Law Firm Partners

Senior banking partner quits SNR Denton to join Norton Rose

By Sofia Lind | June 29, 2011

SNR Denton London banking partner Michael Black is set to leave the firm to join Norton Rose. Black, who is co-head of SNR Denton's financial institutions and funds sector group, joined legacy Denton Wilde Sapte in 2003 from Theodore Goddard (now Addleshaw Goddard), where he had been the firm's head of banking. He originally qualified as a barrister and lawyer in New Zealand in 1992 and has been working in London since 1995.

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Mayer Brown seals hire of Nabarro IP partner for London base

By Friederike Heine | June 29, 2011

Mayer Brown has added a partner to its London intellectual property (IP) team with the hire of Jonathan Radcliffe from Nabarro. Radcliffe, who will join the US firm on 1 August, has expertise in patent and IP litigation, having acted on disputes in the pharmaceutical, life sciences and high-tech sectors. He joined Nabarro in 2005 from rival UK top 30 law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse.

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Ex-Simmons chief Dawkins quits for Bingham's 
London arm in wake of senior partner election

By Friederike Heine | June 27, 2011

Simmons & Simmons' former managing partner Mark Dawkins is set to join the London office of US law firm Bingham McCutchen. Dawkins, who stepped down as Simmons' managing partner at the end of April, is expected to join the firm's securities and financial institutions litigation group as a partner in early September after a sabbatical.

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Stephenson Harwood boosts City real estate with McGrigors hire

By Sofia Lind | June 22, 2011

Stephenson Harwood has added to its City real estate practice with the hire of McGrigors London partner Stephen Sumpton. Sumpton, who made the move between the two firms earlier this month (6 June), had been a partner at McGrigors since 2002. Before that he also spent 10 years at Baker & McKenzie in the firm's London and Moscow offices, as well as two years at legacy KPMG legal arm KLegal.

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Brown Rudnick bulks up in the City with two new partners

By Friederike Heine | June 22, 2011

Ashurst structured funds head Nick Terras is set to leave the firm to join Brown Rudnick's London office. Terras, who will become the US firm's 28th partner in the City, joined Ashurst last year from New York hedge fund specialist Schulte Roth & Zabel, when he was recruited as a consultant and handed a role to liaise between the UK firm's funds and derivates groups.

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Ex-Travers senior partner named CLLS chair

By Sofia Lind | June 15, 2011

Travers Smith’s former senior partner Alasdair Douglas (pictured) has been named as the next chairman of the City of London Law Society (CLLS). Douglas…

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Herbert Smith seals senior Taylor Wessing hire for regulatory push

By Sofia Lind | June 15, 2011

Herbert Smith has hired Taylor Wessing's financial services regulatory team head Clive Cunningham in a bid to target more non-contentious regulatory work. Cunningham, who is expected to join Herbert Smith after the summer, has been a partner at Taylor Wessing since November 2006, when he joined from Merrill Lynch's in-house legal team. He previously worked at both Linklaters and KLegal.

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BLP brings in senior Linklaters man to boost Russia finance team

By Simon Petersen | June 15, 2011

Goltsblat BLP has strengthened its Russian banking and finance team with the appointment of a new partner from Linklaters. Oleg Khokhlov will join Goltsblat BLP's Moscow arm later this month from Linklaters, where he was a managing associate in the firm's local office.

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Osborne Clarke hires funds partner from BLP in practice push

By Simon Petersen | June 15, 2011

Osborne Clarke has hired its first dedicated funds partner, bringing in Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) partner 
Tim Simmonds. Simmonds, who was based in London until he left BLP at the end of May, is set to join Osborne Clarke in Bristol next week (20 June), where he will be responsible for developing the firm's funds practice across all types of investment funds, including private equity, venture capital, real estate and hedge funds.

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City lateral hiring by international firms grew 41% in 2010, research shows

By Simon Petersen | June 15, 2011

Lateral partner hiring by international firms in London rebounded by almost 50% last year, according to new Legal Week research. Legal Week's annual international firms in London survey, which includes submissions from most major foreign practices operating in the Square Mile, found that 93 lateral partner hires were made across the 62 firms surveyed, up 41% from just 66 the previous year.

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Daily Report Online

Constangy Opens Raleigh Office to Expand Immigration Practice

By Meredith Hobbs | September 18, 2019

The national labor and employment firm is adding immigration law partners in Raleigh and Boston to capitalize on high demand in a quickly-evolving practice area.

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Corporate Counsel

The Higher Use of Lawyers in a Data- and Tech-Enabled World

By Susan Hackett and Karl Chapman | September 17, 2019

Today's lawyers—both those entering the profession and those who are experts in it—face new challenges.

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Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: White Collar Market Heats Up With More Lateral Hires

By Jenna Greene | September 17, 2019

Big firms continue to bulk up their white collar practices with more government lateral partner hires.

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Daily Business Review

Q&A: GrayRobinson's New President on the Firm's Future and Culture of 'Libertarian Professionalism'

By Dylan Jackson | September 17, 2019

Cannon, a lobbyist and former legislator, succeeded Mayanne Downs in September. He spoke with the Daily Business Review about the firm's individualistic culture and plans for its new Washington, D.C. office.

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Law.com

My Weekday Workout: Cooley's Colleen Gillis

By Tasha Norman | September 17, 2019

"Regular exercise keeps me calm and my mind clear. It's like the gas in my tank to keep me going in all the ways that I need. It also helps me sleep better at night, which is critical."

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Law.com

When Being a Star Rainmaker Is Not Enough

By Marla Grant and Yuliya LaRoe | September 17, 2019

Why EQ Leads to Even Better Business Results It is not uncommon for law firms to face negative business outcomes caused by the behavior of a star rainmaker who is unaware of the impact that they have on others. And that's what emotional intelligence (EQ) is about and why it's so important to lead to better business results. What can law firms do to help their star partners increase their emotional intelligence to avoid potentially disastrous business outcomes for themselves and their firms?

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New York Law Journal

Amr Aly Joins Jenner & Block as Partner

By Patricia Kane | September 17, 2019

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

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The American Lawyer

Hogan Lovells Adds First Corporate Partner to Growing Boston Outpost

By David Thomas | September 16, 2019

Suzanne Filippi joins Hogan Lovells after stints at TripAdvisor and two Boston-based pharmaceutical companies.

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Daily Report Online

Hey Rookies and Veteran Lawyers—You Got Something to Say?

By Jonathan Ringel | September 16, 2019

Is Larry Flynt correct when, in the movie "The People vs. Larry Flynt," he tells his lawyer, "I'm your dream client: I'm the most fun, I'm rich, and I'm always in trouble."

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The American Lawyer

How Will Global Firms Handle the Rise of Shenzhen?

By Anna Zhang | September 16, 2019

As political protests continue in Hong Kong, the Chinese government has issued a plan to transform the nearby city of Shenzhen into a "top cosmopolis" worldwide by the middle of this century.

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