Olswang has bolstered its insolvency and restructuring group with the hire of Julian Turner from Reed Smith.

Turner joined the UK top 50 firm's London office this month as a partner in the finance group and will work closely with Olswang's head of restructuring and insolvency Alicia Videon.

He joins from Reed Smith where he was a partner in the commercial restructuring and insolvency group. He spent three years in the Reed Smith's Abu Dhabi office developing the firm's Middle East finance capability.