Law Firm Hiring

FFW partner leaving for Hogan Lovells to be held to 18-month notice period

By Alex Newman | October 10, 2013

Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) has confirmed it is to hold a senior partner departing for Hogan Lovells to an 18-month notice period. Eduardo Ustaran, FFW's privacy and information group head and a leading lawyer in his field, has agreed to join the London office of Hogan Lovells.

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CC private equity partner re-joins David Walker at Latham

By Alex Newman | October 9, 2013

Latham & Watkins has raided Clifford Chance's (CC) private equity practice for the second time this year with the hire of Tom Evans as partner. Evans joins just months after CC private equity chief and key Carlyle relationship partner David Walker made the switch.

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Sidley Austin snaps up Weil partner as Texas exodus continues

By Alex Newman | October 9, 2013

The exodus of partners from Weil Gotshal & Manges' Texas offices has continued, as the New York-based firm continues to push through a major redundancy process. On Monday (7 October) Sidley Austin confirmed it had recruited Weil's Dallas-based private equity and M&A partner Scott Parel - the latest in a string of hires from the firm.

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BLP private equity partner follows McKeeve to Jones Day

By Alex Newman | October 8, 2013

Jones Day has landed its second private equity partner from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) in two months, with the hire of Michael Weir in its London office. The appointment follows Jones Day's high-profile recruitment of BLP's former global head of private equity Raymond McKeeve in August.

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Boies Schiller takes Bingham litigator for London launch

By Alex Newman | October 7, 2013

Boies Schiller & Flexner has hired Bingham McCutchen litigation partner Natasha Harrison to head the firm's London office. Harrison, who is expected to move over in November, will sit as the managing partner of Boies Schiller's first base outside the US.

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RPC boosts Singapore team with hire of Ince Asia insurance chief

By Pui-Guan Man | October 7, 2013

RPC has bulked up its Singapore practice with the hire of Ince & Co head of Asia insurance and reinsurance Iain Anderson. Anderson joined Ince as a trainee in 1998 and was made up as partner in 2007 before relocating to Singapore three years later to launch the firm's Singapore insurance offering. He is set to start his role at RPC at the start of November.

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Former Fulbright competition co-head joins Brodies in Edinburgh

By Alex Newman | October 6, 2013

Brodies' Edinburgh office has re-hired Norton Rose Fulbright regulatory and competition partner Rod Lambert. Lambert, who trained at the Scottish firm before moving to London, joins Brodies' public law and regulatory team, where he will advise clients on antitrust litigation matters including cartel defence, antitrust compliance and merger control.

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Reed Smith global managing partner leaves for US bank role

By Alex Newman | October 4, 2013

Reed Smith global managing partner Greg Jordan is leaving the firm to join the PNC Financial Services Group, in a surprise senior move. Jordan, who steps down after thirteen years as managing partner replaces outgoing PNC general counsel Bob Hoyt, who was last month headhunted by Barclays to replace outgoing legal chief Mark Harding.

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Mayer Brown raids SJB real estate team for second London lateral in a week

By Alex Newman | October 1, 2013

Mayer Brown has recruited SJ Berwin real estate partner Pat Jones, marking the firm's second lateral hire in London in less than a week. Jones joins the firm today, after 10 years at SJ Berwin. She advises clients in the real estate and retail sectors on complex structured development, investment and joint ventures.

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Former Dewey chief Horvath joins Greenberg's London office

By Legal Week | October 1, 2013

Former Dewey & LeBoeuf executive partner Stephen Horvath has joined Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in its London corporate and securities practice. Horvath, Dewey's former European M&A practice head and member of its European Council, was made executive partner as the firm began to experience financial difficulty last year, before it was eventually wound up.

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Law.com

Columbia Reigns Supreme in Big Law Hiring, But Northwestern, Cornell Came on Strong in 2020

By Karen Sloan | March 4, 2021

Columbia Law School lands at the top of our 2021 Go-To Law Schools ranking of Big Law feeder schools, marking the eighth straight year the school tops the list.

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Daily Business Review

Coral Gables Law Firm, Florida Memorial University Announce Joint Talent 'Pipeline' for Black Lawyers

By Dan Roe | March 4, 2021

The FMU Legal Scholars Pipeline Program is a partnership between the university and Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman. The firm's attorneys will mentor Black high school and college students with the goal of law school admittance.

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New Jersey Law Journal

Prezioso Added as Employment Practice Co-Leader at Sills Cummis

By David Gialanella | March 4, 2021

Patricia Prezioso, previously with Porzio Bromberg & Newman, joined Sills Cummis to co-chair the employment practice. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Toscano also joined the firm.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—March 4, 2021—Flaster Greenberg, Curtin & Heefner

By Aleeza Furman | March 4, 2021

Insurance coverage attorney Arthur R. Armstrong joined Flaster Greenberg as a shareholder in its litigation, insurance and cybersecurity practice groups, and Curtin & Heefner partner Timothy Szuhaj produced and served as a panelist for the recent webinar "Staffing in the Time of COVID."

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National Law Journal

Baker Botts Adds 2 Partners in DC as 2 Others Depart

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | March 4, 2021

A number of Big Law partners are making firm moves in hot practices, including antitrust, energy regulation, litigation and debt finance.

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Daily Report Online

Randy Evans Lands at Squire After Return From Ambassadorship

By Meredith Hobbs | March 4, 2021

The trial lawyer and Republican heavy-hitter is returning to full-time law practice as a partner at Squire Patton Boggs.

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Law.com

What's Driving London's 'Unbelievably Busy' Lateral Market?

By Simon Lock | March 4, 2021

Over 80 partner hires took place in the first two months of the year, with disputes, private equity and real estate hires proving increasingly popular with firms in London

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Law.com

Sneak Peek at the 2021 Go-To Law Schools: Nos. 11-20

By Karen Sloan | March 4, 2021

Here's an early look at Law.com's 2021 Go-To Law School Big Law hiring report, featuring schools 11-20 on our annual ranking of the 50 law campuses that sent the highest percentage of recent graduates on to large firm associate jobs.

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Texas Lawyer

Sneak Peek at the 2021 Go-To Law Schools: The University of Texas School of Law Makes the Top 20

By Karen Sloan | March 4, 2021

Here's an early look at Law.com's 2021 Go-To Law School Big Law hiring report, featuring schools 11-20 on our annual ranking of the 50 law campuses that sent the highest percentage of recent graduates on to large firm associate jobs.

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Pro Mid Market

Midsize Moves: A Diversity Officer in New Orleans and a 5-Lawyer Hire in New York

By Aleeza Furman | March 3, 2021

McGlinchey Stafford announced that New Orleans-based Eliska Plunkett will be stepping up to serve as the firm's chief diversity officer and co-chair of the diversity, equity and inclusion committee, and other midsize moves.

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