Goodwin Procter has launched an employment practice in London with the hire of a partner from local firm Travers Smith.

Alex Fisher is set to join Goodwin after almost 14 years at Travers, which he first joined as a trainee in 2009. He first made partner in July 2020, according to his Linkedin profile. Rob Hale, chair of Goodwin’s employment practice called extending the firm’s employment practice into Europe an “important step”.