Shearman & Sterling’s former finance chief Marke Raines has re-surfaced a year after his resignation from the US firm, joining Taylor Wessing as head of securitisation.

Raines, who joined Shearman from Allen & Overy (A&O) in 2000, was the high-profile head of the US firm’s securitisation practice. His resignation in March 2005 shortly preceded the arrival of A&O securitisation and structured finance partner Julian Tucker, who now heads up a broader structured finance practice.