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• Weil loses private equity partner as Fried Frank hires from Linklaters

  Feb 08 2019 Private equity partner Samantha McGonigle has exited from Weil Gotshal & Manges to co-found a growth fund. She has spent 13 years working Weil’s London office after... more

• Hogan Lovells brings on corporate partner from Shearman

  Feb 01 2019 Hogan Lovells has hired corporate partner Stephanie Tang in the firm’s Hong Kong office. She joins from Shearman & Sterling, which also recently lost a capital markets... more

• Hogan Lovells partner departs following pornography investigation

  Jan 29 2019 Hogan Lovells has confirmed that a partner has left the firm’s London office following an investigation into an allegation that he was viewing pornographic images from... more

• UK firms prepare for no-deal Brexit scenario

  Jan 23 2019 Many UK-based firms have begun to prepare for a no-deal Brexit scenario. Preparations include changing legal structures of offices based in the EU and reviewing... more

• New hires in Europe for HFW, Cooley, and WFW

  Jan 08 2019 A number of firms have made recent new hires in Europe, including Watson Farley Williams, Cooley, and Holman Fenwick Willan. WFW has hired Friedrich Maximilian... more

• New hires at King & Spalding, Pinsents, TLT and Bird & Bird

  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... more

• Antonia Croke joins Hogan Lovells from Ashurst

  Nov 15 2018 Hogan Lovells has hired Antonia Croke as a partner in the firm’s London office. She previously worked as a senior associate at Ashurst, also in London. Croke is... more

• White & Case brings on Weil banking head in London

  Nov 12 2018 White & Case has boosted its banking capabilities with the hire of Mark Donald. He joins the firm from Weil Gotshal & Manges where he served as head of banking in the... more

• White & Case brings on Weil banking head in London

  Nov 12 2018 White & Case has boosted its banking capabilities with the hire of Mark Donald. He joins the firm from Weil Gotshal & Manges where he served as head of banking in the... more

• Baker Botts hires Hogan Lovells Brussels managing partner

  Nov 08 2018 Baker Botts has brought on Matthew Levitt, who joins the firm from Hogan Lovells. Levitt spent nearly 17 years at Hogan Lovells, where he most recently served as... more

• Hogan Lovells names Stefan Schuppert managing partner in Germany

  Sep 19 2018 [Hogan Lovells 1848] has announced that Stefan Schuppert has been appointed as managing partner of the firm’s offices throughout Germany. The role was created in order... more

• Dechert makes life sciences play with hire from Hogan Lovells

  Aug 15 2018 Dechert has hired M&A and private equity partner Robert Darwin from Hogan Lovells in London. The hire is seen as a move on the Philadelphia-based firm’s part to... more

• KWM builds Tokyo office with two partner additions

  Aug 13 2018 King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has recruited two new partners to its Tokyo office: arbitration partner Patric McGonigal and corporate partner Ryunosuke Ushijima.... more

• Latham continues German expansion with Frankfurt hire

  Jul 24 2018 Latham & Watkins has hired litigator Tim Wybitbul from Hogan Lovells in Frankfurt. Wybitbul will work in the firm’s litigation and trial department, as well as... more

• Ince & Co follows City redundancy trend with 32 positions cut

  Jul 18 2018 Ince & Co has announced a 32-strong redundancy round in its City office, cutting 25 business services staff and seven fee earners. The shipping specialist firm will... more

• Hogan Lovells hires data protection head from Kemp Little

  Jul 10 2018 Hogan Lovells has hired privacy partner Nicola Fulford from Kemp Little in London. She will join the firm’s privacy and cybersecurity practice. Fulford has... more

• Hogan Lovells appoints IERP co-head as new APAC, ME chief

  Jul 09 2018 Hogan Lovells has appointed co-head of infrastructure, energy, resources, and projects (IERP) Miguel Zaldivar as chief executive for the Asia-Pacific and Middle East... more

