Law Firm Partners

Career Clinic: Should I follow my boss to a US firm in London?

By Legal Week | July 10, 2011

"I'm a 2PQE associate at a UK top 50 firm in London, where I qualified. I'm generally pretty happy where I am; the work as yet hasn't been mind-numbing and the firm's been pretty good to me so far - I'm still able to have something of a personal life alongside my time in the office. "However, the partner who's the head of my team is moving to a US firm's London office, and I've been offered the opportunity to go with him.

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Senior banking partner quits SNR Denton to join Norton Rose

By Sofia Lind | June 29, 2011

SNR Denton London banking partner Michael Black is set to leave the firm to join Norton Rose. Black, who is co-head of SNR Denton's financial institutions and funds sector group, joined legacy Denton Wilde Sapte in 2003 from Theodore Goddard (now Addleshaw Goddard), where he had been the firm's head of banking. He originally qualified as a barrister and lawyer in New Zealand in 1992 and has been working in London since 1995.

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Mayer Brown seals hire of Nabarro IP partner for London base

By Friederike Heine | June 29, 2011

Mayer Brown has added a partner to its London intellectual property (IP) team with the hire of Jonathan Radcliffe from Nabarro. Radcliffe, who will join the US firm on 1 August, has expertise in patent and IP litigation, having acted on disputes in the pharmaceutical, life sciences and high-tech sectors. He joined Nabarro in 2005 from rival UK top 30 law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse.

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Ex-Simmons chief Dawkins quits for Bingham's 
London arm in wake of senior partner election

By Friederike Heine | June 27, 2011

Simmons & Simmons' former managing partner Mark Dawkins is set to join the London office of US law firm Bingham McCutchen. Dawkins, who stepped down as Simmons' managing partner at the end of April, is expected to join the firm's securities and financial institutions litigation group as a partner in early September after a sabbatical.

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Stephenson Harwood boosts City real estate with McGrigors hire

By Sofia Lind | June 22, 2011

Stephenson Harwood has added to its City real estate practice with the hire of McGrigors London partner Stephen Sumpton. Sumpton, who made the move between the two firms earlier this month (6 June), had been a partner at McGrigors since 2002. Before that he also spent 10 years at Baker & McKenzie in the firm's London and Moscow offices, as well as two years at legacy KPMG legal arm KLegal.

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Brown Rudnick bulks up in the City with two new partners

By Friederike Heine | June 22, 2011

Ashurst structured funds head Nick Terras is set to leave the firm to join Brown Rudnick's London office. Terras, who will become the US firm's 28th partner in the City, joined Ashurst last year from New York hedge fund specialist Schulte Roth & Zabel, when he was recruited as a consultant and handed a role to liaise between the UK firm's funds and derivates groups.

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Ex-Travers senior partner named CLLS chair

By Sofia Lind | June 15, 2011

Travers Smith’s former senior partner Alasdair Douglas (pictured) has been named as the next chairman of the City of London Law Society (CLLS). Douglas…

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Herbert Smith seals senior Taylor Wessing hire for regulatory push

By Sofia Lind | June 15, 2011

Herbert Smith has hired Taylor Wessing's financial services regulatory team head Clive Cunningham in a bid to target more non-contentious regulatory work. Cunningham, who is expected to join Herbert Smith after the summer, has been a partner at Taylor Wessing since November 2006, when he joined from Merrill Lynch's in-house legal team. He previously worked at both Linklaters and KLegal.

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BLP brings in senior Linklaters man to boost Russia finance team

By Simon Petersen | June 15, 2011

Goltsblat BLP has strengthened its Russian banking and finance team with the appointment of a new partner from Linklaters. Oleg Khokhlov will join Goltsblat BLP's Moscow arm later this month from Linklaters, where he was a managing associate in the firm's local office.

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Osborne Clarke hires funds partner from BLP in practice push

By Simon Petersen | June 15, 2011

Osborne Clarke has hired its first dedicated funds partner, bringing in Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) partner 
Tim Simmonds. Simmonds, who was based in London until he left BLP at the end of May, is set to join Osborne Clarke in Bristol next week (20 June), where he will be responsible for developing the firm's funds practice across all types of investment funds, including private equity, venture capital, real estate and hedge funds.

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Pro Mid Market

Midsize Moves: A New Office, a Rejoining

By Aleeza Furman | August 28, 2019

Varnum opens an office in Birmingham, Michigan, with a new estate and business planning lawyer, Jackson Kelly welcomes a returning of counsel, and other midsize moves.

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National Law Journal

'I Did Not Lie.' Greg Craig Testifies in His Own Defense at Criminal Trial

By C. Ryan Barber | August 28, 2019

Cross-examination is set to begin later this afternoon.

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Litigation Daily

Greg Craig Testifies in His Own Defense at Criminal Trial, Saying 'I Did Not Lie.'

By C. Ryan Barber | August 28, 2019

Cross-examination is set to begin later this afternoon.

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New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-LeClairRyan Lateral Moves Continue, in New Jersey and Beyond

By Dan Packel | August 28, 2019

Recent LeClair laterals have gone to Fox Rothschild in Morristown and Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith in Newark.

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National Law Journal

'I Just Made a Big Mistake.' Photograph Sparks Tense Exchange at Greg Craig Trial

By C. Ryan Barber | August 27, 2019

A prosecutor mistakenly thought she had photographic evidence that appeared to catch a former Skadden partner in a lie.

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Delaware Law Weekly

Eckert Seamans' Delaware Presence Helps Lure Bankruptcy Partner From LeClairRyan

By Dylan Jackson | August 27, 2019

Commercial litigation and bankruptcy partner Christopher Perkins said he shopped around at other firms, but he chose Eckert Seamans for its presence in Virginia, Delaware and New York—three of the most active jurisdictions for Chapter 11 bankruptcies.

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The American Lawyer

Eckert Seamans Picks Up 3 LeClairRyan Attorneys

By Dylan Jackson | August 27, 2019

The trio, which includes commercial litigator and bankruptcy partner Christopher Perkins, joined Eckert Seamans in the wake of LeClairRyan's collapse. Several dozen other LeClairRyan attorneys have also found new homes.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Eckert Seamans Snags Trio From LeClairRyan

By Dylan Jackson | August 27, 2019

The trio, which includes commercial litigator and bankruptcy partner Christopher Perkins, joined Eckert Seamans in the wake of LeClairRyan's collapse. Several dozen other LeClairRyan attorneys have also found new homes.

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Law.com

My Weekday Workout: Jones Walker's Bill Backstrom Goes the Distance

By Tasha Norman | August 27, 2019

"All of the training I do keeps me fit, helps relieve stress, promotes a competitive spirit, teaches me how to endure self-imposed suffering, and allows me to meet new people."

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Law.com

A&O Litigation Partner Latest to Quit London Office

By Rose Walker | August 27, 2019

The exit is the second London departure from the Magic Circle firm to emerge this month.

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