from Simmons & Simmons, while Global 100 firms K&L Gates, Cooley and White & Case have all made lateral hires.
Responding to demand: Dentons hires 75-strong Matthew Arnold & Baldwin banking litigation team
Dentons has (7 January) confirmed the hire of Matthew Arnold & Baldwin‘s (MAB) 75-strong banking and finance litigation team, including 11 partners and 64 fee earners.