April 11, 2018
K&L Gates has recruited Jones Day counsel Dooyong Kang to join its Tokyo branch. He will join the firm as a corporate partner.
Kang’s focus is on M&A and strategic alliances. That includes financing transactions,
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March 28, 2018
An Allen & Overy partner has been called upon to give evidence regarding non-disclosure agreements in cases of sexual harassment, due to the firm’s representation of Harvey Weinstein nearly 20 years ago.
Employment
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March 20, 2018
Clifford Chance has hired Peter Coney to lead its litigation and dispute resolution in Tokyo.
Coney began as a solicitor in Australia in 1999, before holding positions at Linklaters and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF).
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March 5, 2018
K&L Gates has scaled back on its promotion round this year, with 34 new partners being made up globally, three of whom are from the London branch. The three new City partners are Jennifer Marsh, Martin King, and
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December 8, 2017
Bracewell is boosting its London office with the hire of two partners in its disputes practice. The Houston-based energy firm has brought on Damian Watkin as of 4 December and John Gilbert, who is slated to begin on 11
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December 4, 2017
Disputes partner Thomas Ross has been hired by Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) in the firm’s London office in an effort to boost its disputes practice in the City.
Ross joins the firm from Ropes & Gray, where he has
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November 8, 2017
Keystone Law has hired five more partners, keeping in line with the rapid-fire hiring pace it has developed in recent months. The alternative business structure’s growth is evident in its hiring and its revenue, which
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October 27, 2017
Ropes & Gray partner Michelle Moran has departed from the firm’s London office, becoming the latest in a string of exits from the US firm.
Moran will join the investment management, hedge funds and alternative
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August 9, 2017
A number of firms have seen recent hiring activity, including Linklaters, DWF, Watson Farley & Williams, Fieldfisher and O’Melveny & Myers.
Fieldfisher has hired Hogan Lovells partner Keith Woodhouse in London,
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June 12, 2017
A number of firms have made recent hires across various global offices, with firms including Reed Smith, Haynes and Boone and K&L Gates bringing on new partners.
Reed Smith has hired partner Petar Orlic in the
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