• Hogan Lovells to axe over 50 London business services staff

  Jun 26 2018 Hogan Lovells has announced that it will be cutting 54 business support jobs from its London office, with positions opening instead in international low-cost hubs and... more

• Sidley Austin recruits finance specialist in Hong Kong

  Jun 21 2018 Sidley Austin has hired finance partner Allan Wardrop from Hogan Lovells in Hong Kong. Wardrop has been at Hogan Lovells for 15 years, having made partner in 2012.... more

• Mayer Brown hires partners from Morgan Lewis and Hogans

  Jun 11 2018 Mayer Brown has made a string of hires in London, New York, and Washington DC. In London the firm recruited partner Stuart Brinkworth from Fried Frank, where he had... more

• Mayer Brown makes agreement with former Hogans ME best friend

  Jun 01 2018 Mayer Brown has landed a best friends agreement with Saudi firm Al-Yaqoub Attorneys & Legal Advisers. The agreement gives Mayer Brown a deeper presence in the... more

• Hogan Lovells announces new global IP head

  May 24 2018 Hogan Lovells has appointed Burkhart Goebel as its new global intellectual property head, beginning 1 July. Currently holding the position of Continental Europe... more

• Trends: US West Coast firms deepening roots in UK

  May 16 2018 The trend of UK growth among US West Coast firms seems to be solidifying, with ever-increasing UK lateral hires and rises in revenue indicating that the firms are... more

• Bird & Bird hires finance partner in China growth strategy

  May 15 2018 Bird & Bird has hired finance partner James Fong from Mayer Brown. Fong will join the firm’s China practice. Fong has expertise in finance matters, particularly... more

• London boutique hires disputes expert from Hogan

  May 04 2018 London boutique Joseph Hage Aaronson (JHA) has hired disputes partner Richard Kiddell from Hogan Lovells. Kiddell has been with Hogan Lovells since 2005, when it... more

• Revolving doors: HFW, Jones Day, Watson Farley make hires

  Apr 19 2018 UK firms saw a busy week of lateral hires in the past several days. There have been recruitments made across multiple continents involving many firms. In London,... more

• DLA Piper makes up 62 across 42 cities

  Apr 05 2018 DLA Piper has released its latest promotions round, making up 62 employees to partner globally, including 10 in the UK. Of the 10 UK promotions, six are London... more

• A&O hires Paul Hastings lawyer for fintech practice

  Mar 20 2018 Allen & Overy has recruited Ben Regnard-Weinrabe as a partner from Paul Hastings where he worked as a lawyer. He will join the firm’s financial services regulatory... more

• Bakers opens LA office with five-partner team hire

  Mar 09 2018 Baker McKenzie has launched a new Los Angeles office following the hire of a team of five partners from Hogan Lovells. Three of the new hires will work together to... more

• Hogan Lovells strikes flexi-lawyer deal with Elevate

  Feb 21 2018 Hogan Lovells has agreed to a partnership with NewLaw pioneer Elevate, experimenting for the first time with flexible lawyering. In the deal, announced on 15... more

• Former Hogan Lovells IP specialist Deanna Wong launches consultancy

  Jan 26 2018 Deanna Wong, an intellectual property specialist who spent 14 years at Hogan Lovells in the firm’s Hong Kong and Beijing offices. The new IP consultancy will be... more

• Hogan Lovells disputes partner duo exits for Latham

  Jan 17 2018 Latham & Watkins has picked up a duo of Hogan Lovells partners, who will join the firm’s City office. The partners include Andrea Monks and Jon Holland, who are... more

• Michelmores names Tim Richards new managing partner

  Jan 13 2018 Michelmores has announced that Tim Richards has been named as the firm’s next managing partner. He currently serves as head of commercial dispute resolution, and will... more

