APPOINTMENT
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Linklaters' US head, Tom Shropshire, to succeed Siobhán Moriarty as general counsel of Diageo
Diversity and ESG campaigner to take top legal job at FTSE 100 drinks giant after 20 years at Magic Circle firm
Corporate/commercial
LATERAL HIRE
Weil celebrates hire of 'superb' Slaughter and May corporate partner
Murray Cox leaves UK Magic Circle firm less than five years after making partner
TEAM MOVE
Reed Smith bolsters Singapore office with two-partner hire from BCLP
Eight-strong corporate and transport team moves across as busy month for laterals in city state continues
DEALS
Emerging Europe M&A eyes rebound after strong end to year
Overall activity slowed to a decade low, though Q4 was busiest since 2016, according to research by CMS
PARTNER HIRES
Milbank unveils quartet of Hong Kong M&A and private equity partners after raids on UK Magic Circle
New arrivals include ex-Clifford Chance Asia Pacific private equity co-heads Andrew Whan and Neeraj Budhwani
OFFICE LAUNCH
Shearman & Sterling reopens in Munich with double partner hire from Linklaters
New York firm starts rebuilding in Germany where it once boasted a top tier M&A practice
TEAM HIRE
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Hogan Lovells raids Baker McKenzie for seven-strong Paris private equity team
Hires of partners Matthieu Grollemund and Hélène Parent follows recent PE appointments in London, Shanghai and Frankfurt
PARTNER HIRE
Latham hires Travers Smith's co-head of corporate in latest top-level London hire
US giant hails Paul Dolman's 'highly complementary connections and deal experience'
PARTNER HIRE
McDermott boosts Paris corporate team with partner hire from Paul Hastings
Guillaume Kellner brings M&A and private equity expertise across regulated sectors and infrastructure
PARTNER HIRE
Allen & Overy hires Baker McKenzie's New York transactions head
Nick Marchica rejoins UK firm as it flags private equity as a strategic priority