Law Firm Partners

Norton Rose boosts Paris with Hogan Lovells corporate partner hire

By Simon Petersen | June 2, 2011

Norton Rose has strengthened its Paris office with the hire of Hogan Lovells corporate partner Jon Harry. Harry, who had worked at Hogan Lovells and legacy Lovells since 1988, is set to join Norton Rose on 6 June.

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Hogan Lovells appoints new MP for Beijing office following Jones Day departure

By Simon Petersen | June 2, 2011

Hogan Lovells has appointed a new managing partner in Beijing following the departure of intellectual property (IP) partner Horace Lam to Jones Day. Lam left Hogan Lovells to join Jones Day on 23 May and has been replaced by corporate partner Jun Wei, a corporate and commercial partner focusing on M&A, private equity and project financing. Wei advises multinational companies and financial institutions on structuring their investments in China and dealing with Chinese regulatory agencies.

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Howrey team hands Shearman brace of clients including Nestle and Hilton

By Simon Petersen | June 2, 2011

Shearman & Sterling's Brussels office has picked up a number of clients from defunct firm Howrey, including Nestle and Hilton. The US law firm, which hired a five-partner competition team led by the co-head of Howrey's global antitrust practice, Trevor Soames, in February, is advising on a number of matters for the team's former Howrey clients.

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Jones Day adds three partners to London base with Ashurst team hire

By Friederike Heine | June 1, 2011

Jones Day has added three partners to its City arm with the hire of a US securities team from Ashurst. The trio comprises US-qualified partners Daniel Bushner, Eric Stuart and Marie Elena Angulo. Bushner and Angulo started at the US law firm at the beginning of last week (23 May), with Stuart set to remain at Ashurst until the end of June to conclude several client matters.

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Herbert Smith sees three-partner Paris litigation team depart for A&O

By Suzi Ring | June 1, 2011

Herbert Smith's Paris litigation team has been hit by a three-partner walkout, with the trio's forthcoming departure to Allen & Overy (A&O) marking the latest in a string of exits from the City firm's French arm over the last 18 months. Herbert Smith's recently appointed head of disputes for Continental Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMEA), Denis Chemla, is set to join A&O alongside arbitration partner Michael Young and litigation partner Erwan Poisson.

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Macfarlanes turns to Clifford Chance for structured finance hire

By Suzi Ring | May 31, 2011

Macfarlanes has boosted its structured finance practice with the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) partner Rachel Kelly.Kelly is set to join the firm next week from the City banking and finance practice at CC and will be the first partner in Macfarlanes' London structured finance team.

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Clydes bolsters City energy group with Watson Farley hire

By Suzi Ring | May 25, 2011

Clyde & Co has boosted its City energy practice with the hire of Watson Farley & Williams partner Sandra Sinclair-Hughes. Sinclair-Hughes joined the firm last week from the international project and structured finance group at Watson Farley. She specialises in advising offshore engineering and procurement contractors, service companies and oil companies in relation to project agreements including installation, leasing, operating and supply contracts.

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Edwards Angell hires 2Birds partner to launch City banking team

By Sofia Lind | May 25, 2011

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge is launching a London banking practice with the hire of City finance veteran Charles Proctor from Bird & Bird. The US law firm said the move had come in a bid to sustain its growing transactional practice, including in private equity and venture capital as well as its insurance practice, as Proctor also has substantial regulatory experience.

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A change in the private equity guard is opening a few gates

By Georgina Stanley | May 25, 2011

Last month Clifford Chance (CC) private equity veteran James Baird retired from the firm after more than 25 years as a partner. Clearly the departure is unlikely to spell anything like disaster for a buyout practice as dominant as CC's, but it has certainly got the private equity sewing circle talking. And, no doubt, hoping for opportunities to tighten links with some of Baird's clients, such as CVC.

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International Edition

A change in the private equity guard is opening a few gates

By Georgina Stanley | May 25, 2011

Last month Clifford Chance (CC) private equity veteran James Baird retired from the firm after more than 25 years as a partner. Clearly the departure is unlikely to spell anything like disaster for a buyout practice as dominant as CC's, but it has certainly got the private equity sewing circle talking. And, no doubt, hoping for opportunities to tighten links with some of Baird's clients, such as CVC.

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The American Lawyer

Veteran Finance Attorney at Wilmer Jumps to Foley & Lardner

By Dylan Jackson | August 22, 2019

After 27 years of working at Wilmer, Jamie Class has joined Foley & Lardner in Boston, drawn to the firm for its finance bench.

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The Recorder

Citi: Northern California Firms Lead Industry in First Half

By Xiumei Dong | August 22, 2019

Northern Californian law firms saw the most revenue and demand growth in the first half of 2019, according to a recent analysis by Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group.

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National Law Journal

Big Law Billed Republicans Millions to Sue Obama. Against Trump, Firms Are Working for Free

By Jacqueline Thomsen | August 22, 2019

House Republicans struggled to find lawyers willing to work on their challenges to the Obama administration due to the unpopularity of the stances.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Penn Law's New Appellate Clinic Will Be Co-Led by a DLA Piper Partner

By Marcia Coyle | August 22, 2019

Eisenstein, a former federal prosecutor and assistant to the U.S. solicitor general, will share leadership duties with Penn Law professor Jean Galbraith.

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Law.com

DLA Piper's Ilana Eisenstein Will Co-Lead Penn Law's New Appellate Clinic

By Marcia Coyle | August 22, 2019

Eisenstein, a former federal prosecutor and assistant to the U.S. solicitor general, will share leadership duties with Penn Law professor Jean Galbraith.

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Law.com

How I Made Partner: Latham & Watkins' Erin Brown Jones

By Tasha Norman | August 22, 2019

"If something feels weird, it's probably the wrong approach for you. Being yourself resonates with clients. It helps you develop real long-lasting connections."

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New York Law Journal

Drama Over Skadden's Ukraine Billing Gets Close Up at Greg Craig Trial

By C. Ryan Barber | August 21, 2019

"This is not right and it is a serious problem for me. All was clear between us. I understood it would be 2 by the end of the week and another 2 by the end of the month. I told NYC that was the deal," Craig wrote in the email, referring to a pair of $2 million transfers he anticipated.

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Litigation Daily

Drama Over Skadden's Ukraine Billing Gets Close Up at Greg Craig Trial

By C. Ryan Barber | August 21, 2019

“This is not right and it is a serious problem for me. All was clear between us," Craig, a former Skadden partner, said in one email exchange that prosecutors showed jurors Wednesday at trial in Washington.

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National Law Journal

'We Will Leave': Drama Over Skadden's Ukraine Billing Gets Close Up at Greg Craig Trial

By C. Ryan Barber | August 21, 2019

"This is not right and it is a serious problem for me. All was clear between us," Craig, a former Skadden partner, said in one email exchange that prosecutors showed jurors Wednesday at trial in Washington.

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Daily Report Online

Wetherington's New Plaintiffs Shop Is Taking on 'Causes, Not Cases'

By Meredith Hobbs | August 21, 2019

After learning the ropes from Mike Werner, Matt Wetherington has opened his own shop. He's already representing victims of the Legionnaire's outbreak at the Sheraton Atlanta.

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