Wake Up Call: London Sees Hot Market for White Collar Hires

• White collar crime experts are in high demand in London, both for laterals from law firms and attorneys leaving regulatory positions, as U.K.-based companies fret about growing enforcement risks. U.S. law firms including Gibson Dunn, King & Spalding, Ropes & Gray, Greenberg Traurig, and Willkie Farr & Gallagher have made recent hires in the sector. Elite U.K. firms including Allen & Overy, Freshfields, and Linklaters, are said to have followed suit, with Slaughter and May also looking to hire. ( Financial Times )

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