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Strategic Hiringcurated sourcedetected 2026-10-14 · confidence 60%

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Squire Patton Boggs: Strategic Hiring

Squire Patton Boggs added real estate partners Rachel Kerr and James Eddowes from Gowling WLG in Birmingham, expanding its Real Estate Practice Group to advise investors, developers and private equity clients.

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Who
Squire Patton Boggs · UK
What happened
Squire Patton Boggs added real estate partners Rachel Kerr and James Eddowes from Gowling WLG in Birmingham, expanding its Real Estate Practice Group to advise investors, developers and private equity clients.
When
2026-10-14
So what
A deliberate hiring build-out is a statement of intent about Squire Patton Boggs's next phase in the sector.

The leadership read

A deliberate hiring build-out is a statement of intent about Squire Patton Boggs's next phase in the sector. It points to deepening executive bench strength over the coming quarters, clustered around the capabilities being bet on. Across EMEA, the seniority and function of the hires map where the company thinks it is headed.

Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 109.3 (Hot), up 7.6 on the prior month; EMEA hiring signal is running easing (-3.6pts).

Squire Patton Boggs: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 2 tracked across 16 days.

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