A disputes partner from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher’s London office is going back in-house after four years at the US firm. Matthew Nunan will become the new UK general counsel of two Marsh McLennan businesses later this month. Overseeing Marsh and Mercer’s UK legal, compliance and public affairs function, Nunan will also join Marsh McLennan’s […]
Kramer Levin’s Paris office will not be included in the merger with Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) in order to focus on growth in the US. The news follows yesterday’s announcement that HSF is to merge with US law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel to create a $2bn revenue firm that will be known as […]
Bird & Bird is deepening its ties to public sector clients and UK Government by hiring a specialist lawyer from Clifford Chance. Andrew Dean is joining Bird & Bird’s commercial practice in London as a partner. He has spent six years at Clifford Chance, most recently as head of procurement and public law. Before going […]
Pinsent Masons has hired the head of Burness Paull’s governance and company secretarial (CoSec) team, Gary Gray. Gray is the second senior hire for the firm’s contract lawyer practice, Vario, coming six months after it was joined by Rich Manley, who previously led EY Riverview Law. As legal director of the CoSec division, Gray will […]
Gowling WLG has recruited Ashurst real estate partner Nicolas Deuerling to join its 40-strong Frankfurt office, which opened in May last year. Deuerling was a longstanding Ashurst partner, and specialises in advising national and international clients on complex real estate transactions, along with property finance and project development. He is leaving Ashurst together with his […]
Software company OneAdvanced has hired a new general counsel. The business has brought on Xavier Langlois as its legal chief. He moves from talent management platform Beamery, where he acted as both chief legal officer and chief talent officer. He will be replaced by former associate general counsel Nicolette Nowak, who was promoted to general […]
Herbert Smith Freehills is exploring the use of virtual reality (VR) technology to help train associates. But can VR, rather than the personal touch, really hone soft skills? Can it really teach associates to give a Ted talk (and cope with heckling), do a presentation to a group of colleagues, or ask for a pay […]
Clifford Chance has hired two partners in New York to bolster its private equity bench. David Schultz and Matthew Hinker have joined the magic circle firm from O’Melveny. Schultz has spent more than 17 years at O’Melveny as a partner advising private equity clients on M&A, restructuring and other corporate transactions, in sectors such as […]
German firm Ypog has opened an office in Munich, with a hire from Hengeler Mueller. Carolin Raspé has joined the commercial firm for its latest office venture. She specialises in tax and corporate crime matters, as well as compliance and investigations. Raspé spent 11 years at Hengeler Mueller in Berlin, most recently as a counsel, […]
Macfarlanes has hired a new partner from Freshfields for its private equity real assets team. Victoria Hills previously worked at Freshfields, where she was a corporate real estate partner. Hills joined Freshfields as a trainee in 2003 and was made partner in 2016. In her time at Freshfields, Hills gained experience in private capital and […]
Weightmans has appointed client relationships director Sarah Walton as its new managing partner. Walton will assume the role in April 2025 after a six-month transition period. She will be replacing current chief John Schorah, who is retiring after 12 years in the role and 18 years on the Weightmans board. In a statement, managing partner […]
Stephenson Harwood has introduced a tech product to its generative AI toolkit, acting as an alternative to another well-used provider, Harvey. The firm is partially rolling Curvestone AI’s Workflow GPT to its legal and support staff, with a larger rollout planned. Curvestone AI is an addition to Stephenson Harwood’s suite of products, with the firm […]