Paul Hastings has lured away one of Bingham McCutchen’s leading antitrust partners.

After five years as a banker, Derrick D. Cephas has returned to the practice of law to lead a nascent financial institutions practice group at Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Many Am Law 200 firms have taken at least some new steps to grapple with the fast-changing world of e-discovery. Several different models for tackling the e-discovery behemoth have emerged, which include an EDD practice group or task force as well as full-time e-discovery partners.

Dechert on Monday hired M. Holland West, a former head of Shearman & Sterling’s derivatives and structured finance practices, as a partner in Dechert’s financial services practice group in New York. Dechert has been moving to bolster its financial services group firmwide

Andrew Iyer, Ince & Co.’s global energy and offshore practice group head, has resigned from the law firm following a period of suspension for what the firm, in a statement, called “irregular financial behaviour.” Ince described the matter as “an isolated” issue that does not involve any other partner or staff member. The firm confirmed that the authorities have been notified and that Iyer is cooperating with the investigation.