White collar crime

Winston & Strawn’s Stephen D’Amore and Taylor Wessing UK’s Shane Gleghorn explain why they have pinned their firms’ destinies together | 6mos

Possible tie-up could see Taylor Wessing’s UK arm leave firm’s European Verein to create firm with revenue of $1.6bn | 7mos

Latest intake is down from 39 in 2024 but overall promotions including counsel are 12% higher | 7mos

Firm’s 48th global office to be led by SPB white collar partner Richard Gibbon | 8mos

Firm’s third EMEA hire this month sees Jürgen Stock join in Frankfurt to advise on white-collar crime and complex investigations | 10mos

Christopher Harris KC, who joined the firm in July, is appointed partner in charge of the office | 10mos

Mark Beardsworth joins from Goodwin and Duncan Grieve arrives from Cadwalader | 1yr

Conference at the Caledonian Club on 15 September brings together brand, legal and enforcement leaders to tackle the global counterfeit threat | 10mos

Damian Williams latest to leave New York firm after White House deal to avoid executive action | 1yr

City of London Law Society warns unprecedented move prompted by collapse of Axiom Ince risks ‘undermining’ legal market’s competitiveness | 1yr

Former CEO Pragnesh Modhwadia among defendants facing charges that include fraud, forgery and destruction of documents | 1yr

Ex-DoJ lawyer and Quinn Emanuel partner Jenny Durkan will be based in Seattle and Washington DC | 1yr

Peter Skinner returns from MoFo to co-lead investigations practice, while Andrew Smith joins from Holland & Knight | 1yr

Autonomy founder killed in Sicily yacht sinking had secured a memorable victory, but other legal battles loomed, reports Ben Rigby | 1yr

Clifford Chance ‘heartbroken’ after deaths of Christopher Morvillo and wife Neda are confirmed | 1yr

Katherine Hardcastle’s arrival further bolsters top commercial set’s criminal law capability | 2yrs

New partners include former government lawyer Lee Cortes and Preti Flaherty’s environmental chair Jeffrey Talbert | 2yrs

Andrew Sackey joins DLA Piper’s corporate crime and investigations team | 2yrs

Bradley Henry joins in DC as practice vice chair as another partner, a counsel and foreign associate come aboard in New York | 2yrs