
In a busy week for lateral hires, firms have been actively adding to their offices at home and abroad. Linklaters has made a couple of key appointments in Asia while a host of other firms have hired laterals in the UK, the US and Gibraltar.
Eversheds Sutherland has bolstered its UK tech and real estate practices with the hire of Mark Chester from Gowling WLG. Chester is a real estate lawyer with a specialism in real-estate backed operating businesses, primarily in the technology sector.