Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is to bulk up its City real estate arm with the hire of Hogan Lovells partner Andrew Sanders, with the news coming as Charles Russell strengthens its corporate and commercial practice with a partner hire from BLP.

Sanders is set to join BLP’s commercial real estate practice after 12 years as a partner at Hogan Lovells, having joined legacy Lovells in 1999 from the partnership at DJ Freeman.