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Hammonds real estate chief joins Eversheds

Eversheds has recruited Hammonds’ head of real estate litigation in the Midlands Paul Moorcroft as part of its bid to double its real estate litigation practice within the next three years. Moorcroft took over as head of real estate litigation at Hammonds in May last year, following the departure of Gordon Scott. Eversheds’ head of […]

Olswang raids SJ Berwin private equity

Olswang is poised to bulk up its private equity team with the hire of SJ Berwin partners Jonathan Pittal and Perry Yam. Pittal has advised Coal Pension Board, Hamilton Lane, JPMorgan and Nordea on the establishment of investment fund products and the acquisition of interests in investment funds. He also advised Phildrew Ventures (now IRRfc) […]

No change at BBC after panel review

The BBC has completed a review of its external legal panel, deciding to keep all of its law firms. Bristows, Denton Wilde Sapte, Field Fisher Waterhouse, Linklaters, Lovells, Olswang and Richards Butler have all retained their places. The review was conducted by BBC general counsel Nicholas Eldred, assistant general counsel David Serjeant, head of corporate […]

Litigation expert boosts Arnold & Porter in NY

Washington DC-based firm Arnold & Porter has appointed Cadwalader securities and commercial litigation expert Peter Haveles to its New York office. Haveles has practised extensively before the federal courts and acted for the New York and American stock exchanges, among others. He joins as a partner and will focus his practice on complex disputes involving […]

Hextalls scoops Mendes & Mount duo

London-based firm Hextalls is continuing to strengthen its US hold with the appointment of two partners in New York. Mendes & Mount partners Matthew Byrne and Lawrence Rose have joined Hextalls’ reinsurance team, which is based on Wall Street. Byrne and Rose will represent domestic and international reinsurance companies in the US and London.

Howard Kennedy wins ING Real Estate with hire

Howard Kennedy has won new client ING Real Estate Development with the hire of new partner Deborah Swanwick from Lawrence Graham. Swanwick was a senior assistant at Lawrence Graham and acted for ING Real Estate. Since 2001 she has been advising the client on a factory outlet scheme in County Durham – a deal that […]

Net consultation launched on EU relocation

An internet public consultation has been launched by the European Commission into a planned directive laying down rules on the transfer of a company’s registered office from one EU country to another. The directive would see companies adapting their structures and assets to meet the conditions required for the new registration, but would free them […]

Steptoe takes on Oppenheimer’s Brussels group

US firm Steptoe & Johnson has become the first firm to benefit from the dismantling of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly’s European network. Steptoe has acquired the Brussels practice of Oppenheimer, which consists of three partners, one counsel and three associates. The Oppenheimer group is led by Jean Russotto, who is joined by two partners, Phillip […]

Latham lures nine Sokolow litigators

Latham & Watkins has torn apart independent French firm Sokolow Dunaud Mercadier & Carreras with a nine-lawyer raid for name partner Patrick Dunaud and his litigation team. The Latham haul is another blow for Sokolow Dunaud, which lost an 11-lawyer team, including another name partner Jean-Francois Mercadier, to Norton Rose at the end of last […]

Simmons boosts China with Minter Ellison hire

Simmons & Simmons is continuing to ramp up its mainland China practice with the appointment of Minter Ellison’s former managing partner to its Shanghai office. Australian John Cole joins the corporate team as a consultant. Cole’s experience runs to construction, M&A, insurance and general corporate matters, and clients include financial institutions, power producers and project […]

CC on both sides of Empe sale

Clifford Chance advised both sides when CVC Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners sold German car parts manufacturer Empe Holding to Alpinvest Partners. Separate Clifford Chance teams advised sellers CVC and Goldman Sachs, and Alpinvest’s financiers HypoVereinsbank (HVB). Clifford Chance Frankfurt partner Christopher Kellet, who led the team advising CVC and Goldman Sachs, defended […]