Hogan & Hartson’s City arm has won a high-profile mandate to advise Ford on the planned disposal of its luxury car brands Jaguar and Land Rover.

The US law firm has bumped aside past advisers including Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Slaughter and May to take the role, with ex-Shearman & Sterling corporate partner Jonathan Coppin understood to be leading the team. The deal is estimated to be worth around $1.5bn (£741m).