Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has recruited another Clifford Chance (CC) partner in New York, a move which means the US firm has now taken on 11 litigation lawyers from CC during the past month.

CC litigation partner George Schieren, who resigned from the US practice earlier this month, has joined CC's global head of litigation Mark Kirsch, litigation partner Joel Cohen and counsel Christopher Joralemon at Gibson Dunn, with the US firm confirming that it has also recruited seven associates from CC.

Shieren joined the magic circle firm's New York office as a partner in 2003 from a position as senior vice president and general counsel of broker-dealer Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith. Schieren was also senior vice president and associate general counsel of Merrill Lynch & Co, and was a member of its executive management committee from 2000 to 2003.

His practice focuses on securities litigation, regulatory enforcement proceedings, internal investigations and crisis management. He also has experience of US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and securities regulation, having worked in the New York office of the SEC until joining Merrill Lynch in 1981.

Gibson Dunn litigation and crisis management head Randy Mastro said: "We are very glad to have George on board. George is very well regarded and well known in the securities industry and on Wall Street. His understanding of the role of in-house counsel and the inner workings of the SEC will prove particularly valuable to our clients."