TOP LATERAL HIRERS 2004-07

RANK	FIRM	Total lateral hires 2004-07 (year to date)
1	DLA Piper	220
2	Taylor Wessing	55
3	Cobbetts	52
4=	Halliwells	51
4=	Hill Dickinson*	51
6	DWF	46
7	Eversheds	45
8=	Berwin Leighton Paisner*	41
8=	Clyde & Co*	41
10	Bird & Bird	40
11	Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons	39
12=	Clifford Chance	38
12=	HBJ Gateley Wareing	38
14	Linklaters*	34
15	Salans*	33
16	Addleshaw Goddard*	29
17	Simmons & Simmons*	28
18=	Clarke Willmott	27
18=	Lovells	27
18=	Shoosmiths	27
21	Norton Rose*	26
22=	Allen & Overy*	23
22=	Nabarro	23
24=	Field Fisher Waterhouse*	22
24=	Pannone	22
26	SJ Berwin	21
27=	Ashurst*	20
27=	Manches	20
29	Beachcroft*	19
30=	Bevan Brittan*	18
30=	Davies Arnold Cooper*	18
30=	Pinsent Masons	18
30=	Stephenson Harwood	18
34=	Brabners Chaffe Street	16
34=	Dundas & Wilson*	16
34=	Holman Fenwick & Willan	16
34=	Watson Burton	16
34=	Weightmans	16
39=	Hammonds*	15
39=	Herbert Smith	15
39=	Watson Farley & Williams*	15
42=	Brodies	14
42=	Irwin Mitchell	14
42=	Trowers & Hamlins	14
45=	Howard Kennedy*	13
45=	Mills & Reeve	13
47=	Charles Russell*	12
47=	Olswang	12
47=	Osborne Clarke	12
47=	TLT Solicitors	12
47=	Withers	12

*Figures supplied relate to the calendar year