Dickinson Dees has completed the hire of senior corporate partner Mark Warburton from regional rival Watson Burton in a coup for the firm’s fledgling York office, the Newcastle giant announced today (23 April).

Warburton, who will join the top 60 practice on 1 May, was instrumental in the launch of Watson Burton’s Leeds office two years ago alongside banking specialist Andrew Gosnay, who also quit the firm last summer, as first reported by legalweek.com.