Linklaters has lost former US co-chief and litigation head Larry Byrne to Pepper Hamilton’s white collar practice along with a five lawyer team.

Byrne joins the firm alongside counsel Ruth Harlow, who is also joining as a partner in the New York office. Four other lawyers are also joining the US firm, including Martin S Bloor and Linda Regis-Hallinan, both of whom will be of counsel in the white collar practice.