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McDermott loses City competition duo as partners leave for K&L Gates and UEFA

McDermott Will & Emery is to be left without a single competition partner in London as longstanding partner Scott Megregian leaves for K&L Gates and Alasdair Bell joins football governing body UEFA as general counsel. The pair's departures follow t...

21 Jan 2010 | 12:20

inner image McDermott names City chief Nineham as Europe head after strategy review

Hugh Nineham, McDermott Will & Emery's London head, has been given a new role leading the US firm's European practice as part of a firmwide strategic review. The position will involve Nineham taking a seat on McDermott's firmwide executive committe...

20 Jan 2010 | 17:03

inner image Bingham to launch London antitrust practice with McDermott partner hire

Bingham McCutchen is set to launch a London antitrust practice with the hire of a McDermott Will & Emery partner in the City. Davina Garrod, who heads up McDermott's London hedge fund practice, will join Bingham in the next two months as the first ...

19 Jan 2010 | 12:12

McDermott abandons associate lockstep in favour of merit-based pay

McDermott Will & Emery has become the latest firm to move away from lockstep and introduce a merit-based pay system for associates, reports The National Law Journal. The process will result in pay cuts for some of the firm's associates, with first-...

13 Jan 2010 | 13:36

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The Chicago leader has invested heavily in its European network of late.

14 Dec 2009 | 00:13

McDermott appoints former Lovells partner as new City chief

McDermott Will & Emery has appointed corporate veteran Hugh Nineham as the firm's new London office head. Nineham replaces Doron Ezickson, who has spent 18 months in the role after replacing David Dalgarno.

14 Oct 2009 | 10:45

McDermott appoints former Lovells partner as new City chief

McDermott Will & Emery has appointed corporate veteran Hugh Nineham as the firm's new London office head. Nineham replaces Doron Ezickson, who has spent 18 months in the role after replacing David Dalgarno.

09 Oct 2009 | 13:04

McDermott boosts London energy with Dentons partner hire

McDermott Will & Emery has made its third lateral hire in a month, bringing in an energy partner from Denton Wilde Sapte. David Birchall, whose work focuses on deals in the electricity, trading and carbon sectors, will become the eleventh London pa...

02 Oct 2009 | 11:24

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Lawyer duo accused of insider trading set for court date

The two lawyers charged with insider trading by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) have been committed to stand trial in Southwark Crown Court after a hearing in Westminster yesterday (22 September). The contested hearing at Westminster Magistr...

23 Sep 2009 | 11:18

McDermott set for City private client practice launch with two senior hires

McDermott Will & Emery is to launch a private client practice in the City through a double partner hire, including LG’s former senior partner. Martyn Gowar will join McDermott from Penningtons, where he has been a part-time consultant since April...

10 Sep 2009 | 07:58

FSA insider trading case against lawyer duo kicks off in court

The first hearing has taken place in the case against two lawyers accused of insider trading by the Financial Services Authority, marking the fifth criminal prosecution for insider trading brought by the regulatory body in the last 18 months. Forme...

16 Jun 2009 | 13:16

City departures deplete McDermott tax and finance teams but firm pledges to restock ranks

McDermott Will & Emery's London office has seen four partners and two senior lawyers leave within the last month from its tax and structured finance practices. The City tax practice, historically one of the firm's strongest UK practice areas, has l...

11 Jun 2009 | 04:40

Bingham seals City tax launch with McDermott hire

Bingham McCutchen has launched a London tax practice with the hire of a partner from US rival McDermott Will & Emery. Stuart Sinclair joined Bingham today (1 June), becoming the firm's first tax partner in the City.

02 Jun 2009 | 12:31

McDermott votes in litigation duo as co-chairmen

McDermott Will & Emery has elected Jeffrey Stone and Peter Sacripanti as the firm's new co-chairs of after a management committee vote in Boston on Friday (3 April).Current chairman Harvey Freishtat, a founding partner of the Boston office, will step ...

06 Apr 2009 | 11:03

Trio set to compete for McDermott chairmanship

McDermott Will & Emery is on the verge of electing a new firmwide chairman, with three names currently in the reckoning for the role. The process to replace current chairman Harvey Freishtat is well underway, with a new chair set to be unveiled at the...

17 Mar 2009 | 17:05

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