Charles Russell Speechlys dives into Swiss law with three partner hire to its Geneva offices
In its continued bid to strengthen its presence in the Swiss private wealth market, Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has appointed…
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XL Group appoints Lloyd’s GC McGovern into new compliance role
Global insurance and reinsurance company XL Group has announced its appointment of Lloyd’s of London’s chief risk officer and general…
Fountain Court boosts finance bench with arrival of Outer Temple silk Lissack
Fountain Court Chambers has bolstered its bench of finance silks after attracting banking heavyweight Richard Lissack QC (pictured) from Outer…
Airbnb appoints Ebay’s Chesnut as new GC as tech firms face growing legal challenges
Online accommodation finder Airbnb has appointed eBay’s vice president and deputy general counsel (GC) Rob Chesnut as its new GC…
Asia round-up: HFW enters association in Shanghai as Simmons hires former Dentons head for Singapore
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) and Simmons & Simmons have made moves to boost their presence in Asia, with HFW entering…
In-house: Lloyds loses wealth management chief to HSBC
Mired in controversy over the restructuring of its internal legal team, Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has lost another senior figure…
Winston & Strawn disputes heavyweight joins Garrigues to launch City arbitration team
Garrigues has hired its first English-qualified partner in the City with the arrival of Winston & Strawn‘s co-head of international…
Freshfields disputes veteran Terry heads to the Bar
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer disputes veteran Ian Terry is leaving the Magic Circle firm after 38 years and heading to the…
Burges Salmon makes four partner promotions and adds Travers Smith partner to boost key growth areas
Top 50 UK law firm Burges Salmon has promoted four individuals to partner, and made one lateral hire from Travers…
News UK recruits Kingsley Napley partner McBride as general counsel
Rupert Murdoch-owned media giant News UK has recruited high-profile Kingsley Napley partner Angus McBride as its general counsel (GC), just…
Arbitration investment: Jones Day construction head Lal departs to join Akin Gump
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has made a key hire to enhance its international arbitration offering in London with…
‘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…
Changing places: Barclays names new UK/EME general counsel
In another round of musical chairs at Barclays, the banking giant has appointed Victoria Hardy as general counsel (GC) for…
Switching sides: Eversheds Manchester banking head departs to take GC role
Eversheds Manchester banking head Nigel Dale is leaving the firm after 20 years to join specialist lender Together as its…
DWF opens in Germany through local acquisition while Pinsents strengthens Munich with four-partner team
Just a week after launching its first office in continental Europe in Brussels, DWF has acquired the four-partner German arm…
Taking off: easyJet legal chief Winterton to depart for taxi app company
After nearly a decade in the role easyJet’s longstanding head of legal and compliance, Andrew Winterton, is leaving to join…
Top RBS lawyer resigns as John Collins makes surprise defection to Santander
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) general counsel John Collins has resigned just 11 months after becoming the top lawyer at…
Revolving doors: Addleshaws strengthens in corporate finance as key players hire in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America
Addleshaw Goddard has added Squire Patton Boggs partner Giles Distin to its corporate finance practice as it aims to ramp…
Ince & Co hits choppy water in Singapore as Reed Smith appoints leadership duo
As part of its quest to seek a local tie-up Reed Smith has secured the double hire of Ince &…
Clyde & Co ramps up South African offering with Norton Rose, ENS hires
Clyde & Co has continued its seemingly relentless international push of the last 18 months, this time recruiting ten new…