Law Firm Partners

MoFo lands two Norton Rose veteran dealmakers

By Alex Newman | July 26, 2013

Norton Rose Fulbright has lost high-profile dealmakers Jake Robson and Adam Summerly to Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) in Singapore. Robson and Summerly, who have been based in the city-state for eight and 14 years have been brought in to support increasing demand from MoFo's clients for work based in and out of South and Southeast Asia. The English-qualified Robson focuses on M&A, private equity, cross-border investment and joint venture work throughout Asia, as well as capital markets transactions in public securities offerings in the region.

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HSF litigation leaders remain bullish as attention turns to post-merger strategy

By Anna Reynolds | July 25, 2013

Herbert Smith Freehills' (HSF) prized litigation practice has been the subject of much attention in recent months, with a steady stream of senior departures providing an unwelcome narrative in the wake of last year's transformative Anglo-Australian merger. The departures – which have seen senior names such as Ted Greeno, Martyn Hopper and Kevin Lloyd head to magic circle rivals and ambitious US competitors in the City – come amid falling partner profits and much talk of post-merger tension following last October's Freehills tie-up. But as global dispute resolution head Sonya Leydecker draws up a new three-year strategy, she believes the practice remains at the top of its game, with the merger providing an opportunity to build the practice globally.

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Goldman Sachs deputy GC to rejoin Fried Frank as co-chair

By Alex Newman | July 24, 2013

Goldman Sachs deputy general counsel David Greenwald is set to rejoin Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson as co-chair of the US firm. Greenwald, who also holds the post of international GC at the bank, will serve alongside Valerie Jacob, current chair of the New York-headquartered firm, until February 2015.

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Handle with care – Hong Kong's new data protection laws in the spotlight

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | July 18, 2013

It would be an understatement to say that recent changes to Hong Kong's data privacy rules were a wake-up call for companies doing business in the region. The strict new Personal Data Privacy Ordinance (PDPO), which came into force on 1 April, has banned companies from using personal data in direct marketing without getting consent from the people being targeted. This threatens to curtail businesses' advertising campaigns and flood IT departments with opt-out requests.

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Akin Gump set for capital injection as firm moves to all-equity partnership

By Alex Newman | July 17, 2013

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld is shifting its firm-wide partnership to an all-equity structure from January 2014, following an extensive canvassing of partners' opinion. The New York-based firm - which counts 21 partners in its London office - is giving all income partners an opportunity to make a capital investment.

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Wragges takes four-strong Paris real estate team from Bird & Bird

By Gerard Starkey | July 16, 2013

Wragge & Co has moved to strengthen its Paris real estate offering with the hire of a four-lawyer team from Bird & Bird led by partner Constance de La Hosseraye. La Hosseraye joins the firm to head up the Paris real estate practice and brings with her associates Fleur Gaffinel, Jeremy Roigt and Katy Bonixe, with the team plugging the gap left following the departure of partner Henry Ranchon to French law firm Franklin at the start of the month. After being called to the bar in 1992, La Hosseraye joined local firm De Pardieu Brocas Maffei in 1993 before joining Bird & Bird's Paris office in 2007 as partner. Her arrival at Wragges brings its Paris partner count to ten.

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Gibson Dunn recruits Hogan Lovells energy partner in first hire since QFLP award

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | July 9, 2013

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has hired Hogan Lovells' energy head for South East Asia Brad Roach in its first move to bolster the number of partners in the region since receiving a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licence in February. The Los Angeles head-quartered firm, which previously said it would look to supplement its existing M&A, energy and infrastructure practices in Singapore, as well as adding arbitration to its offering, now counts four partners in the island city-state in addition to 12 legal staff.

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Linklaters boosts India practice with return of partner from referral firm

By Anna Reynolds | July 8, 2013

Linklaters has boosted its India practice, re-hiring a partner from its Mumbai referral firm Talwar Thakore & Associates (TT&A). Narayan Iyer - who will return to Linklaters in August as a partner - first joined the firm as a trainee in 1996. He helped to set up Linklaters India practice, and was elected a partner in 2007. Iyer left Linklaters to join the TT&A partnership in 2009, where he has been developing the firm's finance practice.

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McDermott turns to Withers for London private client hire

By Alex Newman | July 8, 2013

McDermott Will & Emery has hired high-profile Withers partner Ziva Robertson in another boost to the firm's international private client practice. The move follows Mcdermott's hire of Astrid Owen - also a Withers private client partner - who joined the firm in October.

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Baker & McKenzie hires King & Wood Mallesons duo in Australia

By Elizabeth Broomhall in Hong Kong | July 5, 2013

Baker & McKenzie has boosted its tax and employment teams in Australia with the appointment of two senior lawyers from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM). The duo Ellen Thomas and Sean Selleck were previously employed as senior associate and of counsel at KWM respectively, but both join Bakers in Australia as partners.

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The American Lawyer

White & Case Promotes 45 to Partner in its Biggest Class Ever

By Dylan Jackson | October 11, 2019

The 16-attorney U.S. class is also one of the firm's most diverse. It features nine women partners, one LGBTQ partner, one black partner and three Asian American partners.

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National Law Journal

Law School Classmates Blast Trump Counsel Cipollone Over Impeachment Stance

By Samantha Stokes | October 11, 2019

Big Law partners, a Yale law professor and other University of Chicago Law School alums urged Pat Cipollone to retract his letter vowing to stymie House Democrats.

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The Recorder

Law School Classmates Blast Trump Counsel Cipollone Over Impeachment Stance

By Samantha Stokes | October 11, 2019

Bay Area lawyers with Big Law ties, a Yale law professor and other University of Chicago Law School alums urged Pat Cipollone to retract his letter vowing to stymie House Democrats.

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The American Lawyer

McDermott Boosts Restructuring Group, Banking on Recession

By David Thomas | October 10, 2019

The start of the much-anticipated downturn is already here, says a McDermott bankruptcy group leader. The firm has added at least six lawyers to the practice, including two seasoned partners in Chicago this week.

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The American Lawyer

Baker McKenzie Adds FDA Pros, Loses Ex-Tax Practice Leader in DC

By Samantha Stokes | October 10, 2019

Veleka Peeples-Dyer, who joins from McDermott, will lead the firm's FDA practice.

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National Law Journal

With Gowdy Advising Trump, Nelson Mullins Pulls Double Duty in Impeachment Fight

By Meredith Hobbs | October 10, 2019

Nelson Mullins partner Trey Gowdy has joined President Donald Trump's defense team within days of his colleague, Jon Sale, announcing he was representing Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in the congressional probe.

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Litigation Daily

With Trey Gowdy Advising Trump, Nelson Mullins Pulls Double Duty in Impeachment Fight

By Meredith Hobbs | October 10, 2019

Nelson Mullins partner Trey Gowdy has joined President Donald Trump's defense team within days of his colleague, Jon Sale, announcing he was representing Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in the congressional probe.

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New York Law Journal

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna Rejoins Katten

By Patricia Kane | October 10, 2019

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

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Law.com

How I Made Partner: Davis Polk's Vanessa Jackson

By Tasha Norman | October 10, 2019

"I always encourage associates to know their strengths, but to not shy away from their weaknesses. Seek feedback from the partners and senior associates you work with and use their insights to identify and resolve any holes in your professional repertoire."

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National Law Journal

16 Conservative Lawyers Say They Support 'Expeditious' Impeachment Inquiry

By Mike Scarcella | October 10, 2019

"We believe the acts revealed publicly over the past several weeks are fundamentally incompatible with the president's oath of office," the new Checks & Balances statement, signed by prominent Big Law attorneys and legal academics, said.

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