MOVING ON

Private Practice.Partners.There was plenty of activity in London this week, with leading sports firm Max Bitel Greene pulling off a major transfer by bringing in well-known football lawyer and agent Mel Goldberg from Grower Freeman Goldberg.

The firm has also promoted property and litigation lawyer Brian Levy and commercial property lawyer Colin Ledward.

It now has seven partners.Intellectual property specialist Brian Miller has flown to Davenport Lyons' partnership from Virgin Interactive, where he was head of legal affairs for Europe.In the City, magic circle firm Allen & Overy has scooped up four banking partners from Norton Rose.

Andrew Bamber, Tim Polglase, Robin Harvey and Clive Wells take the leveraged finance team to 16 partners.The law firms associated with accountants have been busy.

Rob Murray has left KLegal, where he was head of competition, to take up the same post at DLA.At the same time, KLegal has hired CMS Cameron McKenna asset finance partner Richard Goodman.Landwell has promoted three partners: Alistair Hogarth and Caroline Graham in corporate, and Simon Whitehead in tax litigation.

It now has 19 partners.US firm White & Case has announced 21 new partners worldwide, including four in its London office: litigators Ellis Baker and Richard Bamforth and finance specialists, Antonia Rawlinson and Emma Webster.US firm Altheimer & Gray has recruited property partners Steven Scates and Mark Johnstone to its City office from Scottish firm McGrigor Donald, along with senior associate Ann Krieger.Mergers and acquisitions specialist Adam Dann has become the first UK associate to rise through the ranks of New York firm Dewey Ballantine and become a partner in the London office.Ince & Co has recruited corporate partner Michael Jones from Eversheds.Taylor Joynson Garrett has taken its partnership to 93 with the recruitment of Joanna Ward, formerly head of residential property at Dean Wilson Laing.

London firm Russell Jones & Walker has strengthened its commercial litigation department with the capture of partner Anthony Riem from Philippsohn Crawfords Berwald.Herbert Smith partner Tim Steadman has left the firm's London base to work in the company/ commercial department of the Hong Kong office.

He replaces Ashley Alder, who has been appointed executive director of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.In the midlands, John Stobart has joined Leicester firm Harvey Ingram Owston as head of corporate from media company Taylor Nelson Sofres, where he started up the in-house legal function in 1993.

He becomes the firm's 21st partner.Nottingham-based Browne Jacobson has welcomed two partners: tax and trusts lawyer William Colacicchi from Willcox Lane Clutterbuck, and construction specialist Russell Deards from Nelsons.

Solicitor Augustine Rouine and trainee Danielle Cafferkey have moved with Mr Deards.Commercial property lawyer Barry Sankey has left Browne Jacobson to become a partner in the Nottingham office of Shoosmiths.

He will be joined by dispute resolution expert Guy Willetts, who moves from City firm Theodore Goddard.In the north-west, Liverpool firm Gregory Abrams has appointed conveyancing, wills and probate lawyer Helena Mitchinson as its first ever female partner.

Her promotion takes the firm's partnership to three.And in the north-east, corporate lawyer Karen Simms has been promoted to partner by Newcastle firm Sinton & Co.Off the mainland, Channel Islands firm Olsens has promoted two English-qualified lawyers to partner in its Jersey office: Nicole Langlois (trust litigation) and Paul Matthams (pensions).

Private practice.Associates/Assistants.

Ince & Co has also made a further appointment (see earlier) by bringing in corporate assistant Kapil Dhir, who moves from Clifford Chance.Fellow corporate lawyer Arthur Shih has left the Crawley office of ASB Law for London firm Campbell Hooper.On the south coast, Bournemouth firm The Isaacs Partnership has recruited solicitor Melanie Reynolds from Eric Robinson & Co, where she was a partner, to head up its personal injury department.The Newbury office of Horsey Lightly has a new property associate following Geraint James's move down the M4 from Bath-based LHP Law.

Also joining is solicitor Martin Reynolds, who moves from the insolvency team of Reading's Boyes Turner.Bedford-based Borneo Linnells has recruited Gillian Meara (family) and Sue Church (personal injury) from Pictons and Bolt Burdon respectively.North-west firm DWF has recruited nine solicitors to positions in its three offices:l Manchester - Sarah Clayton from DLA and Leena Kapoor from Cobbetts (both employment), Dagmar Basquill (professional support) from Yorkshire Electricity, Peter Horsfall (corporate) from Eversheds, Catherine Shuttleworth from Beachcroft Wansbroughs and Mitchell Colville from Thompsons (both insurance);l Liverpool - Jim Chambers (employment) and Louise Scholes (wealthcare), both from Mace & Jones; and,l Warrington - Neeta Adatia (employment) who arrives from DLA.

Others.George Kennedy, who was formerly a senior corporate partner at Simmons & Simmons, has joined Ince & Co as a consultant.Horsey Lightly has acquired London firm Landau & Landau, meaning that senior partner Norman Turner is closing the office and joining Horsey's Westminster office as a consultant.Borneo Linnells has recruited Leicester barrister Barry Harwood to head its employment department.Leeds firm McCormicks has appointed non-lawyer Peter Roberts, former senior partner of consultants Accenture, as a consultant to its corporate and commercial department.