Eversheds Sutherland hired IP disputes partners Ruth Hoy and Huw Cookson from DLA Piper, strengthening its London intellectual property team within its wider Commercial Advisory practice.

Gibson Dunn hired Angus Lennox, a real estate private equity and M&A partner, as it continues building out its equity-side real estate offering in London — joining recent hires Hayden Cameron and Chris Slack on that side of the team, alongside Rob Carr and Mark Manson-Bahr on the debt side.

Greenberg Traurig added Patrick Williams and Freya Dear to its Real Estate practice, continuing a sustained buildout of its London real estate bench.

Katten launched a new Structured Products and Derivatives practice in its London office, hiring two partners from Crowell & Moring: Jennifer Kafcas (practice lead) and Alvino van Schalkwyk, with a third hire, Charles Wakiwaka, set to follow shortly. The team have worked together for several years and cover derivatives, structured finance, and capital markets transactions across multiple asset classes.

King & Spalding gained an eight-partner international arbitration and public international law team, led by Gary Born — one of the world's most recognised names in the field, with nearly 40 years' experience — spanning London, Washington DC, and New York.

Latham & Watkins gained a three-partner technology M&A and private equity team, led by Andrew Boyd, Morrison Foerster's former London managing partner, alongside Gary Brown, ex-co-head of Morrison Foerster's European M&A practice, and Luke Rowland. The trio bring deep experience in technology, AI, fintech, semiconductor, and media deal work.

Macfarlanes hired Nick O'Grady, strengthening its Finance practice with a leveraged and acquisition finance specialist after nearly eight years at Baker McKenzie.

Paul Hastings added a four-partner private equity and real estate team led by Lyndsey Laverack and Jade Williams-Adedeji, joined by Jack Mayall and José María Rodrigues (both promoted to partner on the move). Both leaders are Legal 500-ranked Next Generation Partners with deep experience across major real estate investment and financial sponsor work.

Paul Hastings hired Leon Stephenson, Reed Smith's global fund finance chair of over 20 years and a member of its executive committee — the firm's third fund finance hire in recent months, following Jennifer Passagne from Haynes Boone.

Paul Hastings hired corporate partner Mark Zerdin from Slaughter and May, where he spent 23 years co-leading the firm's sports practice and heading its Latin America practice, with a track record advising on major sports and cross-border corporate matters.

Simpson Thacher hired Emma Rachmaninov as co-head of its European Financial Services and Funds Regulatory team, joining after nearly a decade at Freshfields.

Weil made two notable hires strengthening its private capital offering: Charles Cooper-Isow from Kirkland & Ellis in its Private Equity practice, focusing on secondaries transactions, and Fiona Cumming from A&O Shearman, where she was global fund finance co-head and private capital sector lead after more than 20 years at the firm.