Topping this week’s major moves, Phil Cheveley has joined Covington & Burling’s cross-border M&A practice group in London as a partner. Cheveley departs Sidley Austin, bringing a wealth of experience from top firms, including legacy Shearman & Sterling, where he served as EMEA and Asia M&A head, as well as his previous role as M&A head at Travers Smith.
Leading the high-profile moves this week, White & Case has hired Richard Browne as a partner into its global M&A practice. Recognised as a Legal 500 leading individual for corporate governance, Browne joins from A&O Shearman.
It’s been an active start to the week for restructuring lateral moves in the City, as Sidley co-heads Mark Knight and Jifree Cader have joined Davis Polk, and Adam Plainer, co-chair of Dechert’s global restructuring group, has moved to DLA Piper.
Leading the latest moves, Paul Weiss hired Kirkland financial regulatory partner Prem Mohan as head of European financial services regulation in London. Continue reading “Paul Weiss strikes Kirkland again, while Debevoise, Weil and Goodwin bolster London ranks”
Davis Polk has hired an A&O Shearman corporate real estate partner in London, while Milbank and Kirkland pick off talent from Latham.
Transfer window stays open for summer as Paul Weiss picks up Kirkland City funds partner and Goodwin hires from Dechert.
US West Coast firm becomes latest to target London tech transactions market with eye-catching hire of ex-White & Case dealmaker
West Coast firm Perkins Coie has become the latest US player to set up shop in London, launching a technology-focused corporate practice led by former White & Case, Linklaters and Clifford Chance partner Ian Bagshaw (pictured). Continue reading “‘Shaping the City’s tech industry’ – Perkins Coie lands in London with hire of private equity veteran Bagshaw”
Sidley Austin has continued to expand its London energy and infrastructure team with its hire of Ben Thompson from Travers Smith. The new hire enhances the firm’s London offering in this practice, which it strengthened in March last year with the hires of James MacArthur and Ed Freeman from Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Continue reading “Sidley continues infrastructure push as firms hire in antitrust, finance and funds”
In the most notable London lateral move of recent weeks, Latham & Watkins bolstered its banking and finance practice with its hire of partners Jonathan Brownson, Joydeep Choudhuri, and Prue Criddle from New York banking heavyweight Cahill Gordon & Reindel’s City office.
Mishcon de Reya’s head of international arbitration Louis Flannery KC has left the firm, and is set to join Littleton Chambers in August as a silk in the set’s international arbitration team.
