Law Firm Hiring

DLA beefs up corporate team with BLP and Debevoise hires

By Pui-Guan Man | September 16, 2013

DLA Piper has secured the hire of former Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) corporate heavyweight Patrick Somers. The firm has also hired Debevoise & Plimpton associate James O'Donnell as a partner in its London funds team.

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Burges Salmon partner Olley takes GC role at Department for Transport

By James Boxell | September 16, 2013

Nick Olley, partner at Burges Salmon in Bristol, will take over as general counsel of the Department for Transport (Dft), where he will be in charge of a team of 80 lawyers. Olley is currently chair of the firm's well-regarded transport sector group and for five years previously was head of the 50-strong commercial department. Burges Salmon partner Brioney Thomas, a highly-rated rail sector specialist will succeed Olley.

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Pay guarantees remain common despite widespread concerns over effectiveness

By Legal Week | September 12, 2013

The majority of partners regard guaranteed pay deals for senior lateral hires as an ineffective weapon in the war for talent, despite a consensus that such deals are common. Fifty-seven per cent of the respondents to Legal Week's latest Big Question survey said guaranteed deals were either not very effective (43%) or made no difference (14%) in helping law firms secure the best talent, with just 12% regarding them as very effective and 31% as quite effective.

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DLA Birmingham managing partner joins Eversheds in double partner exit

By Pui-Guan Man | September 12, 2013

Eversheds has sealed the hires of two partners from DLA Piper's Birmingham team, including office managing partner Mark Beardmore. Beardmore, who has been office managing partner since 2011, joined DLA Piper in 1999. He specialises in M&A and private equity deals and will join Eversheds' Birmingham arm.

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Five-lawyer Herbert Smith Freehills energy team moves to King & Spalding in Paris

By Alex Newman | September 12, 2013

King & Spalding has established a Paris energy practice with the hire of a five lawyer team from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), led by the firm's former North Africa practice head Mehdi Haroun. The US firm said the hires would give King & Spalding "added firepower" in France, and present new opportunities for the international energy practice.

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Reed Smith boosts London trade finance team with Dentons hire

By Alex Newman | September 9, 2013

Reed Smith has hired Dentons partner Jonathan Solomon to its London energy and natural resources group. Solomon - who joined the firm today (9 September) - advises financial institutions, corporates and traders on structured finance, trade and commodity matters in a range of emerging markets, including Indonesia, Ukraine, Mongolia and Brazil.

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Skadden closes Vienna office as sole partner leaves for CMS

By Alex Newman | September 5, 2013

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has closed its Vienna base, with the departure of office managing partner Rainer Wachter to CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz. Skadden said the decision was made following a strategic review which found that the firm could continue to provide advice on Austrian matters from other European bases.

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Hogan Lovells adds partner to new Luxembourg base with A&O hire

By Anna Reynolds | September 4, 2013

Hogan Lovells has added a third partner to its new Luxembourg office with the hire of tax lawyer Gérard Neiens from Allen & Overy.

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CC seals hire of BLP contentious tax head as senior exits continue

By Alex Newman | September 4, 2013

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) contentious tax head Liesl Fichardt is leaving to join Clifford Chance (CC) in the latest senior departure from the firm. Fichardt, who has been at BLP since 2008, is understood to be negotiating her exit from the firm, which has seen a number of partners leave in recent weeks.

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BLP commercial and technology head quits firm for Mishcons

By Anna Reynolds | September 3, 2013

The head of Berwin Leighton Paisner's information law unit, Adam Rose, has left to join Mishcon de Reya, marking the latest move in a string of partner exits from the firm. Rose joined BLP in 1990 before becoming a partner in 1997. He lead BLP's commercial and technology group for 12 years, and was also the head of information law. He advises clients in the financial, information and publishing and outsourcing sectors and has experience in advising on a wide range of software and related IT contracts. Rose is also a vice-chair of Lex Anglo-Brasil and is involved with various Latin American chambers of commerce in the UK.

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New Jersey Law Journal

On the Move: Wong Fleming; Sciarrillo Cornell

By Jonathan Erway | January 6, 2021

Wong Fleming Adds Associate Wong Fleming announced that Brittany L. Parisi joined the firm as an associate in Princeton. Prior to joining Wong Fleming,…

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The American Lawyer

McKool Smith Financial Litigation Co-Chair Jumps to Schulte Roth & Zabel

By Dylan Jackson | January 5, 2021

Gayle Klein, who was on McKool's executive committee, said her departure was unrelated to that of former colleagues Scott Cole and Robin Cohen, both of whom left this week.

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National Law Journal

Continuing Push to Grow Global Capital Markets Practice, Paul Hastings Lands Cap Markets Attorney From Latham

By Patrick Smith | January 5, 2021

A big get for Paul Hastings' D.C. office as it looks to grow in the capital markets space, while Latham brings on a high-stakes litigation partner from LA's Hueston Hennigan.

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Delaware Law Weekly

Armstrong Teasdale Launches Delaware Presence With 4 Partners From Pa. Firm

By Justin Henry | January 5, 2021

"Unfortunately, it's no secret that a lot of businesses are struggling economically due to the pandemic" said David Braswell of Armstrong Teasdale, regarding a pickup in practices where Delaware is a key jurisdiction.

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Delaware Business Court Insider

Armstrong Teasdale Expands into Delaware With Four Business Litigators From Pa. Firm

By Justin Henry | January 5, 2021

"Unfortunately, it's no secret that a lot of businesses are struggling economically due to the pandemic" said David Braswell of Armstrong Teasdale, regarding a pickup in practices where Delaware is a key jurisdiction.

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Corporate Counsel

In-House Leader for Twitter, eBay and StubHub Joins O'Melveny

By Phillip Bantz | January 5, 2021

Tod Cohen returned to private practice because he "found that the issues that matter to clients, the most difficult, most challenging, most cutting-edge legal issues are handled by outside counsel."

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The Legal Intelligencer

PLW People in the News—Jan. 5, 2021—Cummins Law, Weber Kracht

By Aleeza Furman | January 5, 2021

Daniel E. Cummins, the managing partner of Cummins Law in Clarks Summit, participated in encore presentations of CLEs that he created, and Weber & Kracht & Chellew added associate attorney Kathryn Liebhaber to the firm.

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The Recorder

Not Ready to Retire, Akin Gump Appellate Veteran Heads to California Boutique

By Alaina Lancaster | January 4, 2021

Rex Heinke says he was staring down a mandatory retirement policy at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld when he decided to make the move to boutique firm California Appellate Law Group.

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Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Jan. 4, 2021

By Jonathan Erway | January 4, 2021

Clouse Brown welcomed John Lynch to the firm. His practice includes discrimination suits, C-level executive exit negotiations, and noncompete and trade secret matters, among other employment-related issues.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-US Attorney Freed Joins McNees Wallace's White-Collar Practice

By Max Mitchell | January 4, 2021

David Freed announced he would step down from heading the federal law enforcement branch Dec. 28, marking the first in Pennsylvania to do so as President Donald Trump's term in office winds down.

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