Taylor Wessing announces the appointment of Helen Farr as partner in its employment team.
Helen has joined the firm from Fox Williams. Prior to this, Helen spent thirteen years at Pinsent Masons.
Pinsent Masons Hires Leading State Aid and Public Procurement Partner in London
International law firm Pinsent Masons has hired Dr Totis Kotsonis to lead the firm’s State aid and public procurement team within its Competition, EU & Trade Group.
Totis joins from Eversheds Sutherlands where he led the firm’s procurement, State aid and EU regulatory practice with a focus on transport, construction and energy. Totis had previously worked at Norton Rose Fulbright for 13 years.
Ian Jack Joins Greenberg Traurig in London
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP welcomes another timely strategic hire to its London office with the addition of Ian Jack, former Co-Head of Global Restructuring & Insolvency at Baker & McKenzie and leader of its London practice. Jack joins as a Shareholder in the firm’s Global Restructuring & Bankruptcy and Banking and Finance Practices, and had been with his prior firm for more than two decades. He advises clients on a broad range of restructurings as well as banking and finance transactions.
Akin Gump to Welcome Leveraged Finance Partner Amy Kennedy in London
Akin Gump today announced that leveraged finance partner Amy Kennedy will soon join the firm’s London office from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where she was a partner.
Mishcon strengthens Private practice with new hire
Mishcon de Reya has announced that Madalina Dumitrescu has joined the Firm as a Partner in Mishcon Private. She has been Partner previously at both Constantine Cannon and Withers.
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Orrick Adds Leading European Regulatory Lawyer
Orrick announced today that leading regulatory and fintech lawyer Marco Boldini has joined the firm as a partner and Head of its Italian Financial Services Regulatory practice. He joins Orrick from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he served as Head of its UK Financial Services Regulatory practice. Marco will split his time between Orrick’s Milan and London offices, where he will work closely with Jacqui Hatfield, Head of Orrick’s UK Financial Services Regulatory team.
Corporate team boosted with high growth & technology focused specialist hire in London
International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of partner Jonathan Cohen to the corporate team in London.
Jonathan joins from Clyde & Co, where he has worked since 2017. He has over 10 years of experience across private M&A, fundraisings, private equity, commercial contracts, restructuring, and general corporate and commercial matters, advising a wide range of clients, including a number of high growth technology focused businesses across the financial, health, renewables, education, engineering and software sectors.
Tags: Ashurst | London Greenberg Traurig London Continues its Strategic Expansion with Return of Clive Jones
Clive Jones is returning to global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the firm’s Tax and Real Estate Funds practices in its London office. Jones focuses on tax and structuring advice in relation to U.K. and international transactions, funds, and investment structures, primarily in the real estate and financial services sectors. He was most recently head of the U.K. Tax Practice at DLA Piper.
Leading M&A Partner to Join Latham & Watkins in London
Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Sam Newhouse will join the firm’s London office as a partner in the M&A Practice and Corporate Department. Newhouse regularly advises multinational companies, financial investors and financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, export credit agencies, and public sector bodies on a variety of complex public and private M&A, joint ventures, divestments, refinancings, and reorganisations. Newhouse joins Latham & Watkins from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
Morrison & Foerster Further Strengthens Global Finance Practice with Addition of London High Yield Partner
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Matthew Dunlap has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in its Finance practice. Mr. Dunlap brings to the firm extensive experience in cross-border corporate and private equity finance transactions, with a particular emphasis on high yield debt offerings. His arrival underscores the continued growth of the firm’s London Finance practice, following the noteworthy additions of Finance partners Chris Kandel, Caroline Jury, and Benoit Lavigne, and of counsel John Burge over the last two years. Mr. Dunlap joins the firm from Latham & Watkins LLP.
