In-house: Citymapper latest tech start-up to appoint first general counsel
Citymapper has appointed Alice Hou as its first general counsel as another tech startup looks to launch its in-house legal…
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Ince & Co replenishes Singapore hub with senior appointments
Ince & Co‘s Singapore venture, Ince Law Alliance, has hired three more lawyers and has appointed a new managing director…
Olswang exits continue amid merger talks as restructuring head quits for US firm
US firm McDermott Will & Emery has taken on Olswang‘s head of restructuring & insolvency Alicia Videon in the first…
Jones Day pulls off significant Middle East coup with hire of HSF heavyweight Khan
Jones Day has hired Herbert Smith Freehills’ Middle East finance head Nadim Khan, who joined the firm to launch its…
Ashurst suffers further exits as Abu Dhabi head departs and A&O takes two Asia finance partners
The exits continue at Ashurst as the firm’s Abu Dhabi head has quit for a US firm while two Asia…
Freshfields lands Eversheds head of international arbitration in rare City lateral
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has landed Will Thomas (pictured), Eversheds’ head of international arbitration, in a rare lateral hire in the…
The eagle strikes: Cadwalader taps Bird & Bird for disputes head Baker
New York-headquartered Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has hired Bird & Bird dispute resolution co-head Steven Baker to its London office.
Proskauer makes major LevFin play with Reed Smith partner Ben Davis
US firm Proskauer Rose has hired leveraged finance partner Ben Davis from Reed Smith as it ramps up growth of…
HSF appoints Freshfields’ co-head of power and utilities as it ramps up German push
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has landed M&A partner Christoph Nawroth from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Dusseldorf.
Quinn makes City white-collar crime play with hire of former SFO prosecutor Amaee
Disputes powerhouse Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has launched a long-anticipated corporate crime practice in London through the hire of…
Freshfields makes real estate partner Johnson global finance head
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed real estate finance partner Simon Johnson as its new global head of finance following a…
In-house energy switch: senior BG Group lawyer Thomas Smith moves to Centrica
With BG Group having been taken over by Shell for £35bn in February, BG’s deputy general counsel Thomas Smith has…
Making it in Manhattan: A&O pulls off four-partner finance hire to boost US presence
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made a major addition to its US finance practice with the lateral hire of four…
‘A natural and necessary next step’: Pinsents to launch infra-focused practice in Johannesburg
Pinsent Masons is to launch an infrastructure-focused practice in Johannesburg, with two partners hired from local firm Bowman Gilfillan.
‘An important step’: K&L Gates launches in Munich through King & Wood hires
K&L Gates has opened its third German office by launching in Munich, with a three-lawyer hire from King & Wood…
Ashurst extends banking practice with KWM funds finance hire
Ashurst has continued to hire into its banking practice, appointing King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partner Robert Andrews to its…
Gibson Dunn continues Germany push, launching in Frankfurt with double Latham hire
The renewed interest in Germany’s legal market continues apace with US firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher to launch in Frankfurt…
Global London advances: Latham makes key finance hire with appointment of Ashurst finreg head
Latham & Watkins has bolstered its regulatory and disputes offering in the City with the hire of Ashurst’s head of…
Kingfisher legal chief Wardle joins newly-merged Coca-Cola bottler
In a week that has seen several high-profile moves within the in-house community, Kingfisher group general counsel (GC) Clare Wardle…
A&O hires Simmons IP star Noor in patent court play
In preparation for the new Unified Patent Court (UPC), Allen & Overy (A&O) has strengthened its life sciences practice with…