Oct 18, 2018
[White & Case 17] has completed its largest promotion round to date, with 41 partners promoted worldwide. The firm promoted 13 in London, along with 12 in the US, including 10 n New York and two in Washington DC.
According to executive committee member Oliver Brettle, the promotions align with the firm’s goal to boost its presence in New York and London.
The London promotions include Lucy Bullock, Helen Levendi, Tom Matthews, Hyder Jumabhoy, and Michael Mountain in M&A, Shameer Shah and Richard Lloyd in banking, Heather Rees and Monica Holden in capital markets, Jonah Anderson in white collar, James Holden in arbitration, Laura Hoyland in tax, and John Rogerson in litigation.
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Oct 18, 2018
Withers has hired two new partners in Asia, including one from Baker McKenzie and one from Morgan Lewis Stamford.
Soo Khim Keoy and Amarhit Kaur, both of whom are commercial disputes partners, join… more »
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Oct 18, 2018
Debevoise & Plimpton has hired Gareth Hughes in the firm’s Hong Kong office. He joins Debevoise as a litigation partner and brings 15 years of Hong Kong experience to the firm.
Hughes comes to… more »
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Oct 17, 2018
Several firms have recently announced new hires, including DLA Piper, Eversheds Sutherland, Morgan Lewis, and Dorsey & Whitney.
DLA has hired tax partner Clive Jones in London from Greenberg… more »
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Oct 17, 2018
Reed Smith has hired Omar Al-Ali, who joins the firm’s London office as a partner. He specializes in commodities finance and structured trade, and will work in the firm’s energy and natural… more »
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Oct 17, 2018
Dentons has begun recruiting new hires in Düsseldorf, where the firm recently announced the upcoming new office.
The firm will bring on two partners, both of whom will be joining the firm from… more »
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Oct 17, 2018
TLT has expanded its presence in Scotland with the acquisition of Leslie Wolfson, a commercial real estate firm located in Glasgow.
The move comes after Bristol-based TLT named John Paul Sheridan… more »
Oct 15, 2018
Joe O’Keefe has left his post as global insurance head at Ince & Co for a new position at Stephenson Harwood.
O’Keefe, who has been with Ince since 1991, specializes in insurance matters involving shipping,…
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Oct 15, 2018
White & Case has hired Gilles Teerlinck, a capital markets partner who joins the firm’s London office. He focuses on international securities transactions, and specializes in high yield debt securities.
Teerlinck…
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Oct 15, 2018
Ashurst has announced that the firm has boosted its pay rates for newly qualified (NQ) lawyers. Base salary for newly qualified solicitors has been increased from £76,000 to £82,000, with a potential total pay package…
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Oct 15, 2018
Haiwen & Partners has hired Jieni Gu, who joins the firm as an international partner. Gu comes to the firm from Ropes & Gray and will be based in Shanghai.
Gu specializes in mergers and acquisitions, with a particular…
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Oct 12, 2018
Clyde & Co has announced that Christopher Jobson, who currently heads up the firm’s Abu Dhabi office, will take on a new role in Hong Kong. Upon joining the Hong Kong office, Jobson will have a regional management…
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Oct 12, 2018
White & Case has hired Simon Caridia, an infrastructure partner from Herbert Smith Freehills. He joins the firm’s London office, and is the firm’s 13th lateral partner hire in the City this year.
Caridia began his…
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Oct 9, 2018
Latham & Watkins has hired Farhana Sharmeen, a corporate lawyer, in Singapore. She joins the firm as a partner from Withers KhattarWong, bringing Latham’s partner headcount in Singapore to a total of 11.
Sharmeen…
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Oct 8, 2018
HFW has hired Andrew Thomas as a senior project finance partner in the firm’s London office. He joins HFW from Andrews Kurth, bringing HFW’s global energy practice to a total of 33 partners throughout 20 of the…
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