Law Firm Lateral Hires
Three Weil partners join PE co-chief in defection to Paul Weiss in New York
Group, which also includes two associates, will move over alongside Chris Machera as high-profile exits from Weil mount
RPC boosts cyber insurance team with three-lawyer hire from Weightmans
Team is led by partner Ed Lewis, who join the firm in London
Vinson & Elkins adds Latham’s structured finance vice chair in double hire
Loren Finegold joins as V&E’s new structured finance chief in New York alongside newly minted partner Ed Comber
Travers Smith bolsters Brussels bench with hire of Mayer Brown’s London competition head
Daniel Vowden’s arrival marks fourth lateral partner hire by Travers Smith this month
Gibson Dunn adds Paul Weiss product liability co-chief in three-partner team hire
Los Angeles-based Kimberly Branscome joins as co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s product liability practice as firm expands litigation bench yet again
Sullivan & Cromwell adds Weil’s London co-chief in double partner hire
Dealmaker David Avery-Gee joins alongside corporate partner Sarah Flaherty in the latest in string of senior exits from Weil across London and New York
Sullivan & Cromwell opens first Middle East office in Abu Dhabi
Firm rehires Ahmed el-Gaili as a partner from Latham & Watkins to lead Middle East practice
BonelliErede and Hogan Lovells Cadwalader latest to boost Brussels ranks with partner hires
The hires follow a flurry of activity in the de-facto European capital
Travers Smith hires Baker McKenzie’s international arbitration chair in London
Dispute resolution specialist Andy Moody joins as a partner after a decade at Baker McKenzie
Signature Litigation hires seasoned litigator from Triay Lawyers to head up Gibraltar office
Charles Simpson replaces Elliott Phillips, who is returning to London to join Mishcon de Reya
Linklaters lures Wachtell dealmaker to become Americas managing partner
Mark Gordon is the latest high-profile defection from Wachtell this year
Mayer Brown boosts Brussels presence with Baker McKenzie trade partner hire
Pablo Bentes, who joins with two team members, specialises in representing sovereign states in international trade disputes
Excello Law makes double partner hire from Gunnercooke, Smith Thompson
Hires include corporate partner Stephen Morrall and three-lawyer property litigation team led by partner Claire-Elaine Arthurs
Travers Smith bolsters employment ranks with Deloitte partner hire
Andrew Howard, who led Big Four’s people and employee relations team, joins in London
King & Spalding adds former Quinn Emanuel Paris head in latest arbitration hire
Thomas Voisin joins amid global disputes build-out as Signature Litigation also expands in Paris