Further establishing itself as a destination for premier legal talent, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that widely recognized international arbitration lawyer Garreth Wong has joined the firm as a partner in its London office. He will serve as the firm’s global co-chair of international arbitration. Wong joins Paul Hastings from Shearman & Sterling LLP.
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Steptoe & Johnson today announced the expansion of its international arbitration practice with the addition in its London office of Jonathon Egerton-Peters. Jonathon’s arrival continues the steady growth of the Steptoe’s London international arbitration team, which added Christophe Bondy and Juliya Arbisman in recent years and promoted Tom Innes to partner last year. Egerton-Peters arrives from the London office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that George Hazel will join the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner. Hazel, formerly a U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland, will serve as a member of the firm’s Litigation and White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Groups.
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Squire Patton Boggs continues the expansion of its International Dispute Resolution (IDR) Practice with the appointment of Naomi Briercliffe, who joins the firm in London as a partner from Allen & Overy. Ms. Briercliffe follows Marija Šćekić who joined the London team at the end of last year.
Akin Gump today announced that Paul Yin will join as a partner on the firm’s special situations and private credit team in the London office. Mr. Yin will be joining Akin Gump from White & Case, where he has been a partner in its debt finance and private credit team.
Global law firm Reed Smith today announces the hire of Linton Bloomberg as partner in its restructuring and insolvency team and London office. Bloomber arrives at Reed Smith from the London office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP.
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Leading global law firm Dentons has strengthened its UK Banking and Finance team by hiring Richard Sharples as a partner in London. Richard was previously a banking partner at Clifford Chance and specialises in leveraged finance, debt restructuring, private equity, acquisition finance, corporate and syndicated lending.
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Dechert LLP announced today that Saira Henry will be joining the firm’s antitrust/competition practice as a partner in London and Howard Ullman as counsel in San Francisco. This follows the recent arrivals of partners John A. (“Jay”) Jurata, Jr. (Washington, D.C.), Russell Cohen (San Francisco) and Douglas Lahnborg (London). Henry and Ullman both arrive at Dechert from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP.
