Osborne Clarke (OC) has hired a commercial litigation partner to boost its Thames Valley arm. Peter Sheppard joins the 92-partner Bristol giant next month from the defunct Reading branch of Nabarrro Nathanson, where he headed up the litigation practice until the office closed down in July. Sheppard, a veteran litigator in the Thames Valley and southeast region, will work closely with OC’s national litigation chief Peter Clough at its Reading office.

First reported on legalweek.com (20 October)