Ashurst and Pinsent Masons have both announced plans to expand their non-legal business offerings, with Ashurst hiring a senior EY partner to head up its risk consultancy arm and Pinsent Masons acquiring a sustainable finance advisory operation.

Ashurst added Big Four accounting firm EY’s head of forensic & integrity services to its London ranks in order to head up the firm’s growing risk consultancy practice in the U.K, the firm announced.