Leading global law firm, Baker McKenzie, has hired Sarah West as a partner in its Dispute Resolution team in London. Sarah, who was a Senior Associate at Baker McKenzie until 2022, joins the Firm from Google, where she is Senior Counsel, Content Defence. Her experience covers tech litigation, investigations, compliance, ethics advice. She is a subject-matter expert on the Online Safety Act and also has deep expertise in the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act and Digital Services Act across the UK and EU respectively.

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Akin announced today that Sam Riesenberg has joined the firm as a tax partner in London, further strengthening Akin’s global tax offering and expanding its U.S. tax capability for sovereign and asset management clients across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.  Prior to joining the firm, Riesenberg served as Partner in the London office of Mayer Brown.

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Simmons & Simmons strengthens its construction practice with the hire of partner Ali Fagan in its London office. Joining the firm after nine years as partner at DLA Piper, Ali is a deeply experienced litigator specialising in international infrastructure and energy projects, with a strong track record advising leading infrastructure investment funds and fund managers.

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Leading global law firm, Baker McKenzie, has hired Luke Harber as a partner in its Real Estate Finance team within the Banking and Finance practice group in London, further strengthening the Firm’s global transactional expertise and capabilities. Luke joins the Firm from US investment bank Citi.

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Leading global law firm, Baker McKenzie, has hired Adele Harrison as a Partner in its Data & Cyber team in London. Adele is a qualified barrister and joins the Firm from Orrick, where she specialises in Data and Cyber law, with a focus on advocacy and investigations. 

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Sidley is pleased to announce that Stephen Fox and Peter Boulle have joined Sidley’s Investment Funds practice group in London. They join Sidley from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where they were both partners in the firm’s Private Funds group.

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Leading global law firm, Baker McKenzie, has hired Elisabeth Moseley, as a partner in its Energy & Infrastructure team in London, further strengthening the Firm’s global transactional expertise and capabilities. Elisabeth joins the Firm from McDermott Will & Schulte.

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