Law Firm Hiring

DLA signs up DWF transactional finance chief for Manchester office

By Simon Petersen | May 13, 2011

DLA Piper has strengthened its Manchester asset finance practice with the hire of DWF transactional finance head Alan Cunningham. Cunningham, who joined DLA on 3 May, has been joined at the firm by asset finance solicitor Michael Nelson. He told Legal Week: "It's a very positive move for our practice. We're looking to work for more banks and expand our international offerings and DLA gives us a good platform to do that."

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Kennedys signs up Covington partner for London office

By Suzi Ring | May 11, 2011

Kennedys has added a partner to its London base with the hire of product liability specialist Anne Ware from Covington & Burling. Ware joined Kennedys earlier this month from the US firm's City office, where she has been a partner since 2004.

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Willkie Farr recruits Herbert Smith partner for UK bribery law push

By Suzi Ring | May 10, 2011

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired the head of Herbert Smith's investigations and corporate crime unit Peter Burrell, to launch a UK anti-bribery practice in the City. Burrell, who specialises in contentious regulatory work including conducting and managing internal investigations, is set to become the second partner in Willkie's London office alongside US corporate and securities partner Jon Lyman.

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King & Spalding boosts London with Hogan Lovells hire

By Friederike Heine | May 9, 2011

King & Spalding is set to launch a competition practice in London with the hire of Hogan Lovells of counsel Suzanne Rab. Rab, who joins King & Spalding this week as a partner, has advised on cartel, market and merger control investigations in the UK and across Europe.

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CC sees US litigation head quit to join Cleary in Washington DC

By Sofia Lind | May 9, 2011

Clifford Chance (CC) has lost its Americas head of litigation and dispute resolution, with Juan Morillo joining Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in Washington DC. The departure will be seen as a blow to the magic circle firm, which heavily restructured its US litigation practice two years ago.

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CC adds London antitrust partner with hire of ex-Freshfields lawyer from OFT

By Sofia Lind | May 5, 2011

Clifford Chance (CC) has strengthened its London competition practice with the hire of Alastair Mordaunt as a partner from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The ex-Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyer is set to join CC's Canary Wharf headquarters as a partner in the late summer. He is currently a director at the OFT, heading up a dedicated competition enforcement team.

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Simmons recruits SJ Berwin finance partner for Paris office

By Simon Petersen | May 5, 2011

Simmons & Simmons has expanded its Paris banking team with the hire of a partner from SJ Berwin. Colin Millar, who specialises in leveraged finance and restructuring and real estate finance, joined the firm on 2 May. He was a partner at Simmons' Paris office for nine years before joining SJ Berwin as a partner in January 2005 to help develop its banking and finance practice. He began his career at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's London office in 1986.

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Ashurst rebuilds US securities team with ex-Linklaters veterans

By Friederike Heine | May 5, 2011

Ashurst has moved to rebuild its US securities practice in London after all three partners in the group handed in their notice earlier this year. The top 10 City law firm has hired two partners for the team - Linklaters corporate finance partner Ray Fisher, who is currently based in the magic circle firm's New York office, and Jennifer Schneck, who left Linklaters' London office in 2009. Both joined Ashurst this week.

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K&L Gates boosts Tokyo arm with hire of 10-lawyer team from CC

By Simon Petersen | May 5, 2011

K&L Gates has expanded its Tokyo office with the hire of a 10-lawyer team from Clifford Chance (CC), including three partners. The team hire comes after CC moved to restructure its Tokyo office and integrate its local joint venture firm into one CC partnership. Before the restructuring, CC had around 12 partners, including the trio joining K&L Gates - Keiji Isaji, Atsushi Yamashita and Naoki Watanabe.

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Hogan Lovells recruits US partner duo for London energy practice

By Friederike Heine | May 5, 2011

Hogan Lovells has boosted its infrastructure and project finance practice in London with the hire of energy partners Matthew Williams and John Deacon from US law firm Hunton & Williams. The two partners, who joined the firm earlier this week (1 May), both focus on the energy sector, working on project finance deals as well as related regulatory, trading and M&A matters.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Oct. 27, 2020—Eastburn and Gray, Barley Snyder

By Aleeza Furman | October 27, 2020

Michael E. Peters, a shareholder at Eastburn and Gray, delivered remarks to the Pennsylvania State Tax Collectors' Association's annual conference, and Barley Snyder added two former summer associates as the firm's two newest attorney hires.

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Law.com

Baker McKenzie Hires PwC Economist in Bid to Compete With Big Four

By Eva von Schaper | October 27, 2020

The addition of a non-lawyer to the partnership comes as part of a major effort to grow the firm's tax advisory practice in Germany.

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The American Lawyer

Antitrust Chair Rejoins Fried Frank After Stint as DOJ Second-in-Command

By Dylan Jackson | October 26, 2020

As second-in-command at the DOJ, Barry Nigro oversaw more than 100 cases, including the multibillion mergers of Bayer with Monsanto and Sprint with T-Mobile.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Oct. 26, 2020—Ward Greenberg, PBA WIP

By Aleeza Furman | October 26, 2020

Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy announced that Amanda Cunha joined its Philadelphia office as a new associate, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession is set to present 2020 H. Robert Fiebach Awards for the Promotion of Women in the Law to Berner Klaw & Watson and Lanard and Associates.

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Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Oct. 26, 2020

By Jonathan Erway | October 26, 2020

   ACTL Installs 70th President The American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), one of the premier professional organizations composed of preeminent…

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The American Lawyer

Hire Up: Are Real Estate Practices Readying for a Comeback?

By Dylan Jackson | October 23, 2020

The lateral market saw some rare real estate movement this week, while firms continued to add government, IP and cybersecurity lawyers.

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The Recorder

On the Move: Tracking the Ins and Outs of California Lawyers

By Aleeza Furman | October 22, 2020

New hires and appointments from across the California legal market.

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The American Lawyer

As State AGs Rush Into Policy Battles, Big Law Is Seizing the Opportunity

By Dylan Jackson | October 22, 2020

The growing strength and visibility of state attorneys general has led several firms to enter into what was once a niche practice, guiding clients through investigations. Attorneys anticipate more work as the pandemic rages on and the election looms.

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The American Lawyer

New Program Calls On Managing Partners, General Counsel to Make 'Personal Commitments' to Diversity

By Dylan Jackson | October 22, 2020

"We looked at each other as board members and said, 'If this group of the most powerful general counsels and managing partners in the country can't make progress, who can?'" said Crowell & Moring's Ellen Dwyer, who chairs the LCLD board.

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Pro Mid Market

Midsize Moves: A Med Mal Trio in New York, an IP Pair in Cleveland

By Aleeza Furman | October 22, 2020

Hall Booth Smith adds three medical malpractice partners in New York, two IP lawyers join Ulmer & Berne in Cleveland, and other midsize moves.

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