• Hogan Lovells names Leopold von Gerlach as new global chair

  Jan 11 2018 Hogan Lovells has announced that Leopold von Gerlach has been named as the firm’s next global chair, replacing Nicholas Cheffings. He is slated to take on the position... more

• Hogan Lovells hires Christine Rodrigues in Johannesburg

  Jan 10 2018 Hogan Lovells has announced the hire of Christine Rodrigues, who joins the firm as a partner in Johannesburg. She will work in the firm’s finance practice, and is... more

• Squire Patton Bogs picks up partner from Yulchon

  Nov 06 2017 Squire Patton Boggs (SPB) has acquired a new corporate partner with the hire of Stephen Pak, formerly a senior foreign counsel at Korean firm Yulchon. Pak deals... more

• Squire Patton Boggs hires Tokyo corporate partner from Hogan Lovells

  Oct 06 2017 Rika Beppu of Hogan Lovells has been hired by Squire Patton Boggs in Japan. She was head of the corporate and M&A division at Hogan Lovells, and has been registered... more

• 400 Hogan Lovells support staff offered voluntary retirement in US

  Sep 21 2017 Following an announcement that Hogan Lovells will cut 90 business support roles in London, the firm announced further staff reduction plans in the US. Hogan Lovells... more

• Hogan Lovells slashes 90 support roles in London

  Sep 20 2017 As Hogan Lovells begins a consultation for its business services arm, the firm has announced a decision to eliminate 90 London-based roles. The roles include business... more

• Hogan Lovells extends management position terms until 2020

  Sep 11 2017 Hogan Lovells has announced that the terms of its leadership positions have been extended until June of 2020. Steve Immelt currently serves as chief executive,... more

• Hogan Lovells and Eversheds retention rates come in at 80%

  Aug 23 2017 Eversheds Sutherland and Hogan Lovells have announced their trainee retention rates for autumn, with both firms keeping on 80 per cent of trainees. Eversheds had a... more

• New hires at Fieldfisher, DWF, Linklaters, Watson Farley & Williams and O'Melveny & Myers

  Aug 09 2017 A number of firms have seen recent hiring activity, including Linklaters, DWF, Watson Farley & Williams, Fieldfisher and O’Melveny & Myers. Fieldfisher has hired... more

• Hogan Lovells hires Jonathan Baird of Freshfields

  Aug 07 2017 Hogan Lovells has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner Jonathan Baird, who specialized in investment funds while at the firm. Baird will also join... more

• Hogan Lovells hires Jonathan Baird from Freshfields

  Aug 04 2017 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer investment funds partner Jonathan Baird has left the firm’s corporate team to join Hogan Lovells. He will join the firm’s investment... more

• New hires announced at DWF, Jones Day, BonelliErede, Hogan Lovells and McGuireWoods

  Aug 01 2017 Several firms have recently announced hiring activity, with DWF and McGuireWoods hiring in their London offices. Mark Shepherd has joined DWF from Paul Hastings, and... more

• Larry Sussman leaves O’Melveny for Hogan Lovells in Beijing

  Jul 26 2017 Larry Sussman has left his position as Beijing managing partner and head of Asia transactions at O’Melveny & Myers. He will join Hogan Lovells as a corporate partner... more

• New hires at Hogan Lovells, Ashurst, Brown Rudnick and HSF

  Jun 19 2017 A number of firms have announced hires globally, with several partners joining new firms throughout Europe. Hogan Lovells has hired banking partner Alfredo Barona... more

• Hogan Lovells to merge with Boston firm Collora

  Jun 15 2017 Hogan Lovells has announced plans to merge with Collora, a 13-partner litigation and investigations firm based in Boston. The combination will establish a Hogan... more

• Hogan Lovells NQ pay increases by 5%

  May 27 2017 Hogan Lovells has implemented its latest round of pay increases in the UK. Newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers saw their salaries increase by 5% to £71,500, while first- and... more

