Iain Wright, who specialises in M&A and equity capital markets work, joins the
In recent years Wright has developed a focus on the international communications, media and technology sectors and advised on the £25.1bn acquisition of mobile phone company Orange by France Telecom in 2004 – one of the largest M&A deals seen in the UK.
The hire continues a push by Morgan Lewis to develop its growing City offering, which was bolstered in July by the appointment of new partners Saloni Joshi and Kate Habershon, who joined from Debevoise & Plimpton and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton respectively, where they were both counsel.
Commenting on his move, Wright said: “The opportunity to diversify my practice and to develop relationships with the extremely broad client base Morgan Lewis has internationally and in the
He added: “I believe my own clients will benefit from the top-level transactional skills available throughout the firm’s global network.”
The new arrivals follow Morgan Lewis’s recent move to larger