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Former US Navy commander to earn partner stripes at Steptoe in London

Steptoe & Johnson has hired BHP Billiton lawyer and former US Navy commander Jeffrey Cottle as a partner in the regulation and compliance group of its London office.
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Freshfields' Tim Jones scores GC role for Rugby World Cup organiser

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Tim Jones has been appointed as England Rugby 2015's general counsel. The corporate star, who will remain at Freshfields as an adviser on certain corporate matters, is understood to be moving to a consultant role at the magic circle firm. He will start the England Rugby 2015 role on 1 November.
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Former Pinsents disputes head leads trio of hires for Irwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell has expanded its business legal services (BLS) division with a group of three lateral hires, including Pinsent Masons litigation head Nigel Kissack. Kissack, who moves to Irwin Mitchell as national head of commercial litigation, is joined by Squire Sanders intellectual property partner Alex Newman and former Brown Rudnick lawyer Kirsten Doherty, who moves as a consultant.
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Gide raids Morgan Lewis Paris for 19-strong team

Morgan Lewis & Bockius' Paris managing partner has led a 19-lawyer exodus from the firm's office in the French capital to Gide Loyrette Nouel. Anne Tolila, the office's managing partner is one of nine partners to defect to Gide.
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Macfarlanes builds real estate practice with Ashurst hire

Macfarlanes has added to its commercial real estate practice with the hire of Ashurst partner Anthony Burnett-Scott. The announcement follows the recent additions to the practice of partners Clare Breeze, who joined from Shearman and Sterling in July and Ann Minogue, also from Ashurst, in August.
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Eleven partners among 50-strong team joining DWF from Greenwoods

DWF has acquired a 50-strong team from Bristol-based insurance disputes specialist Greenwoods, as the firm continues its expansion drive.
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FFW partner leaving for Hogan Lovells to be held to 18-month notice period

Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) has confirmed it is to hold a senior partner departing for Hogan Lovells to an 18-month notice period. Eduardo Ustaran, FFW's privacy and information group head and a leading lawyer in his field, has agreed to join the London office of Hogan Lovells.
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CC private equity partner re-joins David Walker at Latham

Latham & Watkins has raided Clifford Chance's (CC) private equity practice for the second time this year with the hire of Tom Evans as partner. Evans joins just months after CC private equity chief and key Carlyle relationship partner David Walker made the switch.
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Sidley Austin snaps up Weil partner as Texas exodus continues

The exodus of partners from Weil Gotshal & Manges' Texas offices has continued, as the New York-based firm continues to push through a major redundancy process. On Monday (7 October) Sidley Austin confirmed it had recruited Weil's Dallas-based private equity and M&A partner Scott Parel - the latest in a string of hires from the firm.
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BLP private equity partner follows McKeeve to Jones Day

Jones Day has landed its second private equity partner from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) in two months, with the hire of Michael Weir in its London office. The appointment follows Jones Day's high-profile recruitment of BLP's former global head of private equity Raymond McKeeve in August.
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