Latham & Watkins has boosted its City office with the hire of two litigation partners from Hogan Lovells.

Co-head of global financial services litigation Jon Holland, and banking litigation partner Andrea Monks, will join the firm's litigation and trial department in London.

Holland joined legacy Lovells in 1986 and is also qualified to practice in Hong Kong and Australia. He specialises in financial services investigations and litigation.

Monks' practice includes advising banks on contentious regulatory investigations and acting for banks and corporates on anti-money laundering issues.

Latham London managing partner Jay Sadanandan said: "Jon and Andrea have outstanding reputations in high-stakes, market-defining disputes and investigations. Their broad expertise knits well with our growing litigation and regulatory practices in the City and fits with our strategy of building top-notch litigation strength across the globe."

Last year, the US heavyweight set out ambitious targets to ramp up its presence in the London litigation market.

It is aiming to double the number of lawyers in its London litigation department during the next three to five years.

In October last year the firm hired CMS UK litigator Ian Felstead, following the appointment of Stuart Alford QC and Oliver Browne as co-chairs of the City disputes practice earlier in the year.

Other recent City litigation recruits include Martin Davies, who joined in January 2017 from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, and arbitration partner Sophie Lamb, who joined from Debevoise & Plimpton in 2016.

The firm's most recent significant hire came in November, when DLA Piper international senior partner and global co-chair Juan Picon joined the firm in Madrid.