Howrey is set to boost its London arm with the hire of a competition partner from US rival Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, with the New York leader also seeing a capital markets partner depart for an in-house role.

Shaun Goodman will join the top 50 US law firm next month (1 March) as the second full-time partner in Howrey’s London antitrust group, which is led by partner Tom McQuail.