Law Firm Hiring

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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International Edition

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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CC US disputes chief departs for Cleary in Washington DC

By Sofia Lind | May 18, 2011

Clifford Chance (CC) has lost its Americas head of litigation and dispute resolution, with Juan Morillo joining Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in Washington DC. The departure will be seen as a blow to the magic circle law firm, which heavily restructured its US litigation practice two years ago.

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Field Fisher hires Squire Sanders partner for City real estate team

By Friederike Heine | May 18, 2011

Field Fisher Waterhouse has boosted its real estate practice with the hire of Squire Sanders Hammonds partner Carlos Pierce. Pierce, who joined the law firm this week (16 May), advises on the property aspects of the energy sector with a particular focus on energy, infrastructure and sustainability. He has advised a range of clients including National Grid, E.ON and Gaz de France (now GDF Suez) on matters including bio-mass, waste-to-energy and wind farm developments.

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Mayer Brown corporate partner joins Charles Russell's London practice

By Suzi Ring | May 18, 2011

Charles Russell has bulked up its City corporate arm with the hire of Mayer Brown partner Lauri-Lynn Pursall. Pursall joined Charles Russell earlier this month from Mayer Brown's London corporate practice. She had been at the transatlantic firm since 2001 and was made up to partner in 2007. She specialises in equity capital markets and M&A work in the mining, media, construction and 
retail sectors.

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Ex-Barlows chief exec Evans takes on 'brand and talent' role at RPC

By Suzi Ring | May 18, 2011

Former Barlow Lyde & Gilbert chief executive Clint Evans is joining Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) to lead the firm's business development department. Evans is set to join RPC next month as director of brand and talent, a role that will see him working alongside HR director Sally Andrews and knowledge management director Andrew Woolfson, with responsibility for leading the business development team.

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DLA signs up DWF transactional finance chief for Manchester office

By Simon Petersen | May 13, 2011

DLA Piper has strengthened its Manchester asset finance practice with the hire of DWF transactional finance head Alan Cunningham. Cunningham, who joined DLA on 3 May, has been joined at the firm by asset finance solicitor Michael Nelson. He told Legal Week: "It's a very positive move for our practice. We're looking to work for more banks and expand our international offerings and DLA gives us a good platform to do that."

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Kennedys signs up Covington partner for London office

By Suzi Ring | May 11, 2011

Kennedys has added a partner to its London base with the hire of product liability specialist Anne Ware from Covington & Burling. Ware joined Kennedys earlier this month from the US firm's City office, where she has been a partner since 2004.

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Willkie Farr recruits Herbert Smith partner for UK bribery law push

By Suzi Ring | May 10, 2011

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired the head of Herbert Smith's investigations and corporate crime unit Peter Burrell, to launch a UK anti-bribery practice in the City. Burrell, who specialises in contentious regulatory work including conducting and managing internal investigations, is set to become the second partner in Willkie's London office alongside US corporate and securities partner Jon Lyman.

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King & Spalding boosts London with Hogan Lovells hire

By Friederike Heine | May 9, 2011

King & Spalding is set to launch a competition practice in London with the hire of Hogan Lovells of counsel Suzanne Rab. Rab, who joins King & Spalding this week as a partner, has advised on cartel, market and merger control investigations in the UK and across Europe.

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Texas Lawyer

Defamation Suit Against Kinney Recruiting Can Proceed in Hong Kong, 5th Circuit Rules

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | November 9, 2020

The appellate court vacated and remanded a Texas federal court antisuit injunction that the defamation suit, filed by a recruiter who used to work for Kinney. 

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Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Nov. 9, 2020

By Jonathan Erway | November 9, 2020

Alexander Dubose & Jefferson added former Texas Supreme Court Justice Paul W. Green as a partner in its newly created San Antonio office.

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Daily Business Review

Law Firms Plan for Less Office Space and More Tech Costs Heading Into 2021

By Dan Roe | November 9, 2020

Florida law firm leaders have saved on renegotiated leases and stifled travel, spent on telecommunications and other technology and positioned their firms to maximize success in pandemic-driven practice areas.

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The American Lawyer

After Drop in Hiring, Big Firms Are 'Lucratively Positioned' for Year-End

By Andrew Maloney | November 9, 2020

While demand for legal services fell by 2.4% in the third quarter, profitability was buoyed by increased work rates and a drop in hiring and expenses, according to a new Peer Monitor report.

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New Jersey Law Journal

Calcagni & Kanefsky Adds 2 to Boost Government Investigations Work, Including Former NJ Resources Corp. GC

By Suzette Parmley | November 6, 2020

Mariellen Dugan, a partner at Gibbons in Newark, and Richard Spatola, senior attorney and trust & compliance officer with IBM in New York, add to the firm's expansion in the last 12 months, in which it has brought on six attorneys total.

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Daily Report Online

Inspired by Big Trial Boutiques, Troutman Partner Launches His Own Firm

By Meredith Hobbs | November 6, 2020

David Chaiken, who spent nine years as a federal prosecutor, said, "particularly in Atlanta, there is room in the market for a white-collar trial and investigations boutique like those that have emerged in other major cities."

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The American Lawyer

Hire Up: Cozen Keeps Laterals Coming, Non-Election Action in DC

By Patrick Smith | November 6, 2020

A slower week for laterals, there was still some non-election related news coming out of D.C. and a couple of higher-profile hires by litigation funder Validity.

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The American Lawyer

Legal Industry Adds Nearly 5,000 Jobs in Sixth Straight Month of Gains

By Dan Packel | November 6, 2020

Recently announced job cuts haven't weighed down the latest stats from the BLS. But many of these new cuts are permanent job losses for workers that had previously been furloughed.

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The Recorder

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

By Aleeza Furman | November 5, 2020

New hires from across the California legal market.

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New Jersey Law Journal

On The Move: Cohn Lifland; Florio Perrucci; Passaic County Superior Court

By Jonathan Erway | November 5, 2020

Luers Joins Cohn Lifland to Launch Public Records Practice  Walter M. Luers has joined Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf in Saddle Brook as…

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