International firm Olswang is set to lose its former interim chief executive ahead of the firm’s imminent triple merger.
Michael Burdon, a patent specialist, will join international firm Simmons & Simmons from 2 May.
Olswang is due to merge with CMS UK and Nabarro in a deal that was finalised last year and will take effect in May.
The new firm will trade as CMS and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP in the UK. Once the deal is finalised it will become the world’s sixth largest law firm by headcount and have a £1bn turnover, placing inside the UK’s top seven by revenue.
Burdon, who joined Olswang in 2002, was briefly the interim chief executive of the firm in October 2015.
The move is another blow for the firm after international firm Dentons announced last week that it had hired a team of four Olswang patent lawyers alongside partner Justin Hill.
Rowan Freeland, head of IP at Simmons & Simmons said: 'There are a number of key issues affecting clients today, including the arrival of the Unified Patent Court later this year. Michael’s arrival adds bench strength to our IP team who continue to provide cutting-edge advice for clients. He is a highly skilled patent litigator and a really nice guy, and I look forward to working with him.'
Last month, the Gazettereported that CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang had revealed more details of the effects of the merger, including the closure of three of Olswang’s Europe-based offices.
Olswang to lose former interim chief ahead of super-merger
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