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CC sees US litigation head quit to join Cleary in Washington DC

Clifford Chance (CC) has lost its Americas head of litigation and dispute resolution, with Juan Morillo joining Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in Washington DC. The departure will be seen as a blow to the magic circle firm, which heavily restructured its US litigation practice two years ago.
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International Edition

CC adds London antitrust partner with hire of ex-Freshfields lawyer from OFT

Clifford Chance (CC) has strengthened its London competition practice with the hire of Alastair Mordaunt as a partner from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The ex-Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyer is set to join CC's Canary Wharf headquarters as a partner in the late summer. He is currently a director at the OFT, heading up a dedicated competition enforcement team.
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International Edition

Simmons recruits SJ Berwin finance partner for Paris office

Simmons & Simmons has expanded its Paris banking team with the hire of a partner from SJ Berwin. Colin Millar, who specialises in leveraged finance and restructuring and real estate finance, joined the firm on 2 May. He was a partner at Simmons' Paris office for nine years before joining SJ Berwin as a partner in January 2005 to help develop its banking and finance practice. He began his career at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's London office in 1986.
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International Edition

Ashurst rebuilds US securities team with ex-Linklaters veterans

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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International Edition

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

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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International Edition

Hogan Lovells recruits US partner duo for London energy practice

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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International Edition

Allen & Overy boosts Germany with Hogan Lovells hire

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.
2 minute read

International Edition

Pinsents adds two partners in Dubai boost

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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International Edition

Asset finance - increasingly not for every banking team

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.
4 minute read

Legal Week

Asset finance - increasingly not for every banking team

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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