• Travers Smith promotes four new partners in all-female round

  May 17 2017 Travers Smith LLP has completed its first all-female partnership round, with a total of four lawyers promoted to the firm’s partnership. The promotions include tax... more

• Norton Rose opens Luxembourg location

  May 06 2017 Norton Rose Fulbright will open its 11th base in Europe upon the launch of a new Luxembourg office. The new office will be staffed with a team hired from BS Avocats,... more

• Hogan Lovells partner hired as new DLA China IP head

  Apr 18 2017 DLA Piper has hired Hogan Lovells partner William “Skip” Fisher, who will take on a position at DLA’s Shanghai office. He will serve as a partner and head of patent... more

• Hogan Lovells introduces fintech mentoring programme

  Apr 11 2017 Hogan Lovells has announced the launch of a new mentoring programme geared toward fintech startups. Mentors involved in the scheme will be based in a handful of global... more

• Hogan Lovells hires real estate partner in Paris

  Apr 03 2017 Hogan Lovells has hired Michaël Lévy as a partner in the firm’s Paris office, boosting its real estate offerings in continental Europe. Lévy comes from Bersay &... more

• Hogan Lovells to vote on Weil Gotshal team hire in Silicon Valley

  Mar 29 2017 Hogan Lovells is preparing for a partnership vote in which the firm is expected to hire a team of corporate partners from Weil, Gotshal & Manges. The team previously... more

• Trainee retention rates posted by HSF, Hogan Lovells and Macfarlanes

  Mar 01 2017 Trainee retention rates have been posted by several firms, including Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Hogan Lovells, and Macfarlanes. HSF has retained 77 per cent of... more

• Hogan Lovells turnover up 6 per cent

  Feb 27 2017 Hogan Lovells increased turnover by 6 per cent in 2016, with revenue coming in at $1.93bn for the year. Revenue per lawyer was up 2 per cent to $738,000, while profit... more

• Hogan Lovells International PEP up 26% while turnover rises 8%

  Feb 13 2017 Hogan Lovells International, which encompasses the firm’s ex-US operations, has increased its turnover by 8 per cent for the financial year ending April 2016.... more

• Trump’s firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius supports those affected by ‘Muslim ban’

  Feb 03 2017 Morgan Lewis & Bockius, US President Donald Trump's personal law firm, has joined the growing fight against the so-called ‘Muslim ban.’ Lawyers from the firm have... more

• Paul Weiss global chairman Brad Karp lauds lawyers challenging ‘Muslim ban”

  Jan 31 2017 Brad Karp, global chairman of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison sent an email to the firm’s lawyers and staff on 30 January thanking the lawyers who appeared at US... more

• Reed Smith promotion round includes 5 in London among 25 globally

  Jan 17 2017 Reed Smith has announced that the firm has made up five new partners in London, out of a promotion round that included 25 globally. The remaining promotions came from... more

• Fieldfisher acquires boutique practice in Birmingham

  Nov 11 2016 Fieldfisher has established a base in Birmingham upon completion of a merger with 18-partner boutique firm Hill Hofstetter, which specializes in corporate, employment,... more

• Hogan Lovells transitions to open plan office in Washington DC

  Oct 16 2016 Hogan Lovells has undertaken a two-year project to transform its Washington DC workspace into an open plan setup. The firm hopes the transition will facilitate... more

• Hogan Lovells launches Shanghai association

  Oct 15 2016 Hogan Lovells has joined a formal association with Fujian Fidelity, a 170-lawyer firm based in Shanghai. The association will be located in the Shanghai Free Trade... more

• Hogan Lovells plans new London HQ office

  Sep 20 2016 Hogan Lovells is in the midst of a search for new office space in London, to the tune of 300,000 sq ft. The new office will house the firm’s headquarters, as well as a... more

• White & Case hires BLP tax head

  Sep 12 2016 White & Case has hired Michael Wistow, former tax head at Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP). After having spent nearly a decade as tax head at BLP, Wistow joins White &... more

