Dresdner Bank: Lovells has bolstered its Frankfurt arm with the appointment of Olaf Grabowski, who joins as a banking partner from Dresdner Bank where he was a director and senior counsel.

Schroders: Barclays Bank’s legal chief Howard Trust is joining Schroders as its new general counsel and secretary to the management board. He replaces the retiring head of legal Francis Neate. Trust will be the overall legal head for the 14-lawyer in-house team and will sit on the group management board.