LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae has swooped on Debevoise & Plimpton’s top-rated UK litigation partner Arthur Marriott QC as the New York firm pledges to maintain investment in its London arm throughout the year.

Marriott became the 16th partner at LeBoeuf’s 60-lawyer London office on 1 July. He had been a partner at Debevoise’s London office since 1997, having joined them from Wilmer Cutler & Pickering. He joins Debevoise along with litigation associate Deborah Ruff.