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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Morgan Lewis is pleased to welcome Katherine (Kat) Gibson as a partner in its market-leading global labor and employment practice. Arriving from DLA Piper, Kat is a trusted advisor to UK and multinational employers, bringing extensive experience in employment litigation, transactional support, business protection matters, and workplace data privacy.
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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Skadden is pleased to welcome Katie Leah as a partner in our Tax Group in the London office. Ms. Leah was previously a partner at another global law firm in the tax practice, where she focused on transactional matters, providing advice on the tax aspects of private equity, real estate, M&A and capital markets transactions, including U.K., U.S. and cross-border matters. Leah comes to the firm from Goodwin.
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.
Tags: Baker McKenzie | LondonLeading 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.
Tags: Sidley Austin LLP | LondonLeading 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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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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