Law Firm Hiring

Breaking news and analysis of law firm partner moves, lateral hiring trends and law school graduate employment.

International Edition

Morgan Lewis, Baker Botts Add Employment, Technology Partners in Dubai

By Peter Shaw-Smith | February 27, 2024

The number of employment disputes is on the rise as Dubai's workplace regulatory infrastructure matures.

3 minute read

International Edition

Seasoned Commercial Litigator Joins McCarthy Tétrault From Dentons in Toronto

By Gail J. Cohen | February 26, 2024

Marina Sampson's client list includes Amazon and Canadian National Railway.

2 minute read
International Edition

Big Law Adds Tax, Litigation Attorneys in Europe as Brexit, Economy and Reforms Fuel Demand

By Rick Mitchell | February 26, 2024

Ashurst, Dentons, DLA Piper, Squire Patton Boggs and Paul Hastings have been adding investment fund tax partners, who can pivot their focus during market downturns to wherever demand is strongest.

4 minute read

International Edition

Cozen O'Connor Eyes Continued Canadian Growth With Appointment of New Office Managing Partners

By Gail J. Cohen | February 26, 2024

Kathy Tang will lead the firm's Vancouver office and Steve Weisz will helm the Toronto team.

3 minute read
International Edition

Haiwen Takes Another Partner From Linklaters' China Affiliate

By Jessica Seah | February 23, 2024

Haiwen also recently hired Zhao Sheng's former managing partner Eric Liu.

2 minute read
International Edition

DLA Piper Adds Project Finance Partner in Brazil

By Amy Guthrie | February 22, 2024

Bruno Soares, who spent more than a decade at Allen & Overy, will split his time between São Paulo and New York.

2 minute read
International Edition

Freshfields Continues Private Funds Growth with Top New York Partner Hire

By Charlotte Johnstone | February 22, 2024

The hire comes after the firm added a new private funds co-head from Akin last month.

2 minute read
International Edition

Allen & Overy Hires 5-Lawyer Milbank London Team Ahead of Merger

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | February 22, 2024

The move comes just months ahead of the the firm's merger with Shearman & Sterling.

2 minute read
International Edition

Hunton Andrews Kurth Takes Two Senior Partners from Korea's Big Six Lee & Ko

By Jessica Seah | February 22, 2024

Nelson Ahn and Edward Kim have relocated to the US from Seoul.

3 minute read
International Edition

Freshfields Hires Hogan Lovells' Global Energy Transition Head

By Rick Mitchell | February 21, 2024

Energy transition is a growing sector for law firms, as large corporates seek new ways of reducing carbon emissions, particularly in the EU where the legal framework is developing rapidly.

2 minute read
Law.com

Kirkland Partner Poised to Launch Paul Weiss UK Funds Practice

By Paul Hodkinson | February 28, 2024

The expected hire continues the expansive New York firm's rapid assault on the UK capital, which began late last year.

2 minute read
International Edition

Kirkland Partner Poised to Launch Paul Weiss UK Funds Practice

By Paul Hodkinson | February 28, 2024

The expected hire continues the expansive New York firm's rapid assault on the UK capital, which began late last year.

2 minute read
The American Lawyer

Gibson Dunn Brings On Linklaters Leveraged Finance London Co-Head

By Kasvi Sehgal | February 28, 2024

It is the latest significant departure for Linklaters, which also saw London lawyers move to Paul Weiss and Paul Hastings.

2 minute read
The American Lawyer

Cooley and Orrick Recruit LA Partners Amid Steady Demand in Lit Practices

By Andrew Maloney | February 28, 2024

The latest Am Law 100 moves in California highlight the continuing demand in Big Law litigation practices now.

5 minute read
The American Lawyer

Linklaters Veers Towards 3-Gate Lockstep System in Latest Talent Push

By Krishnan Nair | February 28, 2024

The move comes as Paul Weiss Rifkind has been hiring aggressively from Linklaters in London, and Top UK-founded firms are seeking to keep their remuneration models attractive to partners at risk of departing for lucrative roles at U.S. firms.

4 minute read
National Law Journal

Wilmer, White & Case, Miller & Chevalier Build DC Lawyer Ranks

By Abigail Adcox | February 27, 2024

Wilmer hired international trade partner Neena Shenai, becoming the latest law firm in D.C. to recruit attorneys focused on export control, CFIUS or trade matters.

3 minute read
Pro Mid Market

Midsize Moves: Balch & Bingham Hires Former Mississippi House Speaker, Pryor Cashman Adds Former Quarles & Brady Counsel

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | February 27, 2024

Balch & Bingham announced that Philip Gunn, former Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, joins Balch Policy Advisors in its Jackson, Mississippi, office; Pryor Cashman announced the arrival of counsel Praveena Nallainathan to the firm's Immigration Group in New York.

2 minute read
The American Lawyer

Blank Rome Adds 4 From Akerman in Second 2024 White Collar Group Hire

By Amanda O'Brien | February 27, 2024

Partners Bradley Henry and Kathleen Shannon lead the team, which is divided between New York and Washington.

4 minute read
New York Law Journal

Attorneys 'On the Move': MoFo Adds Restructuring Partner; Capital Markets Partner Joins Hogan Lovells

By Patricia Kane | February 27, 2024

Also in the latest moves, Joo Kim has joined DLA Piper from Cadwalader and Naheem Harris has joined Akerman from Vinson & Elkins.

4 minute read
Daily Business Review

Fox Rothschild Opens Third Florida Office in 'High Growth' Sarasota

By Amanda O'Brien | February 27, 2024

Robert Stroud, who will chair the firm's health care transactions practice, arrives from Southwest Florida's Blalock Walters.

4 minute read

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