Moves: UK & Ireland Hogan Lovells bolsters capital markets practice with double partner hire from Linklaters Two Linklaters finance partners have joined Hogan Lovells to strengthen its capital markets practice in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. A London-based individual named Alex Parkhouse and Íñigo Berrícano, who will be located in Madrid, make up the duo. […]
Moves: UK & Ireland Ex-NatWest CEO Emerges from Nigel Farage Storm to Join Mishcon After a crisis involving right-wing British politician Farage last year, Alison Rose resigned from her position at NatWest. Emer O’Hora joins Johnson Hana as head of legal Emer O’Hora has taken a position as head of legal and data protection officer […]
Moves: UK & Ireland Davis Polk Capital Markets Partner Heads to Paul Hastings Dan Hirschovits, based in London, has participated in a number of significant initial public offerings (IPOs) in recent years. Travers Longstanding Tax Partner Exits for Latham in London Simon Skinner had been a partner at Travers Smith for over 18 years and […]
Moves: UK & Ireland King & Spalding Broadens Finance Practice with London Funds Hires from Cadwalader Carolyn Alford, co-leader of the firm’s finance and restructuring practice group said, “It’s not something we were doing before. It was a whole piece of the market that we really weren’t doing until this group joined us”. Freshfields Disputes […]
Moves: UK & Ireland Paul Weiss Secures Latest London Partner with Hire from Investment Firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has appointed an investment director from Blantyre Capital, an asset management company, continuing its trend of recruiting people quickly in London. The most recent partner to join the New York-based company in the UK […]
Technology & Innovation: Spellbook Launches ‘Spellbook Associate,’ a Legal AI Agent for Transactions According to Scott Stevenson, CEO and co-founder of Spellbook, all Spellbook subscribers will now have free access to the AI agent known as “Spellbook Associate”. But he pointed out that as Spellbook assesses “usage patterns” and the expenses incurred by the business, […]
Moves: EMEA McDermott Expands Frankfurt Finance Practice with Gibson Dunn Hire In order to improve its German private equity and finance capabilities, McDermott Will & Emery has hired Alexander Klein as a finance partner and expanded its Frankfurt office. Edward Nathan Sonnenberg (ENS) lose two directors to DLA Piper and Bowmans Director and competition expert […]
Office Openings & Closing: Kirkland Opens New Office with Latham M&A Partner Hire Kirkland & Ellis has expanded its transactional business in Germany by hiring M&A partner Tobias Larisch from Latham & Watkins and opening a new office in Frankfurt. How McGuireWoods Acted Fast to Snap Up an Insurance Recovery Boutique Pasich has discontinued operations, […]
Moves: In house In-House Moves of the Month: Numerous Big-Name Companies Face Legal Leadership Transitions General Counsel Mark Allen will retire in September following 42 years of employment with FedEx. Since 2017, Allen, 68, has served as the shipping company’s head of legal affairs. In addition, he serves as a member of the company’s five-person […]
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