Osborne Clarke (OC) has added three partners to its London office with the hire of a Dundas & Wilson team along with ex-partner John Pike.

Pike – the former CEO of Stephenson Harwood – quit Dundas in September after just six months at the firm, and is joined at OC by finance associates Ben Truman, who is joining OC as a partner, Richard Hathaway and Pauline Ho.

The trio all worked under Pike during their time at Stephenson Harwood before leaving for Dundas at the start of 2012. Pike joined OC in mid-January, while the start dates for the others have yet to be confirmed as they negotiate their exits from Dundas.

The quartet will be joined at OC by Dundas real estate partner Nick Padget, who will make the move in the coming months. Padget, who joined Dundas in 2002 before making partner in 2008, primarily works in property finance.

The hires mark the latest investment for OC's London base. The firm now has 10 banking partners in London with around 47 partners in total.

OC projects, real estate and finance head Omar Al-Nuaimi said: "We're currently in a fortunate position in that we get a lot of senior lawyer names coming across our desk enabling us to pick the best talent. This team fits into that category. The additions will complement the strong team we already have here, and just as importantly help us deepen our existing key relationships with the banks and in our chosen sectors."

The imminent departures from Dundas are the latest in a number of exits from the firm over the last 18 months.

Dundas joint managing partner Caryn Penley said: "We will not be commenting about specific individuals. However, it is important that we, as managing partners, manage the business. This is exactly what we are doing. We are focussing on growth through reinforcing our pre-eminent position in Scotland and investing in our key areas of strength in London. Accordingly some partner departures are inevitable."

Seperately, Dundas technology partner Paul Graham has also left the firm to join Field Fisher Waterhouse. Graham headed up Dundas' TMT and outsourcing group in London and joined Field Fisher this week after seven years with the Scottish headquartered firm.