Welcome to this week’s legal industry update, where we spotlight the latest partner moves, strategic hires, and market shifts across the UK, Americas, EMEA, and APAC. From headline-grabbing lateral hires to new office launches and major promotions, here’s what’s shaping the global legal landscape. Moves UK & Ireland Former A&O Shearman FinReg Head Resurfaces […]
Moves UK & Ireland Travers’ tax head moves to King & Spalding The former head of tax at Travers Smith, Russell Warren, has joined King & Spalding’s corporate practice in London Debevoise snaps up Eversheds insurance duo Debevoise & Plimpton has hired two corporate partners from Eversheds Sutherland to expand its insurance bench. Hugo Laing […]
Moves UK & Ireland Prominent London M&A partner swaps Latham for Gibson Dunn Energy specialist Simon Tysoe joins after a decade at Latham White & Case makes double partner hire from Paul Hastings to boost London tax practice Arun Birla, who was Paul Hastings’ second managing partner and previously led its London office, and Jiten […]
Moves UK & Ireland Milbank hires Paul Hastings duo for real estate finance launch Milbank hires Paul Hastings duo Miles Flynn and Rehan Hanif to kickstart a real estate finance offering in the City. Skadden hires Goodwin tax partner Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has appointed a Goodwin partner Katie Leah to its tax […]
Moves UK & Ireland Pinsents ramps up City push with corporate partner duo Pinsent Masons has continued its hiring spree with the addition of two corporate partners in London. Nicholas Holmes joins from Ashurst to lead the firm’s equity capital markets (ECM) practice, while Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer partner Dinesh Banani arrives to head up […]
Moves UK & Ireland Brick Court bolsters senior clerking team with rare hire from Fountain Court Brick Court has bolstered its clerking team with the hire of Fountain Court Chambers deputy senior clerk, Katie Szewczyk, in a rare lateral move between the rival commercial sets. Sullivan & Worcester adds trade finance partner in London from […]
Moves UK & Ireland Eversheds Sutherland appoints senior tax partner to accelerate financial services and private capital strategy Eversheds Sutherland has further strengthened its tax offering with the appointment of Kevin Cummings as partner in its London office. Kevin joins the firm from McDermott Will & Emery. Cadwalader enriches private wealth practice with new hire […]
Moves UK & Ireland Reed Smith Snaps Up McDermott Arbitration Partner in London Reed Smith has welcomed Michael Darowski, a seasoned arbitration partner from McDermott, who brings expertise in complex arbitration and holds qualifications in both London and Hong Kong. Pinsents bolsters finance team with double partner hire Pinsent Masons has hired Edward Smith […]
Moves UK & Ireland Former Weil London head and top Kirkland restructuring partner join Sullivan & Cromwell Sullivan & Cromwell said on the 1st September that it has appointed former Weil London head Mike Francies and Kirkland restructuring partner Kon Asimacopoulos as partners in its City office. Ropes & Gray London Hits Latham for Private Equity Partner […]
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