Daniel Vowden’s arrival marks fourth lateral partner hire by Travers Smith this month | 1w
Competition
The hires follow a flurry of activity in the de-facto European capital | 2w
Top-ranked EU competition lawyer Robbert Snelders among those moving over | 4mos
Promised legislation to end uncertainty over 2023 Supreme Court ruling fails to materialise | 4mos
Top 30 US firm continues City growth push with hires from Paul Hastings and Goodwin to build antitrust and corporate real estate offerings | 4mos
New recruit Nicola Chesaites was most recently a freelance barrister after leaving Wilkie in May 2025 | 4mos
Arbitration and competition lawyer and leading academic Renato Nazzini KC (Hon) will join the set this month | 5mos
Six-strong round includes promotions in disputes, corporate and banking and finance teams | 5mos
Arrival of Ingo Brinker and Niklas Brueggemann follows several transactions-focused hires in Germany over the past six months | 5mos
US firm hires antitrust partner May Lyn Yuen for first Continental European office | 6mos
Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte will chair the Brussels office and spearhead the firm’s EU antitrust expansion | 6mos
Latham’s Paris litigation chair, Mathilde Saltiel, takes group of counsel and associates to leading French boutique | 6mos
Stephen Whitfield rejoins firm in London after 15 years at Travers Smith | 6mos
Becket McGrath swaps Euclid Law for VBB, Alex Stratakis swaps VBB for Pinsents and ex-Sainsbury’s lawyer Amy McMeekin joins Euclid | 7mos
Kristina Nordlander brings more than two decades of experience on EU competition matters | 8mos
Grants are targeted at frontline UK legal advice providers to improve access to justice | 8mos
Case related to fees charged by car shipping cartel on imported vehicles into the UK | 8mos
Competition lawyer Rafique Bachour said he was stepping down from co-managing partner role back in July | 8mos
Corporate-focused round sees promotions across Spain, Mexico and Colombia as corporate partner José Luis Romeu named successor to longtime London head Álvaro Ramírez de Haro | 9mos
Hires follow longtime Kirkland antitrust partner Sally Evans exiting for Paul Hastings in London last month | 9mos