Global law firm K&L Gates has strengthened its energy, infrastructure and resources team with the addition of Kelly Davies in Sydney. Davies, who joins K&L Gates from Norton Rose Fulbright where she was head of the power sector practice in Australia, is a key addition to K&L Gates existing global energy team.
International law firm Bird & Bird this week appoints David Chu as partner in Hong Kong, providing a significant boost to the firm’s International Dispute Resolution group. David joins from Proskauer Rose, Hong Kong, where he was Partner and Head of Litigation for Asia.
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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has expanded its international corporate practice with the addition of Maythawee Sarathai as a partner in the firm’s Bangkok office. Sarathai brings more than two decades of experience advising clients on a range of mergers and acquisitions as well as corporate restructuring matters. Sarathai most recently was the partner in charge of Mayer Brown’s Bangkok office.
Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Florian Harder and Jann Jetter as partners in the firm’s new Munich office, joining Winfried Carli and his finance team. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Florian and Jann were partners at Linklaters LLP in Munich.
Faegre Drinker announced today that antitrust attorney Alicia Batts has joined the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in Washington, D.C. Batts was previously a partner with Squire Patton Boggs.
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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has continued the expansion of its Asia real estate practice with the addition of Mori Inada as a shareholder in its Tokyo office. Inada joins the firm from Morrison & Foerster, where he was a partner.
The office increases Clyde & Co’s presence in Germany, where it already has offices in Düsseldorf and Hamburg, and demonstrates the firm’s commitment to building a unique and market leading insurance offering in the three key cities in the country, home to the operations of many of the world’s leading insurance businesses. Eva-Maria Barbosa, Dr Andreas Börner, and Dr Sven Förster, who provide comprehensive and joined up corporate, transactional, claims and disputes services to the insurance sector, will join as Partners from Norton Rose Fulbright, where they have worked together since 2006.
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Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Matthew Powell as a partner in its UAE Corporate Practice, having joined from Shearman & Sterling in the UAE.
Hogan Lovells is strengthening its Corporate & Finance Practice in Paris with the hire of leading M&A and Private Equity partners Matthieu Grollemund and Hélène Parent. They join with five associates from Baker McKenzie, where Grollemund co-headed the Paris Corporate department.
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