The unusual hire, which saw Falconer join the firm yesterday, ends month of speculation over Falconer’s future after he stepped down from Government last year.
The move comes less than a year after former Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith QC, moved to the City arm of Debevoise & Plimpton to head its European litigation practice.
Gibson Dunn said Falconer will become a ‘hands-on member’ of the firm’s
Falconer said: “I am very much looking forward to returning to private law practice, and Gibson Dunn is the right place for me to begin this next phase of my career. Gibson Dunn has a first-class litigation practice, a solid international platform in the
Falconer joined Fountain Court Chambers in 1974 and took silk in 1991. He joined Tony Blair's government as Solicitor-General for
In 2007 he became the first Secretary of State for Justice, bringing together courts, prisons and justice policy for the first time after formulating a new relationship between the judiciary and the executive, which was embodied in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
Gibson Dunn is one of the more profitable
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