A flurry of high-profile hires see Milbank Tweed aim to regain some UK law momentum. Alex Newman reports

Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy may have opened in London more than 30 years ago, but it is only in recent months that its recruitment efforts have really started to gather pace. Last month’s hire of Norton Rose financial disputes partner Charles Evans capped a run of high-profile new joiners for the US firm’s City arm, with the appointment marking the fifth lateral partner addition in as many months.