O’Melveny & Myers London partner John Daghlian has left the firm to join Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, becoming the latest in a slew of departures from the firm’s London base.

Private equity specialist Daghlian joined O’Melveny in 2004 from legacy firm SJ Berwin. Earlier this year he led the O’Melveny team advising on a $1 billion private equity funds deal for Bahrain asset manager Investcorp.