Ropes & Gray expands new City office with Freshfields hire

Ropes & Gray has hired Matthew Cox, counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, as its fifth partner in London alongside Maurice Allen, Michael Goetz, Jonathan Bloom, and Tony Horspool. Horspool joined last month from Weil Gotshal & Manges. Former Freshfields finance duo Maurice Allen and Mike Goetz set up the City office in October 2009. Specializing on acquisition leverage and restructuring, Cox strengthens Ropes' finance and banking practice in the City.

Ropes & Gray expands new City office with Freshfields hire legalweek.com Wed, Feb 10, 2010