• Hogan Lovells hires former DLA director Stephen Allen

  Aug 31 2016 Hogan Lovells has hired Stephen Allen, who left his position as director of delivery and quality at DLA Piper earlier this year. While at DLA, Allen’s department... more

• Hogan Lovells considers Shanghai association

  Aug 30 2016 Hogan Lovells is in the midst of considering a permitted association in the Shanghai FTZ trade area. Launched in 2013, the Shanghai FTZ is the first trade area of its... more

• Hogan Lovells retention figures released

  Aug 04 2016 Hogan Lovells announced that the firm has retained 80 per cent of this year’s newly qualified trainees, with 24 trainees accepting offers. Of 30 trainees, 29 submitted... more

• Jones Day nabs Hogan Lovells energy finance team

  Jul 27 2016 Jones Day has hired away an energy finance team from Hogan Lovells in Singapore. The team at Hogan Lovells comprised three partners and two associates, all of whom... more

• CMS Cameron McKenna testing new work allocation

  Jul 08 2016 CMS Cameron McKenna is testing a new work allocation system for its corporate associates in the UK. The new system aims to improve efficiencies in assigning work.... more

• Hogan Lovells adds new tax partner in London

  Jul 05 2016 Hogan Lovells has announced that Elliot Weston has joined the firm's London corporate practice as a tax partner. Weston's practice generally focuses on real estate... more

• White & Case hires banking partner from Freshfields

  Jun 09 2016 White & Case has lured banking partner Jeffrey Rubinoff from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. The hire is the latest in a string of hires in London for the US firm that... more

• Hogan Lovells begins new Indonesia association

  Jun 01 2016 Hogan Lovells entered a new association with Indonesian firm Dewi Negara Fachi & Partners (DNFP) after its previous alliance ended eight months ago. DNFP focuses on... more

• Hogan Lovells hires new South Africa partner

  May 31 2016 Hogan Lovells has hired a new partner for its corporate practice in Johannesburg, South Africa. Carl Stein will join the firm to advise on large public and private... more

• White & Case hires new corporate partner

  May 17 2016 White & Case has hired a new corporate partner from Hogan Lovells. Guy Potel joined Lovells in 2008 and made partner in 2010. Before that, he trained at Clifford... more

• Nabarro hires partner in move to strengthen Asia presence

  May 13 2016 London-based firm Nabarro has hired the managing partner of Gadens in Singapore, a move intended to strengthen the firm's Asia presence. Marc Rathbone joined Gadens... more

• Hogan Lovells hires BLP head of international arbitration

  May 09 2016 Hogan Lovells has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner's head of international arbitration, Kent Phillips, to join the firm's litigation and arbitration team in its Singapore... more

• Hogan Lovells picks up M&A specialist in Tokyo

  Apr 05 2016 Hogan Lovells has brought on Morgan, Lewis & Bockius M&A expert Lisa Yano to be a partner in its office in Tokyo. Yano is registered as a foreign legal consultant... more

• Hogan Lovells hires four partners in Sydney

  Apr 01 2016 Hogan Lovells is expanding its its team in Sydney, after launching there last July with two partners. The firm has picked up four partners, whose practices range... more

• International firms hire local talent in Johannesburg

  Mar 04 2016 Two international firms, Baker & McKenzie and Hogan Lovells, have made moves recently to add local talent to their ranks in Johannesburg, South Africa. Bakers has... more

• Hogan Lovells planning business center in US

  Feb 26 2016 Hogan Lovells is planning to open a business service center in the U.S. The firm opened its first business service center in Johannesburg two years ago. The low... more

• Latham & Watkins strengthens Asia PE group

  Feb 25 2016 Latham & Watkins is making moves similar to its previous private equity boost in Europe, but this time in its Asia practice. It has hired three new partners and is... more

