Morrison & Foerster has hired Latham & Watkins London M&A partner Vladimir Maly as it seeks to build up its corporate practice.

The latest hire follows the appointment of fellow ex-Latham partner Graeme Sloan as MoFo's London corporate head and global M&A co-chair earlier this year.

Maly (pictured) joined Latham as an associate from Linklaters in 2004 and was made up to partner in 2009.

He specialises in advising banking and investment management clients, focusing on providing advice on cross-border financing, M&A and other corporate transactions.

For example, in 2011, Maly advised the underwriters on a deal that saw Polish billionaire Zygmunt Solorz-Zak buy one of the country's largest mobile phone operators Polkomtel for $5.4bn (£3.5bn). Maly acted on the transaction with Latham's current co-chair of banking Christopher Kandel and London capital markets partner Brett Cassidy.

MoFo's managing partner Paul Friedman said the firm was "committed to expanding our outstanding corporate and finance capability in London and across Europe".

Sloane added: "By deepening the corporate capabilities of MoFo in London, we will be even better positioned to provide the most sophisticated support to investment banks, funds, and corporations in England and around the world."

It is the latest in a string of exits from Latham in Europe, as the firm reshuffles its operations in the region following a number of high profile hires.

In London, the firm has seen two other departures this year as well as Sloan and Maly.

In September, structured finance partner Lucy Oddy joined Allen & Overy's real estate finance team, while King & Spalding recruited Latham's vice chair of tax and benefits Daniel Friel in March as a partner in its international tax practice in London.