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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

7 Feb 2023

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

6 Feb 2023

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

6 Feb 2023

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

3 Feb 2023

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

2 Feb 2023

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

1 Feb 2023

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

1 Feb 2023

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

31 Jan 2023

Taylor Wessing in talks with Spain’s ECIJA to form strategic alliance

Formal discussions set to conclude at the end of February

30 Jan 2023

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

30 Jan 2023

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

27 Jan 2023

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

27 Jan 2023

Clifford Chance names antitrust co-chair new Americas managing partner

Sharis Arnold Pozen succeeds Evan Cohen to become first woman to hold the role

26 Jan 2023

Mimecast promotes compliance chief to general counsel

Chris Dollase succeeds Robert Nault following email security giant’s $5.8bn acquisition by Permira last year

26 Jan 2023

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

25 Jan 2023

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

25 Jan 2023

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

24 Jan 2023

Lewis Silkin names incoming co-managing partners

Richard Miskella elected to serve second term as Jo Farmer succeeds incumbent Giles Crown

23 Jan 2023

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

23 Jan 2023

Orrick targets fintech's 'watershed moment' with Washington DC merger

San Francisco giant is combining with financial services specialist Buckley adding 100 lawyers

20 Jan 2023