Reed Smith today announced that restructuring and insolvency lawyer Mandip Englund has joined its Financial Industry Group (FIG) as a partner in London. Mandip has acted on a number of high profile cross-border insolvencies and restructurings and her experience includes project financings and distressed work for companies, financial stakeholders, equity sponsors, advisory firms, creditors and insolvency practitioners in relation to strategy, transactions and contentious matters. Her practice includes the financial services, retail, and energy and commodities sectors, industries of specific importance to the firm. More >>

International law firm Clifford Chance has appointed Toby Parkinson as a partner in the firm’s multi-award-winning European Infrastructure Group, based in London. In 2016, Toby joined OMERS Infrastructure in London as Director, Legal where he provides legal advice and support on new investment opportunities, the management of infrastructure assets across Europe, and third-party capital-raise efforts. More >>

Allen & Overy announces the appointment of Tim Watson as a restructuring partner into its London practice. Tim re-joins A&O from a leading global institutional investment management firm with assets under management in excess of USD30 billion, where he has spent the past four years working closely with and advising the distressed investment desk on transactions across Europe and Asia Pacific. Prior to this he was a senior associate in A&O’s restructuring team. More >>

Akin Gump today announced that private equity funds lawyers Daniel Quinn and Aleksander Bakic will join the firm in London as partners. They will come to Akin Gump from O’Melveny & Myers in London. More >>