UK Industry Moves

The Revolving Door: Akin Continues Weil Restructuring Raid

By Laura Stewart Liberty

Over the past week, Simons Muirhead Burton hired two lawyers for its corporate team, Weil lost top talent to Paul Hastings and Akin Gump, and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner brought Crowell & Moring's head of digital law on board in London and San Francisco to co-lead its digital transformation practice.

Bird & Bird Rehires Tech Patent Litigator From Nokia

By Ashish Sareen

Bird & Bird LLP has hired a senior in-house lawyer at Nokia as a partner, rejoining the firm's intellectual property team after two decades specializing in patent litigation. 

Simmons Hires 2nd Fund Finance Pro From Reed Smith

By Max Austin

Simmons & Simmons LLP said Tuesday that it has expanded its fund finance bench with a lawyer from Reed Smith LLP who joins as a partner, marking Simmons & Simmons' second hire from the U.S. firm's funds team in two months. 

Paul Hastings Adds 2 Restructuring Pros From Hogan, Sidley

By Ashish Sareen

Paul Hastings said Monday that it has hired two senior restructuring partners from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Sidley Austin LLP to continue its expansion in London.

Bird & Bird Hires 4-Strong Transformation Team From EY

By Ashish Sareen

Bird & Bird has hired a team of four experts in transformation of legal services from Big Four professional services giant EY as clients increasingly demand that services be delivered more efficiently through the use of artificial intelligence and other technology.

The Revolving Door: BCLP Hires Baker Botts, Squire Pros

By Laura Stewart Liberty

Over the past week BCLP hired partners from Baker Botts and Squire Patton Boggs, Cleary added a CMA senior director to its partnership, King & Spalding continued its raid of WilmerHale with two arbitration specialists, and Kennedys' head of white-collar crime left for Lewis Silkin.

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