Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has raided McDermott Will & Emery for its highlyrated head of employment Fraser Younson to head up its employment pensions and incentives department.

Younson, who joined McDermott in 1999 from Baker & McKenzie, is a leading employment practitioner in UK and pan-European labour law issues and is a co-founder and vice-president of the Employment Lawyers Association.