Hello and welcome to the Fides Weekly Update. Take a look at this week’s key trends, moves and developments in the UK legal sector.
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This week:
1). Movers & Shakers
Panel Watch
Eleven Firms Win Spots On £64M Government Legal Panel
Appointments
Kennedys Appoints Woman As First Global Managing Partner
Former Skyscanner Legal Head Lands New Role
Moves
Clydes Loses Five-Strong Private Client Team to Edinburgh Firm
Led by partner Nikki Dundas, five members of Clyde & Co’s Edinburgh-based private client team are set to leave the firm for local outfit Gillespie Macandrew
Baker McKenzie Takes Skadden’s Corporate Leader in Silicon Valley
Leif King, who led Skadden’s corporate practice in Silicon Valley, has decamped the New York firm to join Baker McKenzie
Latham & Watkins London Finance Partner Quits for U.S. Rival
Latham & Watkins London-based finance partner Ayesha Waheed has left the firm to join U.S. rival Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
A&O Head of Fraud Defects to Milbank
A&O partner Mona Vaswani is leaving the firm to join U.S. rival Milbank in London
Goodwin Creates New Client Development Role, Hiring From Allen & Overy
Lee Garfinkle joins Goodwin in the newly created role of chief client development and relationship officer
Financials
Clydes Hands Out £5k Salary Boost to NQs
HSF Reduces Debt by More Than £80M in One Year
Weil Latest Firm to Bump London Trainee Pay
White & Case LLP Profits and Turnover Fall
Inclusion & Diversity
Dentons Appoints European ‘Mindfulness’ Chief and Mulls Global Rollout
SRA drops sexual harassment inquiry into former Reed Smith partner