Law Firm Hiring

Freshfields partner duo exit firm's Duesseldorf base to join Noerr

By Simon Petersen | June 6, 2011

German firm Noerr has hired two real estate partners from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, leaving the magic circle firm with no property partners in Duesseldorf. Partners Alexander Goepfert and Christoph Brenzinger are expected to join Noerr in July, when Goepfert will lead the German firm's real estate investment group.

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Norton Rose boosts Paris with Hogan Lovells corporate partner hire

By Simon Petersen | June 2, 2011

Norton Rose has strengthened its Paris office with the hire of Hogan Lovells corporate partner Jon Harry. Harry, who had worked at Hogan Lovells and legacy Lovells since 1988, is set to join Norton Rose on 6 June.

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Hogan Lovells appoints new MP for Beijing office following Jones Day departure

By Simon Petersen | June 2, 2011

Hogan Lovells has appointed a new managing partner in Beijing following the departure of intellectual property (IP) partner Horace Lam to Jones Day. Lam left Hogan Lovells to join Jones Day on 23 May and has been replaced by corporate partner Jun Wei, a corporate and commercial partner focusing on M&A, private equity and project financing. Wei advises multinational companies and financial institutions on structuring their investments in China and dealing with Chinese regulatory agencies.

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Howrey team hands Shearman brace of clients including Nestle and Hilton

By Simon Petersen | June 2, 2011

Shearman & Sterling's Brussels office has picked up a number of clients from defunct firm Howrey, including Nestle and Hilton. The US law firm, which hired a five-partner competition team led by the co-head of Howrey's global antitrust practice, Trevor Soames, in February, is advising on a number of matters for the team's former Howrey clients.

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Jones Day adds three partners to London base with Ashurst team hire

By Friederike Heine | June 1, 2011

Jones Day has added three partners to its City arm with the hire of a US securities team from Ashurst. The trio comprises US-qualified partners Daniel Bushner, Eric Stuart and Marie Elena Angulo. Bushner and Angulo started at the US law firm at the beginning of last week (23 May), with Stuart set to remain at Ashurst until the end of June to conclude several client matters.

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Herbert Smith sees three-partner Paris litigation team depart for A&O

By Suzi Ring | June 1, 2011

Herbert Smith's Paris litigation team has been hit by a three-partner walkout, with the trio's forthcoming departure to Allen & Overy (A&O) marking the latest in a string of exits from the City firm's French arm over the last 18 months. Herbert Smith's recently appointed head of disputes for Continental Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMEA), Denis Chemla, is set to join A&O alongside arbitration partner Michael Young and litigation partner Erwan Poisson.

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Macfarlanes turns to Clifford Chance for structured finance hire

By Suzi Ring | May 31, 2011

Macfarlanes has boosted its structured finance practice with the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) partner Rachel Kelly.Kelly is set to join the firm next week from the City banking and finance practice at CC and will be the first partner in Macfarlanes' London structured finance team.

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Clydes bolsters City energy group with Watson Farley hire

By Suzi Ring | May 25, 2011

Clyde & Co has boosted its City energy practice with the hire of Watson Farley & Williams partner Sandra Sinclair-Hughes. Sinclair-Hughes joined the firm last week from the international project and structured finance group at Watson Farley. She specialises in advising offshore engineering and procurement contractors, service companies and oil companies in relation to project agreements including installation, leasing, operating and supply contracts.

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Edwards Angell hires 2Birds partner to launch City banking team

By Sofia Lind | May 25, 2011

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge is launching a London banking practice with the hire of City finance veteran Charles Proctor from Bird & Bird. The US law firm said the move had come in a bid to sustain its growing transactional practice, including in private equity and venture capital as well as its insurance practice, as Proctor also has substantial regulatory experience.

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A change in the private equity guard is opening a few gates

By Georgina Stanley | May 25, 2011

Last month Clifford Chance (CC) private equity veteran James Baird retired from the firm after more than 25 years as a partner. Clearly the departure is unlikely to spell anything like disaster for a buyout practice as dominant as CC's, but it has certainly got the private equity sewing circle talking. And, no doubt, hoping for opportunities to tighten links with some of Baird's clients, such as CVC.

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Law.com

Baker McKenzie Hires PwC Economist in Bid to Compete With Big Four

By Eva von Schaper | October 27, 2020

The addition of a non-lawyer to the partnership comes as part of a major effort to grow the firm's tax advisory practice in Germany.

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The American Lawyer

Antitrust Chair Rejoins Fried Frank After Stint as DOJ Second-in-Command

By Dylan Jackson | October 26, 2020

As second-in-command at the DOJ, Barry Nigro oversaw more than 100 cases, including the multibillion mergers of Bayer with Monsanto and Sprint with T-Mobile.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Oct. 26, 2020—Ward Greenberg, PBA WIP

By Aleeza Furman | October 26, 2020

Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy announced that Amanda Cunha joined its Philadelphia office as a new associate, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession is set to present 2020 H. Robert Fiebach Awards for the Promotion of Women in the Law to Berner Klaw & Watson and Lanard and Associates.

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Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Oct. 26, 2020

By Jonathan Erway | October 26, 2020

   ACTL Installs 70th President The American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), one of the premier professional organizations composed of preeminent…

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The American Lawyer

Hire Up: Are Real Estate Practices Readying for a Comeback?

By Dylan Jackson | October 23, 2020

The lateral market saw some rare real estate movement this week, while firms continued to add government, IP and cybersecurity lawyers.

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The Recorder

On the Move: Tracking the Ins and Outs of California Lawyers

By Aleeza Furman | October 22, 2020

New hires and appointments from across the California legal market.

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The American Lawyer

As State AGs Rush Into Policy Battles, Big Law Is Seizing the Opportunity

By Dylan Jackson | October 22, 2020

The growing strength and visibility of state attorneys general has led several firms to enter into what was once a niche practice, guiding clients through investigations. Attorneys anticipate more work as the pandemic rages on and the election looms.

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The American Lawyer

New Program Calls On Managing Partners, General Counsel to Make 'Personal Commitments' to Diversity

By Dylan Jackson | October 22, 2020

"We looked at each other as board members and said, 'If this group of the most powerful general counsels and managing partners in the country can't make progress, who can?'" said Crowell & Moring's Ellen Dwyer, who chairs the LCLD board.

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Pro Mid Market

Midsize Moves: A Med Mal Trio in New York, an IP Pair in Cleveland

By Aleeza Furman | October 22, 2020

Hall Booth Smith adds three medical malpractice partners in New York, two IP lawyers join Ulmer & Berne in Cleveland, and other midsize moves.

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New Jersey Law Journal

On The Move: Lowenstein Sandler; Sherman Wells

By Jonathan Erway | October 21, 2020

Lowenstein Sandler Welcomes Brent Weisenberg as Senior Counsel Brent Weisenberg has joined Lowenstein Sandler as senior counsel in the bankruptcy,…

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