Slaughter & May has promoted David Griffith-Jones (1) and Jack Wharton (2) to corporate partner in London. Griffith-Jones joined in 2021 from Sullivan & Cromwell, where he trained as a solicitor. Wharton joined Slaughter & May in 2013, and trained as a solicitor with the firm.

TLT has recruited Andrzej Wieckowski as a partner in its financial services regulatory team from PwC, where he spent three years in its legal services team. Prior to that he spent six years with Allan & Overy and before that, four years at Macfarlanes, where he trained as a solicitor.

Haynes Boone has recruited Lesley Gregory as a corporate partner in London. She moves from Memery Crystal after 42 years, where she trained as a solicitor and then held extensive executive management roles.

Gibson Dunn has recruited James O’Donnell (1) as a partner and Hannah Watson Fanin (2) as counsel in its London investment funds practice group, both from DLA Piper. Prior to DLA Piper, O’Donnell spent seven years with Debevoise & Plimpton, having trained as a solicitor with Allen & Overy. Originally from the Netherlands, Watson Fanin worked for FMO (the Dutch development bank) for four years, before joining DLA Piper in London.

Burges Salmon has promoted Julie Book to corporate partner. She joined the law firm 14 years ago from Mayer Brown, where she trained as a lawyer.