John Ahern has joined Covington’s Financial Services Industry Group in London as a partner. Mr. Ahern joins the firm from the London office of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
Hunton Andrews Kurth Expands Global Energy and Infrastructure Team with Lateral Trio – Two in London and One in Dubai
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its global energy and infrastructure practice with the addition of James D. Simpson Jr. and Jason Parker as partners in the firm’s London office and Martin Skehill as special counsel in its Dubai office. Simpson, Parker, and Skehill joined the firm from Winston & Strawn, where Simpson and Parker were partners and Skehill was counsel; Simpson also was co-chair of its project finance practice. They will be joined by associates.
Susy Bullock Rejoins Gibson Dunn as a Disputes Partner in London
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Susy Bullock has rejoined the firm’s London office as a partner. Bullock, formerly a Managing Director and Head of EMEA Litigation at UBS, will focus on helping clients, particularly those in the financial services sector, navigate a wide range of disputes and business and human rights issues.
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Continues to Expand London Corporate Team with Partner Hire
Global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has announced that Ariel White-Tsimikalis will join the firm as a partner with the London M&A and Corporate Finance Team. White-Tsimikalis joins from Davis Polk & Wardwell where she advised banks, corporates and private equity funds on equity capital markets transactions, corporate governance matters and general public company representation.
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Fieldfisher Continues to Grow its High-Value Commercial Litigation Practice with Lateral Hire
European law firm Fieldfisher is pleased to announce the appointment of Donna Goldsworthy as a partner in its leading disputes team in London. Donna joins from BDB Pitmans, where she was a partner. More >>
Leading European Restructuring Lawyer Matthew Czyzyk Joins Ropes & Gray’s Business Restructuring Group in London
Global law firm Ropes & Gray has strengthened its European restructuring and special situations offering with the appointment of Matthew Czyzyk as a partner in its business restructuring group. Matt will be based in London.
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Morgan Lewis Adds Four-Lawyer Investment Fund Team in London, Including 2 Partners
LONDON, May 26, 2020: Morgan Lewis has added a four-lawyer team resident in London with wide-ranging private investment funds experience. The team, which arrives from another global law firm, includes partners Oliver Rochman and Rob Mailer and two associates.
Holman Fenwick Willan Boosts Global Fraud And Insolvency Group With London Partner Hire
HFW has continued to expand its global fraud and insolvency practice with the hire of Simon Jerrum. Simon specialises in complex insolvency litigation and joins HFW’s London office as a partner from Norton Rose Fulbright.
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McDermott Meets Growing Demand in Debt Financing with Addition of Two Leading Finance Partners in London
McDermott Will & Emery continues to invest in expanding its Transactional practice with the addition of finance partners, Mark Fine and Aymen Mahmoud, in its London office. Mark and Aymen join from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP where they were partners.
Tags: McDermott Will & Emery LLP | LondonLeading Asset Management Partner Tom Alabaster Joins Ropes & Gray in London
Global law firm Ropes & Gray has strengthened its industry-leading asset management practice with the arrival in London of Tom Alabaster, one of the UK’s leading investment funds lawyers. Tom joins our preeminent global practice as a partner and head of funds, EMEA. Previously, Tom served as an investment funds partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, and also an in-house funds lawyer and Europe and Africa CCO at The Carlyle Group.
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