Chinese firm Zhong Lun nabs London partner
Chinese law firm Zhong Lun has hired corporate lawyer Tom Fairley in its London office, making him the first Western partner in the firm’s London partnership. Fairley joins…
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Latham & Watkins hires PE head from Clifford Chance
Latham & Watkins has hired the head of private equity from Clifford Chance. David Walker joins Latham’s London office. Walker…
RHTLaw boosts Singapore corporate practice
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing has boosted its Singapore corporate and securities practice with the hire of partner Richard Tan from
US firm appoints new India practice group head
US firm FisherBroyles has appointed partner Snehal Patil to head its new India practice group from the Palo Alto office. “FisherBroyles realizes we live in a world of…
Partner returns to Indian firm Dua Associates
Indian firm Dua Associates has welcomed Manoj Menon back to the fold three years after he left the firm to co-found another firm: Tatva…
Field Fisher Waterhouse suspends London partner
In a move unprecedented in the firm’s history, Field Fisher Waterhouse has suspended one of its partners. Head of IP and technology Mark Abell has fallen out…
Bingham boosts regulatory and transactional practice in Washington DC
US firm Bingham McCutchen has boosted its international regulatory and transactional practice and its consulting capacity with the hire of former White House deputy counsel…
Australian firm Rigby Cooke boosts commercial litigation practice with double hire
Rigby Cooke Lawyers has boosted its commercial litigation practice with the hire of litigation partner Howard Chait from Gadens, and…
Freshfields boosts US litigation practice with Sullivans hire
UK firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is boosting its US litigation team with the hire of partner Michael Lacovara from
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton launches in Abu Dhabi
US firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has launched a presence in the Middle East, opening a new office in Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi base will be led by partner…
Ashurst boosts Hong Kong office with Skadden hire
Ashurst has has booosted its Hong Kong finance team with the hire of Dominic Gregory from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &…
Milbank boosts London finance practice with Mayer Brown hire
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has boosted its finance practice with the hire of Neil Caddy, a partner from Mayer Brown in…
Palo-Alto firm Cooley boosts Shanghai office with partner hire
Palo Alto-based law firm Cooley has bolstered its Shanghai office with the hire of Christina Zhang, who leaves a role as the Shanghai-based vice president and Asia Pacific general…
Former Hogan Lovells partner jailed for stealing £1.3 million from firm
A former Hogan Lovells partner, Christopher Grierson, has been sent to jail for three years after pleading guilty to stealing £1.3 million from his firm via a four-year travel…
Amarchand hires Linklaters associate as partner in Delhi office
Amarchand Mangaldas has hired Managing Associate Pranav Sharma from Linklaters as a partner in the Delhi office Banking & Finance and…