McDermott Will & Emery has boosted its London corporate practice with the hire of partner Michael McFall from US rival Dorsey & Whitney.

McFall has been a partner at the London arm of Minneapolis firm Dorsey since 2001 and will join McDermott’s four-partner City corporate team on 4 October. His clients include publishing group Pearson, US private equity house Carlyle Group, Intel and Deutsche Bank. McFall said: “The plan is that I can help McDermott increase its capability in private equity.”