Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Project Development and Finance Practice and Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of partners Katie Hicks and Tim Sheddick in London. Hicks and Sheddick join White & Case from Shearman & Sterling, where they were both partners.
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International law firm DAC Beachcroft is pleased to announce the appointment of David Hill to its health sector practice. This announcement closely follows the appointments of partners Katherine Calder (procurement), and David Roberts (clinical negligence). David joins DAC Beachcroft from Hill Dickinson, and is a highly regarded partner with significant experience in public law, governance and data.
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Global law firm Reed Smith today announces the hire of Daniel Birch as partner in its Energy and Natural Resources Group and London office. Birch, who joins from Allen & Overy, where he practiced for more than 13 years, is a US qualified commodities finance lawyer.
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Global law firm Goodwin announced today that David Irvine will join the firm’s Tax practice as a partner in the London office. Irvine has over 20 years of experience representing multi-asset managers, private equity, infrastructure, real estate, debt and hedge fund sponsors and management teams on the domestic and international aspects of fund structuring, tax efficient incentivization arrangements and tax issues associated with their investment programs. Irvine comes to Goodwin from the London office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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Mayer Brown today announced the appointment of Joe Conder as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate practice in London. Joe will join the firm from Goodwin, where he is a partner in the real estate industry group.
Global Law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Sanjeev Dhuna as a Leveraged Finance partner in the Finance group, based in London. This follows the appointment of Gary Hamp in London and Heather Water Borthwick in New York. Sanjeev will lead the team across Europe, alongside Ward McKimm. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling Sanjeev was a partner at Allen & Overy.
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, today announced that Shashank Krishna has joined the firm’s Global Projects Department as a partner. He will be based in the London office, acting for clients with a focus on Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The appointment of Mr. Krishna, who joins Baker Botts from McDermott Will & Emery in London, comes at a point when Baker Botts will be moving its London office from 41 Lothbury to 20 Fenchurch Street in June this year.
Faegre Drinker announced today that Susan Moore has joined the firm as a partner in the finance and restructuring practice group in the London office. Moore comes to the firm from Stephenson Harwood, where she was head of the restructuring and insolvency practice. The firm also announced the addition of associate Bethan Griffith to the practice in London.
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International law firm Bird & Bird today strengthens its Dispute Resolution practice in London with the appointment of international arbitration specialist Nick Peacock as partner and head of its London arbitration group. He is recognised as a leading practitioner in international arbitration by Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and Chambers Global and joins the firm from Herbert Smith Freehills.
Akin Gump today announced that finance partner Clare Cottle is to join the firm’s London office. Ms. Cottle advises on the finance aspects of cross-border and domestic financial restructurings, special situations funding and complex direct loans. She represents credit funds, institutional investors, private equity funds and portfolio companies in a wide range of financings, including debt restructurings, direct loans, leveraged buyouts, securitisations and bank/bond structures. Ms. Cottle will join Akin Gump from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where she is a partner.
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