Law Firm Hiring

Latham boosts Hong Kong disputes team with senior Sidley hire

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | March 7, 2013

Latham & Watkins has expanded its Hong Kong disputes team with the hire of arbitration partner Ing Loong Yang from Sidley Austin. Yang, previously the co-chair of Sidley's international arbitration practice and an experienced litigator, has joined Latham to work alongside Hong Kong partner Simon Powell and of counsel Eleanor Lam.

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The Transfer Window: recent moves including OC, Freshfields and CC

By Legal Week | March 3, 2013

Osborne Clarke (OC) has continued its run of recent recruitment with the hire of Eversheds' former UK corporate head Mark Spinner. Spinner joined OC's City office last week, with his arrival taking the London partner count to 50. He has spent around 25 years spread at Eversheds over two spells, after leaving in 2000 to join internet start-up Wesupply and rejoining the firm two years later.

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Cleared for take-off – the new shape of the Middle East legal market

By Legal Week | February 28, 2013

Dubai's detractors have had a field day in recent years. The wise man, they pointed out, did not build his house upon the sand. From its heyday in the 2000s, doomsayers forecast the city would collapse and be swallowed up by the desert. That has not happened and, after a painful retrenchment, the Middle East's leading hub is back on the path to growth. With the opening of Terminal 3, Dubai's airport expects 75 million international passengers in 2013, rising to 90 million in 2015. This would catapult it into the lead as the world's busiest airport, dwarfing its closest rivals London Heathrow (65 million), Paris Charles De Gaulle (56 million) and Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok (53 million).

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Herbert Smith faces fierce competition in 'over-lawyered' German market

By Pui-Guan Man | February 21, 2013

The news that Herbert Smith Freehills is set to launch in Germany later this year has been met with a mixed response from the local market, with lawyers questioning whether the firm will be able to come close to matching the strength offered through its former alliance with Gleiss Lutz. The firm last week confirmed it is opening an office in Frankfurt in the second quarter of 2013 with the hire of Ralf Thaeter, who was head of corporate and M&A at Gleiss. The office will initially focus on M&A, corporate, disputes and finance work, with a view to expanding to a full-service offering. The firm was not able to open in the country earlier than January 2013 due to the wind-down terms of its alliance with Gleiss and Benelux firm Stibbe, which broke down in December 2011.

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Hong Kong lawyers in demand as global firms fight for Chinese speakers

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | February 21, 2013

International law firms in Hong Kong are ramping up their recruitment of Mandarin speakers in a bid to boost relationships with mainland China clients, creating fierce job competition for foreign lawyers in the region. A Legal Week survey of international firms operating in Hong Kong found every firm responding to the survey bar one had increased the number of Mandarin-speaking lawyers in their Hong Kong offices since 2011. The increase took the average percentage of Mandarin speakers employed by the 16 responding law firms to 60% of their total Hong Kong lawyer count.

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Revolving doors - London partner churn at US firms reaches new heights

By Georgina Stanley | February 7, 2013

As Cobbetts this week looked to be taking its final steps towards obsolescence and a pre-pack deal with DWF, new research from Legal Week has found US firms' activities on this side of the pond moving in an entirely more positive direction. Casting aside the seemingly perpetual economic gloom, firms have turned their attention to London expansion, with our latest survey into the hiring trends of US players in the City demonstrating record levels of partner recruitment.

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International Edition

Revolving doors - London partner churn at US firms reaches new heights

By Georgina Stanley | February 7, 2013

As Cobbetts this week looked to be taking its final steps towards obsolescence and a pre-pack deal with DWF, new research from Legal Week has found US firms' activities on this side of the pond moving in an entirely more positive direction. Casting aside the seemingly perpetual economic gloom, firms have turned their attention to London expansion, with our latest survey into the hiring trends of US players in the City demonstrating record levels of partner recruitment.

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London partner recruitment by US law firms hits record levels

By Alex Newman | February 7, 2013

The collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf helped drive partner hiring by US law firms in London to record levels in 2012, with senior lateral recruitment in the City climbing by almost 40% during the last calendar year. Legal Week's annual survey of London partner recruitment trends at some of the leading US law firms found there were 141 lateral partner hires made by the City arms of 47 US law firms last year, compared with 103 across the same firms in 2011.

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K&L Gates set to unveil 8% London turnover hike as City rise continues

By Alex Newman | January 31, 2013

K&L Gates saw London turnover increase by 8% in 2012 after a busy year for the US firm, with City growth coming against static revenues across the firm as a whole. Provisional figures for the firm's London office show revenues rose to £35.6m during the year, up from 2011's total of £33m, despite a slight fall in partner headcount to 60. The results mean the law firm has increased City revenues by almost 20% over the past two years, after seeing a 10% hike in the UK last year.

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Bond Dickinson sets out plans for growth in London and Aberdeen ahead of merger

By Gerard Starkey | December 13, 2012

Bond Dickinson, the firm formed by the merger of Bond Pearce and Dickinson Dees, is set to target growth in London and Aberdeen when its union goes live on 1 May next year. The new firm, which will sit within the UK top 40 with combined revenues of £95m, is putting domestic growth ahead of international expansion for the short term.

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Legaltech News

Freshfields Hires Team of Machine Learning Experts Amid Data-Heavy Client Work

By Varsha Patel | February 8, 2021

The firm says it hopes to 'effectively solve data-heavy challenges' for its clients.

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Legaltech News

Apprehensions Cloud Legal's Inclusion Metric Collection and Accuracy

By Victoria Hudgins | February 8, 2021

Apprehensions and retaliation fears could hinder evaluations of diversity and inclusion efforts.

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The Recorder

Apprehensions Cloud Legal's Inclusion Metric Collection and Accuracy

By Rhys Dipshan | February 8, 2021

Apprehensions and retaliation fears could hinder evaluations of diversity and inclusion efforts.

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The American Lawyer

Hire Up: The Week Big Law Built Boutiques, Broke New Ground

By Andrew Maloney | February 5, 2021

In the first week of February, Big Law partners in the lateral market made some bold moves.

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The American Lawyer

As Firms See More Work, Legal Industry Jobs Continue Recovery

By Dan Roe | February 5, 2021

A jobs report Friday squares with bullish associate hiring as the legal industry added 5,000 jobs, slowly and steadily regaining losses from April 2020. 

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New York Law Journal

Fordham Law Professor Rebecca Kysar Joins the Biden Administration

By Patricia Kane | February 5, 2021

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.

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The Legal Intelligencer

McNees Opens First Philadelphia-Area Office, Adding High-End Estate Practice

By Justin Henry | February 5, 2021

McNees firm chair Brian Jackson said the group's multimillion-dollar practice will also present cross-selling opportunities.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Feb. 5, 2021—Griesing Law, Ballard Spahr

By Aleeza Furman | February 5, 2021

Griesing Law announced the addition of Hope A. Comisky as a member in the firm's employment practice group, and Ballard Spahr real estate attorney Eileen B. Quigley received the Philadelphia Bar Association's Harris Ominsky Award.

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Delaware Law Weekly

Morris James Adds 2 Corporate and Commercial Litigators

By Aleeza Furman | February 5, 2021

Christopher Quinn and Barnaby Grzaslewicz joined Morris James in the firm's Wilmington office.

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The American Lawyer

Weil Adds London Corporate Partner in Rare Exit From Slaughter and May

By Meganne Tillay | February 5, 2021

The move is a return to London recruitment for Weil Gotshal & Manges. Meanwhile, Slaughters exits have mounted in recent years after being historically rare.

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