Revolving doors: Addleshaw launches three new offices while Freshfields competition partner departs for MoFo Megan Mayers Addleshaw Goddard has announced the launch of three new European offices this week, opening a new Luxemburg base and adding two…
Revolving doors: three in two out for Linklaters as Cooley bolsters transatlantic competition practice Megan Mayers Linklaters has lured three lawyers from US firm Vinson & Elkins to its leveraged finance practice in its home market,…
‘Dramatic expansion’: Goodwin’s London turnover spikes 63% amid lateral bonanza Megan Mayers The London office of Goodwin has seen revenue soar 63% in 2021/22 amid a surge in lateral hires over the…
Revolving doors: Greenberg continues City hiring spree as Jones Day snaps up Hogan Lovells antitrust partner Megan Mayers US firms have dominated another week of lateral recruitment with notable hires in the City and overseas. Greenberg Traurig has…
International Women’s Day 2022: Perlette Jura, Gibson Dunn, Los Angeles – disputes Megan Mayers Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? The Honorable Pamela Ann Rymer. I was fortunate enough to…
International Women’s Day 2022: Swee Yen Koh, WongPartnership – leading individual – Singapore International Arbitration Megan Mayers What advice would you give aspiring female lawyers? Be a lifelong learner. As clichéd as it sounds, one should never…
International Women’s Day 2022: May Tai, managing partner, HSF Asia and Kathryn Sanger, Hong Kong Megan Mayers May Tai – a ranked individual for international arbitration Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? Sonya…
International Women’s Day 2022: Kathryn Sanger, Leading Individual, Hong Kong – International Arbitration Megan Mayers Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? There are a number of people who inspired me, or…
Ex-Mishcon partner hit with £17,500 SRA fine over conduct breach Megan Mayers A former Mishcon de Reya partner has accepted a £17,500 penalty for his conduct which contributed to the record £232,500…
International Women’s Day 2022: Barbara L. Becker, chair & managing partner, Gibson Dunn, New York Megan Mayers Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? That is a hard question! I think I take inspiration…
Revolving doors: OC opens in Warsaw with local hires as US players ramp up in the City Megan Mayers Osborne Clarke has expanded its European footprint through a new office in Poland, securing a team of 30 lawyers from…
Africa focus: Rising again? Megan Mayers While the same old story of political volatility continues to pervade in Africa, a bullish M&A market and renewed optimism…
Stephenson Harwood re-elects Foord for fourth senior partner term Megan Mayers Roland Foord’s long-standing tenure as senior partner of Stephenson Harwood has been extended with his election to a fourth two-year…
Revolving doors: Mayer Brown lures White & Case’s funds chief as A&O continues its US expansion Megan Mayers Mayer Brown has bolstered its London corporate and securities team with the addition of White & Case’s head of funds…
Revolving doors: one in one out for Hogan Lovells as transactional hiring spree continues Megan Mayers The fight to bolster transactional teams globally rattles on in the latest round of partner recruitment. Shearman & Sterling is…
SRA draws line under probe into ex-Freshfields partner handling of UBS alleged rape case Megan Mayers The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has closed its investigation into the conduct of former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Caroline Stroud…
Written in the stars: the up-and-coming generation on the future of disputes Megan Mayers ‘We’re changing law firms just through being who we are and by the different perspectives that we bring,’ Linklaters counsel…