• New boutique firm sprouts up in London

  Feb 08 2016 A consultant from Keystone Law and a barrister for Devereux Chambers have teamed up to launch a new firm in London that will handle claims for insurance policyholders.... more

• Hogan Lovells adds Baker arbitration head

  Dec 10 2015 The head of the arbitration practice at Baker & McKenzie in Hong Kong, James Kwan, has agreed to join Hogan Lovells as an international arbitration partner. Kwan was... more

• Latham & Watkins taps Hogan Lovells in London

  Nov 24 2015 Latham & Watkins is bulking up its finance practice in London, turning to the firm that raided its Dubai office, Hogan Lovells, for its latest hire. Latham is bringing... more

• Hogan Lovells hires Latham trio in Dubai

  Nov 13 2015 Hogan Lovells has managed to lure a trio of partners from Latham & Watkins in Dubai. The move will see the number of partners Hogan Lovells has in Dubai rise from... more

• Kirkland & Ellis adds third restructuring partner in Hong Kong

  Oct 26 2015 Kirkland & Ellis is adding a third partner to the restructuring practice it launched a year ago with two partners from Hogan Lovells. Kelly Napthali joins the firm... more

• Ashurst adding project managers across practices

  Oct 22 2015 Four years ago, Ashurst added a project management team to its banking and finance groups. Now the firm is recruiting six project managers for its London and Sydney... more

• Hogan Lovells joining Ashurst in allocation pilot

  Oct 14 2015 Hogan Lovells is introducing a pilot program similar to the one that Ashurst will soon complete, that will see the allocation of work assigned to associates handled by... more

• Sheppard Mullin nab Hogan Lovells competition head

  Oct 13 2015 Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, a US firm, has hired away Hogan Lovells's head of antitrust, competition and economic regulation practice, Jacques Derenne.... more

• Hogan Lovells hires two finance partners for Africa practice

  Oct 09 2015 Hogan Lovells has hired two finance partners to boost its Africa practice, both of whom hail from Norton Rose Fulbright's structured trade and commodity finance team.... more

• Hogan Lovells ends association in Indonesia

  Sep 24 2015 Hogan Lovells and its alliance firm in Indonesia, Hermawan Juniarto, are ending their association with an amicable understanding, after the Indonesian firm's... more

• 20-strong team moves together for second time

  Sep 24 2015 A team of 20 lawyers is joining DLA Piper in its Hamburg office. The entire team moved together previously in 2011, when it joined Bird & Bird from Hogan Lovells. The... more

• Shearman & Sterling hires Freshfields co-head

  Sep 07 2015 Shearman & Sterling has hired the former co-head of telecommunications, media and technology at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Frank Miller. Miller has been at... more

• Hill Dickinson grows commercial disputes practice in Hong Kong

  Aug 19 2015 Hill Dickinson is growing its commercial disputes practice in Hong Kong, bringing on Bryan O'Hare in its Hong Kong office. O'Hare comes to the firm from Hogan Lovells,... more

• Norton Rose Fulbright hires from Hogan Lovells in Hong Kong

  Aug 17 2015 Norton Rose Fulbright hired Terence Lau as a corporate and equity capital markets partner onto its corporate team in Hong Kong. Lau joins from Hogan Lovells, where he... more

• Hogan Lovells adds partner in Johannesburg

  Aug 10 2015 Hogan Lovells is bringing Philip van Rensburg as partner in its construction department and litigation team in Johannesburg. Van Rensburg practices mainly... more

• Eversheds hires corporate partner in Hong Kong

  Aug 06 2015 Eversheds has brought on a new partner to its corporate practice in Hong Kong. The firm has hired Charles Butcher, who comes to Eversheds from Hogan Lovells, where... more

• Keystone Law quickly absorbs talent

  Jul 28 2015 Keystone Law, a dispersed law firm, has made a strong push in the last several months, hiring 20 former partners and senior lawyers, including teams and former... more