Clifford Chance (CC) has continued its aggressive growth drive in the US with the hire of a three-partner litigation team from Sidley Austin and a senior appointment from the US Government.

The magic circle firm’s Washington DC office has recruited three partners from the local arm of Chicago giant Sidley. They are Juan Morillo, Steven Cottreau and Stephen Nickelsburg, who focus primarily on white-collar crime and criminal defence work but also boast a civil law practice.