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Shearman & Sterling's London M&A head quits for Sidley as international partner departures mount
As New York firm's merger talks with Hogan Lovells continue, high-profile recruit Phil Cheveley finds new home after less than two years
Dechert secures trio of senior transatlantic antitrust partners from Orrick
Orrick’s antitrust and competition group head moves over in Washington DC alongside new arrivals in San Francisco and London
Morrison Foerster secures private equity real estate partner in Singapore from White & Case
Tabitha Saw brings extensive private equity real estate and data centre transactions experience across Asia
Baker McKenzie's Brussels head steps aside pending completion of review into office discrimination claims
Review follows allegations by former lawyer she was subject to multiple instances of discrimination
Cadwalader secures leveraged finance partner quartet in Charlotte from King & Spalding
Firm hails team's arrival as significant step in building out middle market leveraged finance and private credit practice
Watson Farley & Williams opens in Seoul after hiring partners from two rival firms
Partners join from K&L Gates and Herbert Smith Freehills to lead office with focus on maritime, aviation, energy and disputes work
Winston & Strawn targets Bay Area expansion with hire of two class action partners from Squire Patton Boggs
Troy Yoshino and Eric Knapp bring blue-chip representation experience across healthcare, automotive, insurance and financial services
Greenberg Traurig relocates 11-strong team to launch in San Diego
Four shareholders from Greenberg’s IP, employment and environmental groups open firm’s sixth Californian office alongside team of counsel and patent agents
Taylor Wessing in talks with Spain’s ECIJA to form strategic alliance
Formal discussions set to conclude at the end of February
Dentons to close Barcelona office, integrate team into Madrid base
Global giant says move in line with approach in most European jurisdictions to centralise operations
BCLP adds former Baker McKenzie recruiter in Chicago as US diversity director
Devin Carter succeeds Tonya Gaskins with mandate to evolve BCLP’s D&I programmes in the US
Nokia names new permanent chief legal officer
Esa Niinimäki made CLO after serving in role on interim basis following departure of Nassib Abou-Khalil last year
Clifford Chance names antitrust co-chair new Americas managing partner
Sharis Arnold Pozen succeeds Evan Cohen to become first woman to hold the role
Mimecast promotes compliance chief to general counsel
Chris Dollase succeeds Robert Nault following email security giant’s $5.8bn acquisition by Permira last year
Mason Hayes & Curran sees turnover pass €100m mark for the first time
Dublin stalwart posts 8% rise in revenue as Irish firms increasingly compete with international heavyweights on their home turf
Atlanta, Chicago law firms announce merger to create AmLaw 150 firm
Combination of Smith Gambrell & Russell and Freeborn & Peters to forge 400-lawyer firm with revenue in excess of $260m
Goodwin Procter adds 14-partner team from Troutman Pepper to cement Philadelphia presence
New arrivals land mostly in US giant’s newly-official Philadelphia base to bolster life sciences, healthcare private equity and white collar practices
Lewis Silkin names incoming co-managing partners
Richard Miskella elected to serve second term as Jo Farmer succeeds incumbent Giles Crown
Pallas Partners grows in New York with partner hire from Gibson Dunn
Commercial litigator Shireen Barday arrives as office’s second partner along with associates from Cyrulnik Fattaruso and Cravath Swaine & Moore
Orrick targets fintech's 'watershed moment' with Washington DC merger
San Francisco giant is combining with financial services specialist Buckley adding 100 lawyers