Clifford Chance Welcomes Peter Coney as Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution in Tokyo

Friday, March 16, 2018

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has announced that Peter Coney joins its Tokyo office as Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution for Tokyo. Peter is a well-recognised Dispute Resolution expert in international arbitration and litigation, contentious regulatory and employment, and has been active in the Tokyo legal market for more than 10 years. He has assisted both private and public clients from a wide array of sectors including manufacturing, construction and infrastructure, energy, financial services, telecommunications and government. More >>

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Akerman Expands National Fraud and Recovery Practice with Dallas Partners Eduardo Espinosa, Michael Napoli

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today continued the national expansion of the Fraud and Recovery Practice Group with the addition of Dallas partners Eduardo “Eddy” Espinosa and Michael Napoli. Their arrival grows Akerman’s headcount in Texas to nearly 60 litigation and transactional lawyers in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin, and builds upon the firm’s leading capabilities in investor recovery. More >>

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Allen & Overy Expands its South African and Pan-African Practice With Litigation and Arbitration Team Hire in Johannesburg

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Allen & Overy today announced the appointment of leading senior litigator Gerhard Rudolph as a partner in the global litigation practice based in the Johannesburg office. ​Gerhard was formerly co-managing partner and head of litigation at Baker McKenzie, Johannesburg. He is joined by a local team of 11 litigators from Baker McKenzie, including Kate Daniels, Michelle Porter-Wright, Widaad Ebrahim and Callum O’Connor, all former partners of Baker McKenzie. More >>

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Dentons to Combine With Seven Elite Firms in Africa, the Caribbean and South East Asia

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, is today announcing combinations with seven leading law firms. It will combine with a leading law firm in Kenya, two leading law firms in Mauritius, two leading law firms in the Caribbean, one based in the west in the Cayman Islands and another based in the Barbados with coverage across the Eastern Caribbean, a leading law firm in Indonesia and a leading firm in Malaysia. These combinations with seven elite law firms in Africa, the Caribbean and South East Asia further the Firm’s stated growth strategies in these dynamic and growing regions. More >>

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Latham Expands Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice with Prominent New York Hire

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce George Davis has joined the firm’s New York office and will serve as Global Co-Chair of the Restructuring, Insolvency & Workouts Practice within the Finance Department. Davis has an extensive track record advising public and private companies around the world on some of the most complex restructurings in- and out-of-court. Additionally, he has significant experience representing creditor groups and investors in many of the highest-profile restructurings of the past two decades. Davis joins Latham from O’Melveny & Myers LLP. More >>

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Clyde & Co Expands Global Arbitration Group With New Partner Hire in Paris

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the appointment of international arbitration lawyer Nadia Darwazeh as partner in its Paris office. Nadia joins from Curtis Mallet-Prévost Colt & Mosle, where she was partner. Prior to this Nadia was counsel at the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration (ICC) in Paris and previously spent a decade practising international arbitration based in Shanghai, Frankfurt and London. More >>

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