Lawyer Monthly - November 2021 Edition

LAWYER MOVES Eoin O’Connor has been appointed as a partner in Hogan Lovells’ global regulatory public practice and as managing partner in its newly established office in Dublin. O’Connor joins Hogan Lovells from global firm Walkers, where he headed the regulatory practice for Ireland. Prior to this, he trained and practiced as a solicitor in Arthur Cox. Having previously acted on behalf of many domestic and international organisations, O’Connor is experienced in handling a range of matters in the financial services sector. Among other areas, he has advised clients on industry guidance, legislation and codes issued by the Central Bank. Hogan Lovells’ Dublin office was opened in March this year amid a greater rush of law firms looking to establish offices in Ireland following Brexit. The firm has stated that O’Connor will help to build its presence in Dublin, working alongside competition partner Christopher Hutton. Hogan Lovells Appoints Head of NewDublin Office Global 50 law firm Goodwin Procter has boosted its technology and litigation practices with three new partners from Big Law rivals. They join the firm in New York and Santa Monica. On 14 October, Goodwin Procter announced it had hired former Foley Hoag partner Heather Miles and former special counsel at Cooley, Alexander Rea, who have both joined Goodwin’s technology practice in New York. Miles represents technology, healthcare and life sciences clients on corporate matters, while Rea represents private companies and their investors on matters including M&A and equity and debt financings. Former Manatt, Phelps & Phillips partner Adrianne Marshack joined Goodwin’s complex litigation and dispute resolution practice in Santa Monica. Marschack primarily focuses on complex commercial litigation and class action lawsuits, but also advises clients on employment issues, including wrongful termination and workplace discrimination. This year, Goodwin Procter has added seven technology partners in New York and 15 other offices around the world. The international firm has 1,600 lawyers across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Clifford Chance has appointed Christopher Sullivan to lead its London private equity practice in a move to promote more junior talent to management positions. Sullivan joined Clifford Chance as a trainee in 2006 and became a partner in 2016. His recent achievements include advising The Hut Group on a $6.3 billion investment into its eCommerce business by SoftBank and co-leading a deal for Cinven on its €1 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Restaurant Brands Iberia. Speaking on the appointment, a Clifford Chance spokesperson said that Sullivan “has achieved a number of significant milestones over the last years, to support the team to grow build a significant stake in the private equity market, especially last year supporting clients through the pandemic and during PE M&A boom that has followed.” The firm has recently begun a push to name younger managing partners. Senior partner Jeroen Ouwehand issued a memo at the beginning of the year calling for Clifford Chance’s “next generation” of talent to consider applying for higher roles. Vacating the role of London private equity head is David Pearson, who has retired from the firm, according to a source quoted by Law.com. Goodwin Procter Boosts Tech and LitigationWith Three New Partners Clifford Chance Names Young Private Equity Head 10 WWW.LAWYER-MONTHLY.COM | NOV 2021