Bird & Bird has added a partner to its City base with the hire of Eversheds' London head of commercial.

Phil Sherrell, who has led the Eversheds team for one year, is joining Bird & Bird's intellectual property (IP) team in London.

His telecoms, media and technology (TMT) practice focuses on contentious and non-contentious IP, including copyright tribunal litigation and copyright licensing, while he also handles work relating to reputation management, as well as advertising and sponsorship.