White & Case's last Middle East partner leaves for Latham

White & Case has lost its 13th partner to US rival Latham & Watkins in one week. Doha-based M&A specialist Andrew Macklin, the last remaining head of White & Case’s Middle East office has resigned and will be moving over to Latham & Watkins. Macklin, who became partner at White & Case in January 2009 after joining the firm in 2005, relocated to Doha in October last year to head up the US firm's new office in the region. Macklin's departure leaves the newly-launched Middle East office with just one associate. Last Friday White & Case lost four partners to Latham & Watkins in London, including White & Case’s co-head of the London bank finance group, Chris Kandel. Later this week, eight more partners with expertise in banking and finance and Middle East matters left White & Case to join Latham.

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