Law Firm Hiring

Ashurst rebuilds US securities team with ex-Linklaters veterans

By Friederike Heine | May 5, 2011

Ashurst has moved to rebuild its US securities practice in London after all three partners in the group handed in their notice earlier this year. The top 10 City law firm has hired two partners for the team - Linklaters corporate finance partner Ray Fisher, who is currently based in the magic circle firm's New York office, and Jennifer Schneck, who left Linklaters' London office in 2009. Both joined Ashurst this week.

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K&L Gates boosts Tokyo arm with hire of 10-lawyer team from CC

By Simon Petersen | May 5, 2011

K&L Gates has expanded its Tokyo office with the hire of a 10-lawyer team from Clifford Chance (CC), including three partners. The team hire comes after CC moved to restructure its Tokyo office and integrate its local joint venture firm into one CC partnership. Before the restructuring, CC had around 12 partners, including the trio joining K&L Gates - Keiji Isaji, Atsushi Yamashita and Naoki Watanabe.

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Hogan Lovells recruits US partner duo for London energy practice

By Friederike Heine | May 5, 2011

Hogan Lovells has boosted its infrastructure and project finance practice in London with the hire of energy partners Matthew Williams and John Deacon from US law firm Hunton & Williams. The two partners, who joined the firm earlier this week (1 May), both focus on the energy sector, working on project finance deals as well as related regulatory, trading and M&A matters.

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Allen & Overy boosts Germany with Hogan Lovells hire

By Simon Petersen | May 3, 2011

Allen & Overy (A&O) has strengthened its Frankfurt employment practice with the hire of a partner from Hogan Lovells. Hans-Peter Loew, who joined Hogan Lovells in 1996 and has been the managing partner of the firm's Frankfurt office since 2004, is set to join A&O in the coming months, with his start-date still to be finalised.

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Pinsents adds two partners in Dubai boost

By Simon Petersen | April 21, 2011

Pinsent Masons has boosted its Middle East projects and construction team with two new partners, with one more set to relocate to the region later this year. Projects and finance specialist Simon Harvey will join Pinsents' Dubai office from Baker & McKenzie this June, while international arbitration specialist Bjorn Gehle will join in July from Clayton Utz's Sydney base. Gehle, a special counsel at the Australian firm, advises on infrastructure and construction projects, international trade, energy and resources as well as corporate disputes.

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Asset finance - increasingly not for every banking team

By Georgina Stanley | April 14, 2011

Recent weeks have seen no less than five asset finance partner moves announced, with Berwin Leighton Paisner, Ince & Co, Mayer Brown, and, most notably, Hogan Lovells all moving to strengthen their City practices. While the timing of the appointments is more down to coincidence than any single driver in the market, the moves illustrate the differing approaches to asset finance across large law firms.

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International Edition

Asset finance - increasingly not for every banking team

By Georgina Stanley | April 14, 2011

Recent weeks have seen no less than five asset finance partner moves announced, with Berwin Leighton Paisner, Ince & Co, Mayer Brown, and, most notably, Hogan Lovells all moving to strengthen their City practices. While the timing of the appointments is more down to coincidence than any single driver in the market, the moves illustrate the differing approaches to asset finance across large law firms.

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BLP hires ex-Paul Hastings City partner in finance push

By Sofia Lind | April 14, 2011

Hire part of practice shake-up as asset finance gets strategic focus

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Nabarro adds two partners from Reed Smith and Pinsents

By Friederike Heine | April 14, 2011

Nabarro has recruited two partners for its London headquarters with a double hire from Pinsent Masons and Reed Smith. The new additions, George Lubega and Philip Olmer, will join Nabarro next month (3 May) in the City law firm's commercial litigation and real estate practices respectively. Litigator Lubega is joining from Pinsents as the 27th partner in Nabarro's commercial disputes practice. He specialises in commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution, and acts for a number of corporate clients and government departments.

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A&O analysis of lateral hiring shows 90% partner retention at firm

By Sofia Lind | March 15, 2011

Allen & Overy (A&O) has reviewed its lateral partner hiring programme over the last seven years, with the firm retaining more than 90% of the partners it brought in over the period. The magic circle firm's research, which comes against a backdrop of increasing numbers of UK and US firms taking a detailed look at their lateral hiring record, found A&O has brought in 95 partners over the last seven years, 19 of whom were hired for the firm's Australia launch last year. Of the total, only nine have departed.

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New Jersey Law Journal

Three Depart Cole Schotz in Texas to Join Bankruptcy Boutique

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | January 13, 2021

Three lawyers from Cole Schotz's Fort Worth and Dallas offices, led by Michael Warner, are moving to bankruptcy boutique Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones' new office in Houston.

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Delaware Business Court Insider

Bankruptcy Boutique Pachulski Stang Expands to Texas

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | January 13, 2021

Three lawyers from Cole Schotz's Fort Worth and Dallas offices, led by Michael Warner, are moving to bankruptcy boutique Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones' new office in Houston.

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Legaltech News

Diversity, Metrics Demands Are Pushing Firms to Embrace AI Hiring Tools

By Victoria Hudgins | January 13, 2021

Law firms are slowly shedding their skepticism about using AI during their hiring process. But many still say that AI-based hiring tools will only become commonplace if early adopters can first prove their value.

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The Recorder

Boies Schiller's Young Lawyer Ranks Are Shrinking

By Dylan Jackson | January 12, 2021

Since last year, at least 44 associates have left Boies Schiller and recruiting new lawyers is becoming a challenge.

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The American Lawyer

Boies Schiller's Young Lawyer Ranks Are Shrinking

By Dylan Jackson | January 12, 2021

Since last year, at least 44 associates have left Boies Schiller and recruiting new lawyers is becoming a challenge.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris' Plan for Industry-Focused Growth Draws 2 Transactional Partners

By Justin Henry | January 12, 2021

Duane Morris leaders say the firm's recent hires follow its strategic growth plan of organizing attorneys into industry groups, rather than practice areas.

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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Jan. 12, 2021—McNees Wallace, Ballard Spahr

By Aleeza Furman | January 12, 2021

McNees Wallace & Nurick announced that former U.S. Attorney David J. Freed joined the firm, along with former longtime assistant U.S. attorney James T. Clancy, and Ballard Spahr admitted four Philadelphia lawyers to the firm's partnership, effective Jan. 1.

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New York Law Journal

Herrick Adds 7-Lawyer Co-Op and Condo Team From Anderson Kill

By Aleeza Furman | January 11, 2021

The real estate team made up the entirety of Anderson Kill's co-op and condo practice.

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Daily Business Review

DLA Piper Lures Latin America Finance Chair From Baker McKenzie

By Lisa Shuchman | January 11, 2021

McDermott snags cross-border transactions veteran from Mayer Brown as Am Law 100 firms log high-profile lateral hires for Latin America.

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Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig Sees Fast Growth in Products Liability Practice

By Dan Roe | January 11, 2021

Alexandra Bach Lagos becomes the fourth shareholder in Greenberg's Miami products liability team, which just had the busiest year in its four-year history, said vice chair Lori Cohen.

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