Dec 10, 2018
Fieldfisher has hired Matthew Williams, who joins the firm from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Upon joining Fieldfisher, Williams will work in the firm’s London and Birmingham offices as co-head of energy and natural resources.
Williams served as co-head of Orrick’s energy practice in Europe, and specializes in corporate restructuring, M&A, project finance, M&A, and commodity trading matters. According to Fieldfisher co-head of energy and natural resources Dominic-Gurney Champion, the hire will help the firm to strengthen Fieldfisher’s capabilities in the UK.
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Dec 10, 2018
Kirkland & Ellis has announced that Jon Ballis will take over as chair in 2020, when current chair Jeffrey Hammes is slated to step down from the position.
Ballis is based in the firm’s Chicago… more »
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Dec 10, 2018
Several firms have brought on new hires, including King & Spalding, Pinsent Masons, TLT, and Bird & Bird.
King & Spalding has hired Derek Meilman, who joins the firm’s London office from Hogan… more »
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Dec 7, 2018
Ashfords and Boyes Turner are slated to merge in 2019 in a move that will combine the two South West firms.
The combined firm will operate and trade as Ashfords, and will have a combined revenue… more »
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Dec 7, 2018
A three-member team from Dechert has exited the firm to join EY member firm LC Lawyers in Hong Kong.
The team is led by Kareena Teh, who previously held a position as senior partner at Dechert’s… more »
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Dec 7, 2018
McCann Fitzgerald has announced that current managing partner Barry Devereux has been re-elected for a second term in the position.
Devereaux took the helm at the Irish firm in 2015, having taken… more »
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Dec 6, 2018
Dipti Lavya Swain has launched a new boutique firm, DLS Law Offices, in India.
The new firm will be based in Delhi NCR, with additional locations in Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar. DLS Law Offices… more »
Dec 6, 2018
Allen & Overy (A&O) has announced this year’s figures for Christmas bonuses at the firm’s New York office.
Lawyers who have worked at the firm since 2010 and before will receive $100,000, while first-year…
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Dec 6, 2018
McDermott Will & Emery and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan are the latest firms to announce 2019 partner promotions.
Quinn promoted two in London, including competition lawyer Nicola Chesaites and commercial…
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Dec 5, 2018
A four-lawyer disputes team from Bird & Bird’s Hong Kong office has left the firm to join Dentons in the same city.
The team is headed up by Richard Keady, who led the disputes practice during his tenure at Bird &…
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Dec 5, 2018
Hodge Jones & Allen (HJA), a firm based in London, has announced that the firm will change its ownership model to be fully employee-owned. The move will make it the first firm with such a model.
The overhaul was…
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Dec 5, 2018
Eversheds Sutherland is slated to merge with DHP Legal, a firm that operates in the Czech Republic as well as Slovakia.
Following the merger, Eversheds will operate in a total of 34 countries with 68 offices. The new…
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Dec 4, 2018
Shearman & Sterling has made up eight new partners in its latest round of promotions.
The round includes two new partners in London, including Ximena Herrera-Bernal, an international arbitration lawyer, and Anthony…
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Dec 4, 2018
A number of firms have made recent hires in London, including Gowling WLG, Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB), and CMS.
Gowling has hired Ben Stansfield, who previously served as head of environment and planning at…
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Dec 4, 2018
Greenberg Traurig has hired on two members of US firm Ropes & Gray’s real estate team.
Partha Pal and Carol Hopper will depart from Ropes after nearly four years in the firm’s London office. Pal joined Ropes from…
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