Partner Moves September

Lateral

Partner

Moves in

London

September/October

2011

Allen & Overy Dewey & LeBoeuf Two partner US law team comprising Jim Orrick’s European head of restructuring Mark Wickenden and Adam Wells has announced its Fennessy and fellow partner Hazel Miller joined move from Herbert Smith. the US firm. Energy partner Marc Hammerson also joins from Stephenson Harwood. Baker Botts Corporate partner Neil Foster joins the US firm’s DLA Piper London office from Field Fisher Waterhouse. The international firm has made a flurry of recent lateral hires: Andrew Symons (insurance Berwin Leighton Paisner litigation) and Tresna Tunbridge (projects) from The City firm has appointed Marc Hanson as CMS Cameron McKenna; gaming partners head of its engineering, construction and Stephen Ketteley and Hilary Stewart-Jones from procurement group from Ashurst whilst Skadden Berwin Leighton Paisner; a three partner of counsel Paul Simcock joins the finance banking litigation team from LG comprising practice as a partner. Elaine Whiteford, formerly Jeremy Andrews, James Curle and Jean-Pierre of counsel at Freshfields, joins the competition Douglas-Henry; Ashurst European head of real group. Barlow Lyde & Gilbert’s head of estate Simon Cookson; and in-house structured environment Aidan Thomson also joins. finance specialist Mark McGiddy from Deutsche Bank. It has also brought former Linklaters Brown Rudnick managing partner Tony Angel as co-global Former head of IP at LG, Georgie Collins, has chairman and senior partner (non-US). joined the Boston firm as has Chadbourne & Parke restructuring expert Alper Deniz. Edwards Wildman The newly merged US firm has hired corporate Clifford Chance telecoms specialist Stuart Blythe from Bird & High yield specialist Fabio Diminich joins from Bird and former Barlow Lyde & Gilbert head of Latham & Watkins where he was an associate. restructuring & insolvency Jon Yorke. Also joining the partnership is Debevoise & Plimpton funds of counsel Gerard Saviola. Edwin Coe Joe Griffiths joins the construction practice from Collyer Bristow Manches. The firm has brought in DAC construction partner Jonathan Pawlowski. Eversheds FSA in-house lawyer Greg Brandman joins the Davenport Lyons national firm’s partnership. Nick Goldstone joins the litigation department from Magrath. Field Fisher Waterhouse Burness consultant John Bowman joins as a Dechert partner in the planning & environmental law Banking partner Charles Malpass joins the US team and former Olswang consultant Michael firm’s London office from LG whilst DLA’s Miriam Harte joins the corporate team as a partner. Gonzalez becomes head of the EU trade and EU government affairs practice. Goodwin Proctor Ashurst’s head of European real estate funds David Evans joins alongside fellow partner Samantha Lake Coghlan.

Hempsons Minter Ellison David Savage joins the projects team from The Australian firm has boosted its London office Addleshaw Goddard. with the hire of Mayer Brown corporate partner Michael Wallin. Holman Fenwick & Willan Simon Chumas (shipping litigation) and Susan Mishcon de Reya Farmer (energy projects) join from Barlow Lyde IP partner Lewis Cohen joins from Field Fisher & Gilbert and Fulbright & Jaworski respectively. Waterhouse along with Travers Smith banking partner Michael Bardell. Ince & Co A trio of insurance partners have joined the firm: Morgan Lewis & Bockius Nilam Sharma from US firm Crowell & Moring as Simmons & Simmons energy specialist Martin well as Simon Cooper and Kiran Soar from Stewart-Smith joins the US firm’s London office. Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. Norton Rose Jones Day The firm has boosted its insurance practice with Corporate energy specialist Paul Exley joins from former head of marine insurance Patrick Foss Simmons & Simmons. The firm has also hired FS from Barlow Lyde Gilbert alongside Chris Zavos. regulatory partner John Ahern from Addleshaw Linklaters’ Catrina Smith joins the employment Goddard. team.

Kaye Scholer Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Restructuring partner David von Saucken has The US firm has boosted its financial services joined the US firm from Ashurst. capability with the hire of in-house lawyers Sam Millar and Tony Katz from Liquid Capital LG Markets. Squire Sanders Hammonds finance partner Iain Shurwood joins the firm. Osborne Clarke Taylor Wessing finance partners Dominic Ross Macfarlanes and Akmal Ghauri will join the Bristol firm’s In a rare lateral hire, the UK firm has brought in London office early in 2012. Ian Nisse from Shearman & Sterling as head of real estate. Reed Smith Jeb Clulow has joined the shipping practice from Maclay Murray & Spens Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. Corporate partner Darius Lewington joins the London office of the Scottish firm from Pinsent Pinsent Masons Masons. Finance partner Vanessa Heap arrives from Berwin Leighton Paisner. Chris White joins the Mayer Brown energy practice from EDF where he was nuclear Debevoise & Plimpton corporate insurance legal head. The commercial practice has also associate Colin Scagell joins the international been boosted with the hire of sports specialist firm as a partner. Trevor Watkins from Clarke Wilmott and data protection head Marc Dautlich from Olswang. McClure Naismith McGrigors head of restructuring Mark Parkhouse joins the London office.

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Vedder Price Property insurance partner Victoria Sherratt The US firm has opened its first international joins from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. office with the hire of aviation finance specialists Gavin Hill and Derek Watson from Clyde & Co. Royds Niche City firm has brought in Miller Rosenfalck Watson Farley & Williams corporate associate Claus Andersen as a partner SNR Denton senior associate Gareth Phillips has and Sprecher Grier Halberstam employment joined the planning team as a partner. The partner Caroline Doran. finance practice has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner partner Nicola Davies and associate Simmons & Simmons director Samantha Yardley, who also joins as a Julian Perlmutter bolsters the US law capability partner. having joined from Clifford Chance in Hong Kong where he was an associate. Weil Gotshal & Manges Restructuring partner Paul Bromfield joins from SJ Berwin fellow US firm Jones Day. Sidley & Austin structured finance partner Andrew Bliss joins the firm. Winston & Strawn Former head of litigation at Ashurst, Michael Skadden Arps Madden, is joining the London office. Stephen Sims joins the funds team from Macfarlanes.

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