Taylor Wessing has added to its finance practice in London with the hire of Elisabeth Gaunt from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe.

Gaunt, a partner in Orrick’s City banking and finance department, acts on transactions in industries including telecoms, energy and transport. She was previously also a partner at legacy Denton Wilde Sapte and an associate at Clifford Chance, where she spent four years in the firm’s Hong Kong office.