Our Successes

Deacon has been behind substantial numbers of headline and partner and team moves in London at US, international and UK firms.

We have significant experience of moving partners and teams in a wide array of practice areas and we work hard to ensure that our market intelligence and knowledge is second to none.

Our associate team specialises in placing assistant, associate and partner-designate lawyers and has an unparalleled network across the international legal market.

Representative Headline Partner and Team Moves

US Firms

Latham & Watkins

Financial Services and Corporate Partners

Quinn Emanuel

Commercial and Banking Litigation Partners

Cooley

Tax and Capital Markets Partners

Shearman & Sterling

Restructuring Partner

White & Case

Energy and Litigation Partners

Willkie Farr

Finance and Financial Services Partners

Morgan Lewis

Technology Team, Employment, Financial Services Partners

Orrick

Venture Capital Partner

Paul Hastings

Technology Partner

Proskauer

Finance and Restructuring Partners

Cadwalader

Private Credit and Leveraged Finance Partners

Winston & Strawn

Restructuring Partner

International/City Firms

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Patent Litigation Team

Travers Smith

Derivatives and Structured Products Partner

CMS

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

Taylor Wessing

Corporate and Corporate Real Estate Partners

Stephenson Harwood

Litigation Team and Pensions Partner

Mishcon de Reya

IP Litigation Team, Planning, Litigation and Competition Partners

Osborne Clarke

Energy, Restructuring and Pensions Partners

Eversheds Sutherland

Head of Project Finance, Corporate, Technology and International Arbitration Partners

Norton Rose Fulbright

Finance, Tax and Restructuring Partners

Fladgate

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

DWF

Litigation Partner

Rosenblatt

Dispute Resolution Partner

Deacon Associates

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.

Our associate team also works closely with our partner and executive search teams build out associate teams following high profile and often newsworthy partner hires. Many of our candidates go onto become partners and we build long-term relationships with them.

US Firms

Akin Gump

Cohen & Gresser

Cooley

Dechert

Dorsey & Whitney

Fasken Martineau

Fried Frank

Goodwin Procter

Jenner & Block

Kirkland & Ellis

King & Spalding

Latham & Watkins

Milbank

Morgan Lewis

Morrison & Foerster

Paul Hastings

Shearman & Sterling

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Skadden Arps

Sullivan & Cromwell

Weil Gotshal

White & Case

Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Magic Circle/Silver Circle

Allen & Overy

Ashurst

Clifford Chance

Linklaters

Macfarlanes

Slaughter and May

Travers Smith

International/City Firms

Addleshaw Goddard

Bird & Bird

CMS

Dentons

DLA Piper

Fladgate

Forsters

Kingsley Napley

Mishcon de Reya

Osborne Clarke

Pinsent Masons

Reed Smith

RPC

Simmons & Simmons

Stephenson Harwood

Taylor Wessing

Watson Farley & Williams

Testimonials

  • I have enjoyed building my relationship with Deacon Associates. They are a pleasure to deal with and they have presented us with some really interesting candidates.

    Solomon Wifa, Willkie Farr & Gallagher

  • Thanks for your help. You have rekindled my faith in recruiters.

    John B. Quinn, Founding Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

  • As you can imagine, I get bombarded with calls from a variety of recruiters. However, I always take Deacons’ calls – they are insightful, know the market and produce some really interesting candidates.

    Michael Francies, Weil, Gotshal & Manges

  • Scott has been an excellent recruitment business partner over many years. He strikes a great balance between keeping a process on track and at the same time being alive to the inherent sensitivities.

    David Collins, Managing Partner, Business Advisory & Transaction Services, Charles Russell Speechlys

  • I would happily recommend Deacon Associates. I found them to be professional, commercial, focused and driven in securing the right and best candidates.

    Daniel Levy, Mishcon de Reya

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