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lex move5 Nov 2026

Edward Prestwich returns to Macfarlanes as a Fund Formation partner

Macfarlanes confirms Prestwich's return to its Fund Formation team and identifies credit-fund work as a strategic focus.

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lex move5 Nov 2026

Elaine Whiteford joins Sidley Austin's London Litigation practice

Sidley announces the arrival of competition litigator Elaine Whiteford from Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

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lex flash5 Nov 2026

HSF Kramer announces Global Disputes leadership succession from 1 December 2026

London partner Alexander Oddy will lead Disputes in the UK and EMEA from 1 December 2026; the change is leadership succession, not a lateral move.

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lex flash13 Oct 2026

High Court ruling keeps Pogust Goodhead on Mariana case

Legal press reports that the High Court rejected a claimant committee’s attempt to replace Pogust Goodhead in the Mariana Dam group litigation. The ruling is a case-control update, not a hiring signal.

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lex firm13 Oct 2026

A&O Shearman’s London HQ move is a workplace update, not a hiring signal

A&O Shearman says it is relocating from One Bishops Square to 2 Broadgate this month. The 360,000 sq ft, eight-floor move is an existing-headquarters workplace and sustainability update—not a new office or headcount announcement.

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lex firm8 Oct 2026

King & Spalding reports selective London growth after WilmerHale hires

Non-Billable reports King & Spalding’s London office increased revenue by 48% last year and later hired eight partners and seven other lawyers from WilmerHale.

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lex talent8 Oct 2026

Cleary raises London NQ pay and adds vacation-scheme living-cost allowance

Legal Cheek reports Cleary’s London NQ pay has increased to £172,500, alongside trainee-pay changes and a £500 vacation-scheme living-cost allowance.

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lex move8 Oct 2026

Ashurst Perkins Coie appoints Tom Jaggers to London corporate partnership

Ashurst Perkins Coie says Tom Jaggers has joined its London corporate practice from Oaktree, supporting the firm’s private-capital offering.

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lex talent7 Oct 2026

Ashurst Perkins Coie opens applications for 2027/28 UK ACCESS programme

Applications are open for Ashurst Perkins Coie’s paid two-week London work-experience programme, with mentoring and contextual recruitment support.

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lex talent7 Oct 2026

The Law Society posts London Data Engineer role for its data platform

The Law Society is recruiting a fixed-term Data Engineer to work on its Azure Databricks-based data platform in London.

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lex move6 Oct 2026

Keidan Harrison appoints former Ogier investigations head

Rachel Cropper-Mawer has joined Keidan Harrison as a partner, bringing experience in international disputes, investigations, asset recovery and regulatory enforcement.

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lex move6 Oct 2026

Dentons recruits Megan Schellinger in London capital markets

Dentons says Megan Schellinger joins as a London capital-markets partner, strengthening its US securities and international capital-markets capability.

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