Greenberg Traurig builds European real estate team with 12-lawyer hire from A&O and Norton Rose
In a bid to enhance its real estate offering in Central Europe, Greenberg Traurig last month recruited 12 lawyers to…
Strategic recruitment
After downsizing Germany Orrick bucks trend with Geneva launch as US firm bolsters arbitration credentials
Having recently shut two out of four of its German offices as it refocuses its European strategy, Orrick, Herrington &…
Linklaters finance practice knocked as firm loses leading partners in Germany and Hong Kong
Linklaters has suffered senior exits in two key financial centres, with former German international board member Eva Reudelhuber departing for…
Rise of the funds: Former Barclays EMEA GC Handling takes role at BlackRock
Erica Handling, the former EMEA investment bank general counsel (GC) for Barclays, has swapped the bank for a similar role…
EY’s legal march continues with former Addleshaws managing partner Devitt and corporate specialist Thomas
Just over a year after Paul Devitt stood down early as managing partner of Addleshaw Goddard, he is due to…
News in brief – May 2015
WHITTAKER STEPS DOWN AS LLOYDS GC Group general counsel (GC) Andrew Whittaker is stepping down from his role at Lloyds…
‘There is no end point’: Dentons’ expansion continues with US outfit McKenna Long and White & Case Budapest team
Having already announced a mammoth combination with Chinese firm Dacheng under a Swiss verein structure this year, Dentons bolstered both…
In-house: Lloyds’ disputes head Simmons exits as Dixons Carphone appoints BT’s Paterson after merger
Lloyds Banking Group has seen the exit of disputes chief Philippa Simmons as the bank undergoes a consultation of the…
Revolving doors: Specialists and US firms build up in the City
Last week saw specialist and US firms strengthen their presence in the City and Europe as Kingsley Napley strengthened its…
News in brief – April 2015
SLATER & GORDON SPENDS £637M ON QUINDELL’S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIVISION Australian law firm Slater & Gordon signed a £637m deal,…
Shunning the Bar: Former Olswang head of arbitration opts for JAMS International over chambers
One of a slew of arbitration lawyers over recent months to desert big law and the client conflicts that come…
Asia: BLP launches international arbitration practice in Hong Kong with local team hire
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has launched an arbitration practice in Hong Kong with the hire of a nine-strong team from…
Barclays Investment Bank hires new global GC
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s co-chair of its financial institutions Mark Shelton is leaving the US firm to join Barclays Investment…
News in brief – March 2015
JP MORGAN TURNS TO GOLDMAN SACHS FOR NEW EMEA GC JP Morgan Chase hired heavyweight counsel, and former lawyer at…
In-house: Shell appoints successors to litigation and downstream GC roles
Royal Dutch Shell has made two significant internal promotions to its in-house legal function, with associate general counsel (GC) for…
In-house: Barclays Investment Bank hires Gibson Dunn’s financial institutions co-chair as new global GC
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher‘s co-chair of its financial institutions Mark Shelton is leaving the US firm to join Barclays Investment…
In-house reshuffle: JPMorgan hires Goldman Sachs’ John Tribolati as new EMEA general counsel
US banking giant JPMorgan Chase continues its strategic expansion of its legal function, and has recruited Goldman Sachs heavyweight counsel…
Losing QCs: BLP’s plan to compete with the Bar hit by another advocacy exit
Stuart Isaacs QC, the man brought in to lead Berwin Leighton Paisner‘s advocacy unit and compete with the Bar, has…
Asia: DLA Piper builds up its Singapore office while Milbank and Sidley expand in China
DLA Piper, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Sidley Austin have all completed partner raids on rivals in Asia as…
Job openings: Vacancies at real estate legal teams expand quickest in the City in 2014 as legal job market grows
In an indication of the legal job market’s growing strength, research analysing vacancy rates at law firms has shown that…