Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has sealed the hire of former Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker City finance partner Keith Wilson.

Wilson, who headed up the finance team in Paul Hastings' London office until leaving in November last year, was voted into the partnership at the top 20 City law firm last week. Before joining the US firm in 2005, he was at legacy Lovells, where he joined the partnership in 1998.

Wilson said he made the move because he wanted to be part of a practice that had a stronger focus on asset finance, as well as the oil and gas sector that he specialises in.