Mayer Brown to Open New Office in Tokyo in 2018

Monday, December 11, 2017

Mayer Brown is pleased to announce that the firm intends to open a new office in Tokyo, Japan in the first half of 2018. The office, which will be spearheaded by a team led by new partner Rupert Burrows, will draw on Mayer Brown’s global platform to serve the firm’s growing client base in Japan.  Mr. Burrows, who comes to the firm from Ashurst, where he served as the head of that firm’s Tokyo office, is highly regarded in Japan for his broad experience in projects and energy work around the world, including related corporate M&A transactions and finance. More >>

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Dentons Hires New Project Finance Partner Giovanni Diotallevi in Rome

Monday, December 11, 2017

Dentons has announced the hire of partner Giovanni Diotallevi to develop and lead the project finance team within the Banking and Finance practice in Italy. He will focus also on cash flow based transactions. Mr Diotallevi joins the Rome office, along with managing counsel Andrea De Luca Picione and associate Stefania Verroca, from Italian law firm Chiomenti where he worked for 17 years, of which 15 years as a partner. More >>

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Further Expansion at Kennedys With Hire of Five-Strong Team From Mayer Brown

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

We are pleased to announce that we are strengthening our insurance practice with five significant lateral partner hires, considerably enhancing our multi-jurisdiction capabilities.
The arrival of David Chadwick, Ingrid Hobbs, Tim McCaw, Andrew McGahey and Andrew Westlake brings the total number of partner hires in 2017 to 33. All will be joining our London office except Andrew McGahey, who will be relocating to Ireland to join our team in Dublin. More >>

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