KPMG appoints Boston Consulting’s Barton as GC replacement for Sharp
Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) Jeremy Barton has been appointed the new UK general counsel (GC) at KPMG following the departure…
Strategic recruitment
Revolving doors: DAC Beachcroft, Osborne Clarke, Baker & McKenzie among those announcing new recruits
A number of firms including Osborne Clarke, Baker & McKenzie, CMS and Simmons & Simmons made key hires last week.
In-house: Severn Trent’s Kelly returns to Network Rail as its first deputy group GC
Network Rail has appointed Severn Trent’s deputy general counsel (GC) Stuart Kelly as its first deputy group GC. Kelly, who…
Weir Group starts search for successor as general counsel retires
Weir Group has kicked off a search for its next legal chief as its incumbent general counsel (GC) and company…
In-house: HSBC executive picked for British Land GC role
Property developer British Land has hired HSBC deputy company secretary and former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Elaine Williams as its…
In-house: Standard Life hires RBS stalwart Rushad Abadan as GC
After nearly a year since its previous permanent general counsel (GC) exited the insurer, Standard Life has hired Rushad Abadan…
In-house: Transocean starts headhunting as GC who secured Deepwater Horizon settlements steps down
Lars Sjöbring, senior vice president and general counsel at Transocean, has resigned from his role after steering the company through…
Greenberg makes a splash in Europe after two mass summer hires in Berlin and Warsaw
Greenberg Traurig has made a concerted push into Europe this summer. Having recruited a 12-lawyer real estate team in May…
‘A game of jenga’: Market reaction as 200-year old McClures enters administration and partners join raft of other firms
McClure Naismith appointed joint administrators on Friday (28 August) just twelve days after the firm’s executive chairman Robin Shannan told…
Putting things in context: Magic Circle commits to social mobility tool after highly critical report
Eight elite City firms have adopted a contextual recruitment tool designed to boost social mobility in their ranks after a…
Firms divide up McClure Naismith as Scottish stalwart goes into administration
Scottish firms have started dividing up partners and staff at McClure Naismith after the nearly 200-year old firm appointed partners…
In-house: Barclays picks Simon Croxford to fill expanded deputy GC post
Less than six months after returning to Barclays‘ HQ in Canary Wharf, Simon Croxford has been selected to replace the…
Barclays exits continue as M&A legal chief departs for Simmons & Simmons
Barclays’ M&A chief, Khasruz Zaman, is set to exit the banking giant after a decade in its Canary Wharf HQ…
Standard Chartered rejigs in-house with new deputy GC and financial crime trio
Standard Chartered has made several senior appointments to its in-house legal team, bolstering its financial crime compliance (FCC) unit and…
Olswang’s new German focus, Munich, sees team of five exit for US IP firm
Olswang’s German offering has been served a further blow after losing its entire Berlin office, with intellectual property (IP) partner…
University of Law brings in Lord Grabiner as president following chief exec’s departure
In its reshuffle of senior management, The University of Law (ULaw) has appointed Lord Grabiner QC (pictured) as president after…
Cooley continues London expansion with launch of City patent practice
With a mandate to generate London revenues of upwards of $40m, Cooley is making good on its City ambitions and…
Asia: Mayer Brown to form local JV in Hong Kong as Cleary takes Shearman partner
Mayer Brown‘s Asia arm is in the final stages of forming an association with the Hong Kong office of Chinese…
Further legal exits for Barclays as corporate banking GC departs for Lloyds
Just a day after Lloyds Banking Group announced the hire of Linklaters’ managing partner Simon Davies, the bank has also…
Freshfields brings in McKimm as LevFin co-head while Ashurst rejigs Asia management
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has changed its finance team’s management as it brings in Kirkland & Ellis high-yield heavyweight Ward McKimm…