Lloyds Banking Group takes on Morgan Stanley lawyer to head litigation and contentious regulatory
As Lloyds Banking Group makes a series of senior management hires it has emerged that the global financial institution has…
Strategic recruitment
In-house: HMRC appoints DWP director Gill Aitken as new GC as Sir Hector Sants resigns from Barclays
With a long pedigree in working for the government, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) director general Gill Aitken…
Ashurst corporate head Stephen Lloyd quits in set-back for Anglo-Australian giant
Ashurst global head of corporate Stephen Lloyd has resigned in a move that comes within weeks of a vote for full…
In-house round-up: High level moves at HMRC, Premium Credit, RSC and Time Inc.
Senior in-house moves across the media, culture and financial services sectors have seen former Virgin Money legal director Jasan Fitzpatrick…
SJ Berwin star David Ryland moves to Paul Hastings as US firms reap benefit of UK vets
Only four days after its merger went live with King & Wood Mallesons and SJ Berwin has lost leading real…
International in-house moves – Total SA, Global Eagle and Environ bring in new GCs
A clutch of international general counsel moves this week has seen Total bring in oilfield services heavyweight Maarten Scholten as its…
The Bar: Bloch QC exits Wilberforce for Blackstone as Lord Hope joins Brick Court
Just weeks after Wilberforce Chambers’ longstanding chief executive and senior clerk Declan Redmond announced he is leaving for Keating Chambers,…
Jones Day’s EMEA private equity ambitions grow with hire of BLP’s Weir and McKeeve
Recognised as a strong choice for UK mid-market buyouts and cross-border transactions, Jones Day’s London private equity team has expansive ambitions with the…
Bar round-up: St Philips to the City, new heads for Brick and Fountain Court, Wilberforce CEO to Keating, Starmer returns to Doughty
Leading Birmingham set St Philips Chambers expanded into the City last week, opening in the heart of Bloomsbury on Tuesday (1…
Sector switch: Vodafone’s corporate affairs director takes over as GC of British Gas
Vodafone UK’s corporate and external affairs director Justine Campbell has switched from telecoms to energy, taking on the general counsel…
Lloyds sees knock-on effect of GC for group legal hire
In-house promotions and moves often have a domino effect across the wider legal function and Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) is…
Status update: Gibson Dunn partner hired as Facebook deputy GC
Social media giant Facebook has appointed Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s co-head of IT and data privacy Ashlie Beringer as deputy general…
The Bar: Littleton Chambers QC heads to Kobre & Kim as Ince & Co partner joins Stone Chambers
The increased fluidity between the various limbs of the legal profession has been in evidence over the past few days…
Moving in-house: Broker AKJ brings in former LSE-lawyer as first general counsel
The trend of companies increasingly enhancing their teams to include sophisticated and growing in-house legal departments shows little sign of…
Asia-Pacific: DLA moves to strengthen Australia offering with double corporate partner hire
DLA Piper has considerably strengthened its corporate practice in Australia with the appointment of two partners from leading local firms,…
In-house: Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May lawyers take senior roles at CMA, Shell and PwC
Magic circle lawyers have this week filled a number of senior regulatory and in-house positions, with a Slaughter and May partner…
Clydes and Charles Russell establish new footprints while Kinstellar snares 10-lawyer team from Dentons’ expanding Kazakhstan operation
The start of September has seen international firms reinvigorate their expansion plans, with Clyde & Co revealing an Indonesian alliance…
Barclays goes external to replace group GC Mark Harding
In a surprise announcement, Barclays has today (30 August) revealed that Bob Hoyt has taken over from Mark Harding as…
Hong Kong drive: Addleshaws makes foray into local law two months after HK launch
Addleshaw Goddard’s objective to offer capability across the major disputes and arbitration centres has been given a boost by its launch…
Real estate round up: Hogan Lovells, BLP and Nabarro show credentials while Mishcons makes key hire
Unsurprisingly, what little major real estate work that is around has found its way to the usual trio of law…