Ashurst corporate partner Jonathan Earle has quit the firm to join the London office of US outfit Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.

Earle, whose start date is yet to be decided, has been a partner at Ashurst since 2008 and has acted on a number of public M&A deals, most recently leading for Interserve on its purchase of pest control giant Rentokil’s facilities management business for £250m.