Law Firm Hiring

Breaking up is hard - firms should be wary of dissing ex-partners

By Alex Novarese | May 31, 2012

"Look, the reality is that this guy hadn't been performing for a while, and you know what happens in these situations…" My response was admittedly a bit schoolyard: "A US firm comes along and doubles their money? That'll teach 'em..."

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Squire Sanders brings in Eversheds partner

By Rose Orlik | April 26, 2012

Squire Sanders has boosted its Manchester pensions group with the hire of highly regarded partner David Griffiths from Eversheds' local office.

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Wragges brings in ex-Norton Rose partner

By Rose Orlik | April 19, 2012

Wragge & Co has grown its international projects practice with the hire of former Norton Rose Middle East infrastructure head Jonathan Brufal. Brufal, who joins Wragges in London as a partner in the firm's energy and infrastructure finance team, focuses on international projects with a particular emphasis on power and utilities in the Middle East, as well as energy and mining in Africa.

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What's at stake? A star not invested in you isn't worth much

By Alex Novarese | April 19, 2012

"Even if the individual is a superstar, why would you ever want to base a business on such recruits? And forget fluffy stuff about collegiality, why would high performers want a guarantee? They're selling the chance to profit from their delivery..."

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Making Mayer add up – can the Anglo-US challenger make the equation work out?

By Friederike Heine | April 19, 2012

"Maher's departure forced the US to take a closer look at the firm's remaining corporate clients in London, and it looked pretty grim. The City office had to redefine itself and change its client focus, which inevitably resulted in departures..."

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US players grow London footprint as partner presence rises almost 10%

By Suzi Ring | March 15, 2012

US law firms grew their partner count in the City by close to 10% during 2011 as they continued to increase their share of the European legal market. Legal Week's research into the hiring activity and penetration of US firms in London found total partner count at the 45 US and transatlantic firms in London taking part in the survey increased by 91 in the year to January 2012, to 1,199.

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Aggressive US firms push London partner hiring to five-year high

By Friederike Heine | March 15, 2012

Partner hiring by US firms in London increased by over 25% in 2011, with firms adding more partners to their City bases than at any time over the last five years. Legal Week's annual survey of hiring trends at the City operations of some of the largest US and transatlantic firms found there were 116 partner hires during 2011 across the 45 firms taking part in the survey. The overwhelming majority of these (101) were partners at their previous firms.

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DLA's Mexico entrance flags up growing interest in burgeoning LatAm markets

By Rose Orlik | March 8, 2012

Robust insurance and infrastructure sectors are drawing legal advisers to Mexico and Brazil. Rose Orlik reports

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Wragges brings in SJ Berwin partner for City real estate push

By Suzi Ring | March 8, 2012

Wragge & Co has grown its City real estate practice with the hire of SJ Berwin partner Duncan Field. Field, who is also a qualified barrister, is set to join the law firm's planning and regeneration team this spring after 13 years at SJ Berwin, where he has been a partner since 2005.

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Charles Russell hires employment partner from Pinsents

By Rose Orlik | February 16, 2012

Charles Russell has bulked up its employment and pensions team with the hire of Pinsent Masons employment partner Robert Mecrate-Butcher. Mecrate-Butcher, who joined Pinsents in 2007, works across both contentious and non-contentious employment law, with a particular focus on advising clients in the insurance and banking sectors. He specialises in TUPE advice, with his practice also 
covering diversity and equality issues, executive departures and the enforcement of restrictive covenants. The hire takes the combined employment and pensions group to 11 partners.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 3, 2020—Ballard Spahr, Pennsylvania Bar Association

By Aleeza Furman | December 3, 2020

Philadelphia City Solicitor Marcel S. Pratt is set to rejoin Ballard Spahr in January as the managing partner of the firm's Philadelphia office and a partner in its litigation department, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association Minority Attorney Conference planning subcommittee of the minority bar committee received the 2020 Award for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion from the PBA diversity team.

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Pro Mid Market

Midsize Moves: A Trusts and Estates Team and a Texas CFO

By Aleeza Furman | December 2, 2020

A trio of trusts and estates lawyers join Pierce Atwood, Thompson Coe hires a new chief financial officer, and other midsize moves.

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The American Lawyer

Boies Schiller Co-Managing Partner Leaves Embattled Firm for Cadwalader

By Dylan Jackson | December 2, 2020

Three other Boies Schiller partners are joining Nick Gravante at Cadwalader.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 2, 2020—Wisler Pearlstine, Philadelphia Bar Association

By Aleeza Furman | December 2, 2020

Wisler Pearlstine announced that Courtney A. Keaveney joined the firm as an associate in its Blue Bell office, and the Philadelphia Bar Association is bringing Philadelphia's public interest community together virtually this year for the annual Public Interest Law Day.

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Texas Lawyer

Baker Botts, Morgan Lewis Add Environmental Partners, Anticipating Enforcement Uptick

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | December 1, 2020

Baker Botts and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius each bring on a new environmental partner in Texas, as work is expected to increase under the Biden administration.

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Daily Business Review

Surge of Hurricane Insurance Disputes Attracts Kelley Kronenberg to New Orleans

By Dan Roe | December 1, 2020

The 175-lawyer Fort Lauderdale firm added litigator Sean P. Sullivan to lead its New Orleans office, amid more opportunities to serve insurers after a series of storms hitting the region.

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The Legal Intelligencer

PLW People in the News—Dec. 1, 2020—Marshall Dennehey, Clark Hill

By Aleeza Furman | December 1, 2020

Health care liability attorney Ronald M. Puntil Jr. returned to Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin's Pittsburgh office as a shareholder in the health care department, and Clark Hill announced the addition of Nicole Phatak as a member in its tax and estate planning practice, resident in the firm's Pittsburgh office.

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Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Nov. 30, 2020

By Jonathan Erway | November 30, 2020

Houston attorney Alexander A. Kuiper, an alumni of South Texas College of Law Houston, has established an endowed distinguished professorship of national security law at STCL Houston in anticipation of the law school's centennial year in 2023.

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New York Law Journal

As Employment Business Booms, 2 Practices Combine

By Aleeza Furman | November 30, 2020

Wechsler & Cohen will close its doors on Nov. 30, when its attorneys move to Harris St. Laurent. 

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The American Lawyer

As Firms Restructure Staffs for the Post-Pandemic Future, Who Will Be Protected and Exposed?

By Dan Roe | November 29, 2020

Law firms are preparing for the future as they navigate the present, illuminating some clear trends about what staffing will look like when the crisis is over.

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