Law Firm Partners

Allens Arthur Robinson expands Perth office with Ashurst hire

By Simon Petersen | August 12, 2011

Ashurst energy partner Anthony Patten is leaving the firm to join the Perth office of Australia's Allens Arthur Robinson.The move means a return to Australia for Patten, who is a partner in Ashurst's City headquarters, having started his career in Allens' Melbourne office.

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Simmons brings in one partner each for City and Milan bases

By Sofia Lind | August 3, 2011

Simmons & Simmons has made two partner hires, strengthening its London corporate practice and its Milan litigation team. The firm has hired Travers Smith counsel Caroline Murphy as a partner for its London corporate practice and brought in Hogan Lovells partner Cristina Pagni in Italy. Murphy, who has worked with clients including Bridgepoint Capital and 3i, becomes the fourth partner in Simmons' London private equity team. Prior to joining Travers in 2006, Murphy was general counsel at furniture retailer Habitat, becoming the first person to hold the position when she left Clifford Chance in 2004.

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Eversheds recruits Cobbetts partner to boost London real estate team

By Friederike Heine | July 27, 2011

Eversheds has strengthened its London real estate practice with the hire of planning partner David Hardy from regional firm Cobbetts, taking the number of partners in its planning practice to 11. Hardy, who is qualified as both a barrister and a solicitor, will join from Cobbetts alongside planning associate Michelle Smith and personal assistant Michelle Brown.

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Stephenson Harwood hires Weil energy head for practice push

By Sofia Lind | July 14, 2011

Stephenson Harwood has hired Weil Gotshal & Manges' London head of energy and renewables Andrew McLean, who will transfer to the top 30 UK law firm in September. The corporate partner helped establish Weil Gotshal's consumer and financial services practice in Europe when he joined as a partner 11 years ago from Clifford Chance, where he had been an associate. He specialises in commercial contracts, private company M&A and joint ventures.

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DLA Piper boosts energy practice with CMS and Ofgem hires

By Simon Petersen | July 13, 2011

DLA Piper has bolstered its City energy and infrastructure and project finance teams with the appointment of a former CMS Cameron McKenna partner and a lawyer from Ofgem. Former CMS partner Trevor Butcher, who left his previous firm at the end of April, is due to join DLA Piper in August.

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Stephenson Harwood hires Weil energy head for practice push

By Sofia Lind | July 13, 2011

Stephenson Harwood has hired Weil Gotshal & Manges' London head of energy and renewables Andrew McLean, who will transfer to the top 30 UK law firm in September. The corporate partner helped establish Weil Gotshal's consumer and financial services practice in Europe when he joined as a partner 11 years ago from Clifford Chance, where he had been an associate. He specialises in commercial contracts, private company M&A and joint ventures.

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SJ Berwin competition chief cancels Milbank resignation

By Sofia Lind | July 13, 2011

SJ Berwin has persuaded EU and competition head Stephen Kon to remain with the firm after he resigned last month to join Milbank Tweed 
Hadley & McCloy. Kon was voted into the Milbank partnership in mid-June alongside fellow competition partner Cameron Firth, but both partners subsequently retracted their resignations and opted to stay with the top 20 City law firm.

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Cravath coup as firm secures heavyweight lawyer from DoJ

By Legal Week | July 13, 2011

Cravath Swaine & Moore is strengthening its antitrust team with the hire of Christine Varney, a key player in the Obama administration's efforts to shore up the 
nation's antitrust enforcement efforts, from the Department 
of Justice (DoJ). Varney is due to join Cravath's New York office on 6 September, having taken her post as assistant attorney general of the department's antitrust division in April 2009.

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DWF turns to Watson Burton for Newcastle IP partner hire

By Simon Petersen | July 13, 2011

DWF has strengthened its intellectual property (IP) practice with a partner hire from Watson Burton. Ed Meikle, who specialises in advising on the capture, protection, commercialisation and enforcement of all IP rights, is set to join DWF's Newcastle office later this year.

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Brown Rudnick boosts London with Chadbourne partner hire

By Simon Petersen | July 13, 2011

Brown Rudnick has strengthened its European bankruptcy and restructuring team with a partner hire from the London office of Chadbourne & Parke. Insolvency partner Adrian Harris is set to join Brown Rudnick's London office in August, having been a partner at Chadbourne since 2006.

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National Law Journal

Labor Appointee Eugene Scalia Earned $6.2M as Gibson Dunn Partner

By Dan Packel | August 30, 2019

Scalia's clients at the firm include Facebook, Ford Motor Co., Walmart and Goldman Sachs, as well as e-cigarette maker Juul.

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The Recorder

On the Move: Tracking the Ins and Outs of California Lawyers

By Aleeza Furman | August 30, 2019

New hires and promotions from across the California legal market.

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New York Law Journal

Presidential Candidates Courting Wall Street Law Firms as Lawyers Contribute Money in a Big Way

By Christine Simmons | August 30, 2019

As presidential candidates court voters across the country, they are stepping into Wall Street law firms and corporate defense firms for donations—and coming away with millions.

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Daily Report Online

Atlanta History Center Features Sears in Exhibit on Women's Voting Rights and Political Muscle

By Meredith Hobbs | August 29, 2019

Smith Gambrell partner Leah Ward Sears is featured in an exhibit centered around the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote.

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The American Lawyer

2020 Vision: How a Kirkland Partner—and the Legal Industry—Jumped Into the Race

By Christine Simmons | August 29, 2019

As presidential candidates court voters across the country, they are stepping into Wall Street law firms and corporate defense firms for donations—and coming away with millions.

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Law.com

How I Made Partner: Fragomen's Blake Miller

By Tasha Norman | August 29, 2019

"There are grinders, minders and finders—those that do the work, manage the work, or find the work. It is important to know which you are at any given time, become strong in that capacity, and grow onto the next phase."

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The American Lawyer

Lawyers Open Up About Their Biggest No-Deal Brexit Fears

By Meganne Tillay | Krishnan Nair | August 29, 2019

"The consequences for any firm that is not prepared for the worst could be quite severe," said one lawyer, as industry figures reveal their worst-case Brexit scenarios.

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Law.com

Lawyers Share Their Biggest No-Deal Brexit Fears

By Meganne Tillay and Krishnan Nair | August 29, 2019

"The consequences for any firm that is not prepared for the worst could be quite severe," says one lawyer, as industry figures reveal their worst-case Brexit scenarios.

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The American Lawyer

Jones Day Adds Key Trump DOJ Alum as Calif. Partner Gets Judicial Nod

By Dan Packel | August 29, 2019

With Brett Shumate going to work with Don McGahn in D.C., and another partner up for a federal bench seat, ties between Jones Day and the Trump administration are still looking tight.

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The Recorder

Sidley Austin Hires Shareholder Activism Practice Co-Leader in Silicon Valley

By Xiumei Dong | August 28, 2019

Derek Zaba, the head of contested situations at PJT Camberview, has moved back to the law firm side at Sidley Austin.

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