Partner and Team Moves

Deacon has long been behind a substantial number of high-profile partner and team moves in London at US, international, and UK firms. It is a complex legal market with a great diversity of firms. We live and breathe it. We understand it. We have successfully placed partners in firms that might not have previously been on their radar but offered the best possible platform for their practices.

We also have significant experience in a wide array of practice areas and with our extensive knowledge of the whole market we work hard to ensure that our market intelligence is second to none.

Here are just a few of our recent placements:

US Firms

Akin Gump

Tax Partner

Cooley

Chair of International Arbitration Practice;
Tax,
Capital Markets,
Technology & Media Litigation Partners

Latham & Watkins

Financial Services and Corporate Partners

Paul Hastings

Technology Partner

Proskauer

Finance and Restructuring Partners

Quinn Emanuel

Commercial and Banking Litigation Partners

White & Case

Energy, IP, and Litigation Partners

Willkie Farr

Finance and Financial Services Partners

Cadwalader

Private Credit and Leveraged Finance Partners

Greenberg Traurig

Head of Energy,
London; Head of Restructuring & Bankruptcy

Jenner & Block

Investigations Partner

Morgan Lewis

Employment,
Funds,
CLO,
and Structured Finance Partners;
Technology Team

Orrick

Venture Capital Partner

Perkins Coie

London Office Launch

Pillsbury

Technology Litigation Partner

Winston & Strawn

Restructuring and Real Estate Finance Partners

Brown Rudnick

Insolvency Team

McDermott Will & Emery

Real Estate Private Equity Team; Restructuring Team

Baker Botts

Emerging Markets Team;
Project Finance Team

BCLP

Tax Partner;
Private Equity Partner

International/City Firms

Freshfields

Patent Litigation Team

Jones Day

Corporate Energy,
Venture Capital,
and Employment Partners

Macfarlanes

Pensions Partner

Simmons & Simmons

Corporate/Equity Capital Markets Partner;
Real Estate Finance Partner;
Acquisition/Debt Finance Partner

Taylor Wessing

Corporate,
Corporate Real Estate,
IP,
IP/Media & Data Privacy,
and Funds Partners;
Head of Financial Services

CMS

Corporate,
Finance,
Financial Services,
Insurance, Aviation,
and Transport Partners

Dentons

Tax,
White Collar Crime,
Private Equity,
and Pensions Partners

Eversheds Sutherland

Head of Project Finance,
Head of Private Credit;
Corporate,
Technology,
and International Arbitration Partners

Mishcon de Reya

IP Litigation Team,
Planning,
Litigation,
and Competition Partners

Norton Rose Fulbright

Finance,
Capital Markets,
and Restructuring Partners

Osborne Clarke

Energy
Restructuring,
and Pensions Partners

Stephenson Harwood

Litigation Team;
Pensions Partner

Travers Smith

Derivatives and Structured Products Partner

Fladgate

Litigation,
Tax,
Employment,
Real Estate,
Construction,
Corporate,
Technology,
and Energy Partners

K&L Gates

Litigation Partner;
Real Estate Team

Pinsent Masons

Real Estate Team;
Head of Banking & Finance

Shoosmiths

London Managing Partner,
Head of Energy,
IP Team,
Employment Partner

Charles Russell Speechlys

Head of Corporate;
Private Wealth Disputes Partner

Counsel and Associate Moves

Our team works with all the major firms in London including US, Global Elite, Silver Circle, international and boutique firms. We also have an unparalleled network across the international legal market. As well as placing in firms in London, we have extensive experience moving associates within or across jurisdictions. Successful moves have included candidates to/from London, mainland Europe, South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, offshore and the USA.

One of the unique services our team offers is strong connections and vast market knowledge. While we have key relationships with all the major firms, we aim to really get to know our candidates to clearly understand what they are looking for – which enables us to find them a perfect fit at a firm that may have not previously been on their radar.