Weil Gotshal & Manges has made a notable addition to its London restructuring team with a lateral partner hire from Hogan Lovells.

Alexander Wood, who made partner at legacy Lovells in 2007, has been involved in a number of high-profile mandates during his time at the firm, including advising the Financial Services Authority on Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy filing.

Other notable roles he has taken have included advising PricewaterhouseCoopers as administrators of EMI, while he has also worked with big-name clients such as Ernst & Young and Prudential.

Wood's move comes after Weil last year took on Jones Day restructuring head Adam Plainer as head of its UK business finance and restructuring practice, followed later in the year by the hire of Plainer's former Jones Day colleague Paul Bromfield. The US firm's restructuring practice is currently working on a number of major mandates, including advising KPMG as special administrators of MF Global UK.

London restructuring head Adam Plainer said: "Alex is a fantastic hire. He is a well-regarded restructuring and insolvency lawyer, and his broad expertise, especially in financial institutions restructuring, perfectly complements the focus of our practice."

Wood's exit from Hogan Lovells comes shortly after the departure of intellectual property litigator Adam Cooke to DLA Piper.

Cooke, who join legacy Lovells in 2008 from Wragge & Co, focuses on patent litigation in the life sciences sector. At Wragges – where he made partner in 2000 – and subsequently at Hogan Lovells, Cooke's main client has been biotechnology giant Genentech.

Earlier this year, Hogan Lovells lost another litigation partner duo, with Graham Huntley and Helen Brannigan leaving the firm to set up a commercial litigation practice in London.