Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) is continuing its aggressive City expansion with the hire of corporate partners Paul Claydon and James Gubbins from Weil Gotshal & Manges.

As first reported on legalweek.com, Claydon, who headed up Weil Gotshal’s City corporate team, will now lead MoFo’s London corporate group. The pair, who have previously worked together at Clifford Chance and Pinsent Masons, specialise in advising life-sciences companies.