International law firm DAC Beachcroft is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Stovold as Aviation partner in its Global Insurance practice in London. Alex will start with DACB in July, having been a partner at Clyde & Co.
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Karen Mann joins DWF as Partner from Horwich Farrelly. Previous to this she was the Head of the Counter Fraud Group at Greenwoods and managed sites in London, Manchester, Milton Keynes and Southampton. She has extensive experience in personal injury law and specifically in dealing with high value/complex fraud claims as well as a particular interest in multi-party staged claims and fraud rings.
In the UK the addition of London-based David Young and Polly Sprenger, partners previously at Eversheds and Katten respectively, and the promotion of Sarah Thomas to partner nearly doubles the partner team in AGs corporate crime, FI investigations and Health & Safety practice to create one of the largest specialist teams of its kind in the UK.
Mayer Brown has strengthened its transactional real estate capabilities with the addition of Simon Price, who will join the firm as a partner in the Real Estate practice in London. In September, Simon will join Mayer Brown from Linklaters, where is a partner and co-leader of the global funds and financial investor group and co-leader of the real estate sector group.
Nick Burgess has joined Pillsbury’s Corporate & Securities practice in London as senior counsel. Nick, who operates a significant cross-border M&A practice focused on Europe and emerging markets, was previously a partner with Jones Day.
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Mei Lian, a prominent finance lawyer, has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Finance & Restructuring practice. She joins from Shearman & Sterling, where she was a partner for over 10 years. Her arrival advances Paul Hastings’ amassing of impressive partner additions to its Finance & Restructuring practice in Los Angeles, Paris, New York and Houston and builds on the firm’s strength in London.
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Sophie Allen has joined its London office as a partner in the Tax Department. Ms. Allen brings to the firm extensive experience advising on the U.K. and international tax aspects of private equity and M&A transactions. Ms. Allen joins the firm from EY in london.
Global law firm Goodwin announced today that James Grimwood has joined the firm’s Private Equity group as partner in the London office. Grimwood comes to the firm from the London office of CMS Cameron McKenna.
Gowling WLG is pleased to announce the arrival of two new real estate partners, its new head of senior living Dominic Morris and property litigation specialist Paul Barker. Prior to joining Gowling WLG Dominic was a partner at Eversheds Sutherland, where he led the firm’s senior living team. Paul returns to Gowling WLG, where he previously worked for 12 years, after time as a partner at Higgs & Sons.
