Linklaters takes disputes duo from Bakers in rare lateral hires

Linklaters has recruited the Baker & McKenzie chair of global disputes just days after it lured away the head of the firm's New York litigation team.
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Luciano Mortula

Tom Cassels, former global chair of disputes at Bakers, is a specialist in an increasingly important and lucrative area that Linklaters describes as the 'legal aspects of reputation management, such as handling internal investigations as well as public enquiries and select committee hearings'. 

White collar

Meanwhile, Douglas Tween, formerly chair of the Bakers white collar practice, was announced as a partner in Linklaters just a few days before. Linklaters describe him as a 'market-leading criminal defence lawyer whose practice focuses on defending companies and their senior executives in global cartel, FCPA [Foreign Corrupt Practices Act] and other white collar and government enforcement cases'. Source: Linklaters

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