Morgan Lewis & Bockius has bolstered its London employment team with the hire of Christopher Hitchins as a partner from Latham & Watkins. Hitchins, who was a counsel at Latham, specialises in employment work on cross-border M&A, outsourcing and employee incentives. The firm has also hired an associate from DLA Piper for its London employment team. Hitchins is the US firm's first lateral partner in the City since November last year, when it hired corporate finance partner Iain Wright from Norton Rose.