Law Firm Hiring

Transfer Window Asia: recent moves including Ashurst and Simmons

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | August 27, 2013

Ropes & Gray has added to its corporate practice in Seoul with the hire of counsel Jaewoo Lee from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Lee, who joins the US firm as a partner, will initially be based out of New York and Hong Kong but will relocate to Ropes and Gray's Seoul office when his license to practice in the North Asian state is approved.

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Gibson Dunn recruits Skadden litigation partner in London

By Alex Newman | August 20, 2013

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has made a rare partner hire in London with the appointment of Skadden Arps Meagher & Flom litigation and arbitration lawyer Penny Madden. An English-qualified solicitor who was promoted to the Skadden partnership in 2012, Madden has a practice focus on telecoms, international trade and insurance disputes.

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BLP global private equity head McKeeve leaves for Jones Day

By Alex Newman | August 19, 2013

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) global head of private equity Raymond McKeeve has left to join Jones Day in a coup for the US firm's London office. McKeeve has spent four years at BLP after joining as private equity head in 2009, just a year after leaving Kirkland & Ellis in 2008, during which time he worked as an investment professional for property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz.

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Squire Sanders secures City hire of Addleshaws structured finance head

By Alex Newman | August 19, 2013

Squire Sanders has sealed the hire of Addleshaw Goddard's head of structured finance, Mark Thomas, for its London office. Thomas, who advises clients on structured loan products and loan portfolio sales and acquisitions, is the fifth partner in the last year to join Squire Sanders' global financial services practice.

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Ashurst takes A&O energy and infra partner for New York office

By Alex Newman | August 19, 2013

Ashurst has hired Allen & Overy (A&O) energy partner Charles Williams to its New York office. Williams, who was promoted to partner in 2007, focuses his practice on the US public-private partnership (P3) market, which he has been involved in since its inception. He joins Ashurst's energy, resources and infrastructure practice.

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Orrick boosts Japan practice with former Paul Hastings Tokyo head

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | August 18, 2013

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has strengthened its Japan practice with the hire of Paul Hastings' former Tokyo managing partner Ted Johnson. The US firm has recruited Johnson to join its M&A and private equity team in the country, bringing the total number of partners in the office to eight.

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Ex-Herbert Smith Asia disputes head to join Linklaters as exits continue

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | August 16, 2013

Linklaters has made a key hire for its Hong Kong litigation team with the addition of Herbert Smith Freehills' former Asia disputes head Gavin Lewis. Lewis, who is top rated for China disputes and contentious regulatory work, is expected to join the magic circle firm's Hong Kong base in November or December this year, bringing the total number of disputes partners in the office to to four.

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Clayton Utz takes on KWM partner in first post-SJ Berwin merger exit

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | August 15, 2013

Clayton Utz has hired King & Wood Mallesons partner Andrew Norman in a move aimed at bolstering its real estate practice nationally. Norman, who was with Mallesons for 22 years, will join Clayton Utz in Melbourne on January 1 next year, bringing the total number of partners in the real estate practice to nine.

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Sidley to triple size of Singapore base as firm eyes 50 lawyers in three years

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | August 14, 2013

Sidley Austin is to triple the size of its Singapore offices in the next two months as it looks to grow the base to around 50 lawyers in the next three years. The US firm, which was one of four to be awarded a licence to practice local law in February, will relocate from its existing office on level 41 of 6 Battery Road, sized 4,800sf, to a new space on ;evel 31 of the same building, topping 12,200sf.

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Macfarlanes boosts construction with ex-Linklaters partner from Ashurst

By Gerard Starkey | August 12, 2013

Macfarlanes has strengthened its commercial real estate practice with the hire of former Linklaters construction partner Ann Minogue from Ashurst. Top-rated Minogue joins Macfarlanes after four years at Ashurst, where she headed up the firm's City construction practice.

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Texas Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel Opens 4-Lawyer Austin Office, Adding 2 New Hires

By Dylan Jackson | January 4, 2021

Firm founder John Quinn described Austin as a "boom town" where his firm will initially focus on IP matters.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 30, 2020—Cohen Seglias, Horn Williamson

By Aleeza Furman | December 30, 2020

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman announced that Anthony H. Chwastyk joined the firm as senior counsel in the Philadelphia office, and Horn Williamson, a female-led firm, is expanding its practice by adding Philadelphia attorney Michael Hayes as the firm's new litigation chair.

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Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Dec. 28, 2020

By Jonathan Erway | December 29, 2020

The Texas Opportunity & Justice Incubator in Austin has a new director and is building on its successes as it prepares to accept its sixth class of attorneys. Joshua Weaver, an attorney and entrepreneur, took the helm of the State Bar of Texas program.

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Daily Business Review

On the Move: 4 Attorneys Join Kelley Kronenberg

By ALM Staff | December 29, 2020

Legal industry hiring in South Florida.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 29, 2020—Daniel R. Sulman, Munley Law

By Aleeza Furman | December 29, 2020

Judge Daniel R. Sulman of the Philadelphia Court of Common Plea served as a faculty member on the Pennsylvania Bar Institute legal education presentation titled "The Impact of COVID-19 on Custody Matters," and Munley Law announced that attorney Marion Munley spoke at the Minnesota Association for Justice Digital Seminar, "Framing and Trying the Trucking Case."

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Daily Report Online

2020 in Review: Despite Pandemic, McDermott Launched in Atlanta and Troutman Pepper Merged

By Meredith Hobbs | December 28, 2020

Lateral partner hires picked back up in the fall after a lull from the pandemic's onset in March, and white-collar defense practitioners were in demand throughout the year.

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New Jersey Law Journal

On The Move: Lauletta Birnbaum; Stevens & Lee; Morais Law

By Jonathan Erway | December 28, 2020

Lauletta Birnbaum Welcomes New Attorney Lauletta Birnbaum in Sewell, NJ announced the addition of Chad Lewis to the firm. He joins as an associate following…

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New York Law Journal

The New York Boutique With Ambitions for East Coast Expansion

By Christine Simmons | December 23, 2020

Walden Macht & Haran, now with 42 lawyers, has opened a Philadephia office and is scoping out potential expansion into Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, Delaware.

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Delaware Business Court Insider

New York Boutique Opens in Phila., Eyes Chancery Court Practice

By Christine Simmons | December 23, 2020

Walden Macht & Haran, now with 42 lawyers, has opened a Philadephia office and is scoping out potential expansion into Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, Delaware.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 23, 2020—Barley Snyder, McNees Wallace

By Aleeza Furman | December 23, 2020

After a recent appointment to the board of directors of the York and York County YMCA, Barley Snyder partner Justin Tomevi was named to the board of directors at Y Community Development Corp., and McNees Wallace & Nurick added Christopher Ladner to the firm's intellectual property practice group.

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