Simmons & Simmons litigation partner Jane Howard is leaving the firm to join Reynolds Porter Chamberlain. Howard has specialised in professional liability at Simmons. She will pursue this further at Reynolds Porter, which is highly ranked for this type of work. Simmons senior partner Janet Gaymer said Howard’s decision was an understandable career move.

Beachcroft Wansbroughs and Littleton Chambers silk John Bowers QC have won the largest employment class action in British history. The result will have a significant impact on part-time workers seeking to gain equal status to their full-time counterparts. Beachcrofts successfully defended a claim brought by 25,000 so-called ‘retained’ firefighters (those who have other full-time jobs […]

Simmons & Simmons’ Italian rainmaker Bruno Gattai has resigned from the firm and is expected to launch a practice for US firm Dewey Ballantine. Simmons’ senior partner Janet Gaymer said that Gattai had told partners some time ago that he was reconsidering his future with the firm, before finally resigning this week. “This has not […]

Osborne Clarke is losing its four Frankfurt partners to Taylor Wessing, forcing it to close the office after just two-and-a-half years. This is the second time the firm has lost its presence in the Frankfurt market. All of the partners were previously at Coudert Schürmann and covered corporate finance, private equity, banking and the financial […]