Other
notable lateral moves include Baker McKenzie Johannesburg losing prominent litigator Gerhard Rudolph to Allen & Overy (South Africa) LLP, though Rudolph's former firm did hire a prominent team of tax partners in Stephan Spamer, Arnaaz Camay and Nishana Gosai from ENSafrica.
It has also pulled off some
notable lateral hires for its London office, including Herbert Smith property litigation head Martin Smith and LG insolvency veteran John Verrill, whose
move prompted the launch of the firm's City restructuring practice.