Since joining Bird & Bird in 1992, Sandison has held several management roles with the top 30
Sandison has also worked for Linklaters and US firm Arnold & Porter, with whom he spent eight years in
He joins Field Fisher’s technology law group, which numbers 11 partners and 22 additional lawyers, with Sandison specialising in advising public sector clients on a range of commercial work.
Last September Sandison was selected as Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Monmouth and will stand as a candidate in the next general election.
Field Fisher technology head Michael Chissick said: “Hamish will assist in enabling us to become the leading supplier of legal services to the public sector. Drawing on his lifetime of close ties to the
The news as Bird & Bird launches an
Gupta, who focuses on the metals, mining and financial services sectors within emerging markets, was global head of legal at steel giant Arcelor Mittal, then called ISPAT International, before joining White & Case.