Law Firm Partners

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 Lam left Hogan Lovells to join Jones Day on 23 May and has been replaced by corporate partner Jun Wei, a corporate and commercial partner focusing on M&A, private equity and project financing.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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Daily Report Online

Atlanta Legal Professionals Say 'Caste' System Exists at Law Firms

By Jonathan Ringel | August 30, 2019

Too often, they said, lawyers do not treat staff like professionals.

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National Law Journal

Labor Appointee Eugene Scalia Earned $6.2M as Gibson Dunn Partner

By Dan Packel | August 30, 2019

Scalia's clients at the firm include Facebook, Ford Motor Co., Walmart and Goldman Sachs, as well as e-cigarette maker Juul.

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The Recorder

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

By Aleeza Furman | August 30, 2019

New hires and promotions from across the California legal market.

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New York Law Journal

Presidential Candidates Courting Wall Street Law Firms as Lawyers Contribute Money in a Big Way

By Christine Simmons | August 30, 2019

As presidential candidates court voters across the country, they are stepping into Wall Street law firms and corporate defense firms for donations—and coming away with millions.

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Daily Report Online

Atlanta History Center Features Sears in Exhibit on Women's Voting Rights and Political Muscle

By Meredith Hobbs | August 29, 2019

Smith Gambrell partner Leah Ward Sears is featured in an exhibit centered around the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote.

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The American Lawyer

2020 Vision: How a Kirkland Partner—and the Legal Industry—Jumped Into the Race

By Christine Simmons | August 29, 2019

As presidential candidates court voters across the country, they are stepping into Wall Street law firms and corporate defense firms for donations—and coming away with millions.

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Law.com

How I Made Partner: Fragomen's Blake Miller

By Tasha Norman | August 29, 2019

"There are grinders, minders and finders—those that do the work, manage the work, or find the work. It is important to know which you are at any given time, become strong in that capacity, and grow onto the next phase."

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The American Lawyer

Lawyers Open Up About Their Biggest No-Deal Brexit Fears

By Meganne Tillay | Krishnan Nair | August 29, 2019

"The consequences for any firm that is not prepared for the worst could be quite severe," said one lawyer, as industry figures reveal their worst-case Brexit scenarios.

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Law.com

Lawyers Share Their Biggest No-Deal Brexit Fears

By Meganne Tillay and Krishnan Nair | August 29, 2019

"The consequences for any firm that is not prepared for the worst could be quite severe," says one lawyer, as industry figures reveal their worst-case Brexit scenarios.

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The American Lawyer

Jones Day Adds Key Trump DOJ Alum as Calif. Partner Gets Judicial Nod

By Dan Packel | August 29, 2019

With Brett Shumate going to work with Don McGahn in D.C., and another partner up for a federal bench seat, ties between Jones Day and the Trump administration are still looking tight.

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