Law Firm Hiring

Lock down – the impact of the downturn on the recruitment market

By Legal Week | May 23, 2013

Partnership used to be for life as a general rule – barring exceptional circumstances. This meant that any moves between law firms in a partner's career were the exception, rather than the rule. And then the world changed. The impact on major and mid-tier law firms, and by implication the outlook of their top talent, has been significant and has continued to shift in response to a range of macro and micro situational indicators. Over the past 25 years, there have been many contributory macro-economic, corporate and political factors to contend with: a technological revolution; the huge expansion of law firms into global businesses; the advent of the US firms' threat to City firms from the late 1990s onwards; and most recently, the global credit crunch.

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Hong Kong ranks third most popular destination with expat lawyers - survey

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | May 20, 2013

Hong Kong is the third most popular destination in the world for expatriate lawyers, according to a new report commissioned by business school ESCP Europe and recruiter Hydrogen. Some 9% of legal professionals surveyed ranked the North Asian financial hub as their preferred relocation destination, beating Australia, which was the favourite of 7%, and Canada which was number one among 6%.

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Singapore's Stamford Law hires Norton Rose funds partner

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | May 13, 2013

Singapore firm Stamford Law has added to its corporate team with the hire of Norton Rose funds partner Daniel Yong. Yong, who will be the first dedicated funds partner for the firm and a director in the corporate department, boosts the number of overall partners at Stamford to 16.

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Bingham launches Tokyo funds practice with seven-lawyer White & Case team

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | May 13, 2013

Bingham McCutchen has launched a funds practice in Tokyo with the hire of a seven-lawyer team from White & Case. Partners Christopher Wells and Tomoko Fuminaga, who headed the investment funds and regulatory team at the US rival firm, have joined the Boston-headquartered outfit this week along with five associates.

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Linklaters boosts Washington tax practice with Bingham partner duo

By Anna Reynolds | May 8, 2013

Linklaters has strengthened its US tax practice with the hire of a partner duo from Bingham McCutchen. David Brockway and Jasper Howard join the magic circle firm's Washington DC office with immediate effect. Brockway previously served as chief of staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation of the US Congress and specialises in international tax planning. He focuses on corporate acquisitions and disposals, cross border structured finance and asset-based finance transactions.

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Sidley Austin bulks up in Singapore with Morgan Lewis & Bockius partner

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | May 7, 2013

Sidley Austin has taken further steps to ramp up its Singapore practice this week with the hire of Morgan Lewis Bockius M&A partner Gregory Salathé. The US firm was one of the four international outfits granted a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licence in the Asian city-state in February this year, allowing it to advise on local law.

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Baker & McKenzie boosts Sydney team with DLA hire

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | May 7, 2013

Baker & McKenzie has added to its Sydney team with the appointment of DLA Piper life sciences partner, Amanda Turnill. Turnill, who was also based in Sydney with DLA, co-chairing the firm's global life sciences group and heading the practice in Asia Pacific, joins the US firm this week.

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Transfer Window Asia: recent moves including Hogan Lovells and K&L Gates

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | April 30, 2013

Hong Kong law firm Deacons has added to its corporate team with the hire of private equity partner Robert Woll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (WilmerHale). Woll, who headed the US firm's Beijing office for six years, is a specialist in M&A and private equity transactions, and deals involving venture capital and real estate investment funds.

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Allen & Gledhill adds five-partner disputes team from Rajah & Tann

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | April 26, 2013

Allen & Gledhill has boosted its disputes team with the hire of five partners from Rajah & Tann and the chief executive of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Those joining the Singaporean firm from its rival include Chong Yee Leong, who heads R&T's international arbitration and construction practice and Chong Boon Leong, who specialises in power and telecoms disputes.

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King & Spalding adds to Singapore team with King & Wood Mallesons disputes partner

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | April 19, 2013

King & Spalding has hired King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partner Peter Megens to join its Singapore office. Megens, who is currently co-head of KWM's arbitration practice and a senior member of its construction team, will relocate from Melbourne, Australia to Singapore in July. Megens has over 30 years' experience representing clients in disputes arising out of construction, energy, mining and infrastructure projects.

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Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Dec. 14, 2020

By Jonathan Erway | December 14, 2020

Winstead PC announced that Taylor E. White, a labor and employment attorney, has joined the firm as a partner in the firm's Dallas office.

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Delaware Law Weekly

Potter Anderson Adds New E-Discovery Counsel

By Aleeza Furman | December 14, 2020

Potter Anderson & Corroon brought on Laura G. Readinger to serve as e-discovery counsel.

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Law.com

Law.com Trendspotter: For Law Firms, Having a Presence No Longer Requires Having an Office

By Zack Needles | December 14, 2020

The success of remote work during the pandemic has brought some traditional law firm leaders around to a concept distributed law firm leaders have been hip to for a while now: you can add talent without adding office space. And, in fact, you can attract talent by substracting that real estate overhead.

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The Recorder

On the Move: Tracking the Ins and Outs of California Lawyers

By Aleeza Furman | December 11, 2020

New hires and promotions from across the California legal market.

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National Law Journal

Former Deputy Associate Attorney General Joins Cadwalader

By Dylan Jackson | December 11, 2020

The hire comes just a week after Cadwalader announced it hired Boies Schiller co-managing partner Nick Gravante.

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The American Lawyer

Hire Up: Big Firms Beef Up Litigation, Restructuring Practices With Veteran Lateral Hires

By Justin Henry | December 11, 2020

With economic uncertainty looming over many clients, firms are recruiting well-regarded industry vets.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 11, 2020—McNees Wallace, Montgomery McCracken

By Aleeza Furman | December 11, 2020

McNees Wallace & Nurick announced that it brought on litigation attorney William Boak to its labor and employment practice group, and Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads announced that Ashley R. Lynam joined the firm in its Philadelphia office.

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The American Lawyer

How Uncertainty in the Lateral Market Is Putting Some Firms on Offense, Some on Defense

By Patrick Smith | December 10, 2020

The partner lateral market is still chugging along, but some firms are using the pandemic as an opportunity to snag desirable laterals while others are in a defensive crouch.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 10, 2020—Furia Rubel Communications, Stradley Ronon

By Aleeza Furman | December 10, 2020

Furia Rubel Communications Inc. announced that director of business development Jennifer Simpson Carr presented a virtual program for the Association of Corporate Counsel's chapter administrators of the United States and European chapters, and Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young announced that it added Tara B. Dickerman to the firm's Philadelphia office as counsel in the litigation practice.

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Pro Mid Market

Midsize Moves: An IP Partner in Houston, a Maritime Lawyer in New York

By Aleeza Furman | December 10, 2020

Porter Hedges hired an IP trial lawyer in Houston, Moses & Singer added a corporate and maritime attorney in New York, and other midsize moves.

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