Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its global energy and infrastructure practice with the addition of James D. Simpson Jr. and Jason Parker as partners in the firm’s London office and Martin Skehill as special counsel in its Dubai office. Simpson, Parker, and Skehill joined the firm from Winston & Strawn, where Simpson and Parker were partners and Skehill was counsel; Simpson also was co-chair of its project finance practice. They will be joined by associates.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Susy Bullock has rejoined the firm’s London office as a partner. Bullock, formerly a Managing Director and Head of EMEA Litigation at UBS, will focus on helping clients, particularly those in the financial services sector, navigate a wide range of disputes and business and human rights issues.
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Global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has announced that Ariel White-Tsimikalis will join the firm as a partner with the London M&A and Corporate Finance Team. White-Tsimikalis joins from Davis Polk & Wardwell where she advised banks, corporates and private equity funds on equity capital markets transactions, corporate governance matters and general public company representation.
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Shearman & Sterling announced today that Mark Chorazak is joining the firm as partner in its global Financial Institutions Advisory and Financial Regulatory practice in New York. His arrival further bolsters the firm’s US bank regulatory, FinTech and financial institutions practices. Mark joins the firm from Cadwalader. Previously, he was at Simpson Thacher where he was the lead regulatory counsel on some of the largest bank mergers following the financial crisis.
Cozen O’Connor today introduced Pennsylvania business attorney Katayun Jaffari — who for nearly three decades has helped corporate boards and executive management teams execute multibillion-dollar securities and M&A transactions — as chair of its Corporate Governance & Securities Group. Jaffari, whose clients range from life sciences and energy enterprises, to technology and fintech providers across the United States, comes to the firm from Ballard Spahr LLP. She joins the firm as a shareholder and will reside in Cozen O’Connor’s Philadelphia office.
European law firm Fieldfisher is pleased to announce the appointment of Donna Goldsworthy as a partner in its leading disputes team in London. Donna joins from BDB Pitmans, where she was a partner. More >>
Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the appointment of partner Brian Gordon in its Global Corporate Practice. He joins from Holman Fenwick Willan. Mr. Gordon’s appointment follows the recent arrival of Corporate partners Simon Adams and Caroline Brown from Holman Fenwick Willan to the Squire Patton Boggs Perth office.
Global law firm Ropes & Gray has strengthened its European restructuring and special situations offering with the appointment of Matthew Czyzyk as a partner in its business restructuring group. Matt will be based in London.
Tags: Ropes & Gray LLP | London | New YorkMatthew R. Jones, a leading executive compensation and employee benefits lawyer, has joined Ropes & Gray as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Matt is a skilled and sought-after advisor who focuses his practice on all executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions, as well as on ongoing compensation and benefits matters. Matt prides himself in taking a practical and efficient approach to helping clients solve complex problems. Jones previously practiced with K&L Gates in Chicago.
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