Addleshaw Goddard Targets Senior Living With Leading Partner Hire

Thursday, February 6, 2020
Addleshaw Goddard has recruited partner Rachel Orton into its London Real Estate team, in a move that builds upon its credentials in the Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS), and focuses on the developing senior living asset class as investors become more active on an international scale.

Rachel, who was a partner at Squire Patton Boggs, has an established reputation in this field, having built a strong practice and client following over many years in the senior living space, acing for investors, developers and finance clients in the healthcare, retirement living and BTR sectors, advising on some of the most significant transactions in this space.

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Cadwalader Expands Transatlantic Funds Capabilities with Addition of Leading Fund Formation Partner Michael Newell in London

Monday, February 3, 2020

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP today announced that Michael Newell, a leading fund formation partner, has joined the firm in London.

Newell’s arrival strengthens the firm’s growing transatlantic funds group, which includes fund formation partners supported by a market-leading U.S. and UK regulatory team. Newell, who joins the firm from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he was a partner, focuses on the formation of real estate funds, credit funds, emerging market private equity funds, venture capital funds and hedge funds. 

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Latham Adds Two Corporate Partners with Extensive Tech Experience in London

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Mike Turner and Shing Lo will join the London office as partners in the Emerging Companies Practice and Corporate Department. Prominent in their field, Turner and Lo have extensive experience in advising entrepreneurs, investors, and companies in Europe’s expanding tech scene. Turner and Lo will join Latham & Watkins from Taylor Wessing and Bird & Bird, respectively.

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Orrick Launches Cyber & Data Privacy Litigation & Regulatory Enforcement Practice in London With Top Team From PwC

Monday, January 27, 2020
Orrick today announced that Keily Blair and James Lloyd have joined the firm’s London office as partners to launch a practice helping companies address cyber and privacy litigation and regulatory enforcement exposure in the UK and EU. The addition complements Orrick’s Chambers Band 1-ranked Cyber & Privacy team in the United States – which over the past 15 years has defended many of the most important regulatory enforcement and private litigation matters in the space – and the firm’s well-established Cyber & Privacy advisory practice in the UK and EU with a view to creating a global “destination practice” for Cyber & Privacy Litigation & Enforcement.
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Colin Chang Joins Linklaters’ UK Banking Practice

Monday, January 13, 2020

Linklaters announced that Colin Chang will join its UK Banking practice as partner this month. Colin joins from White & Case where he was a partner since 2008. He has extensive experience representing underwriters, issuers and private equity sponsors in high yield offerings and bridge-to-high yield finance deals in both the European and US markets. Colin has a Bachelor of Civil Law and an LLB from McGill University and a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University.

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Lisa Stevens, Hannah Brown, Henry Ellis and Krista Sirola Join Kirkland’s Restructuring Group in London

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that Lisa Stevens has joined the Firm’s London office as a partner in the Restructuring Practice Group. Ms. Stevens focuses her practice on special situations financings and financial restructurings for a wide range of stakeholders including individual lenders, steering committees, sponsors, borrowers and officeholders. In addition to the arrival of Ms. Stevens, associates Hannah Brown, Henry Ellis and Krista Sirola have joined Kirkland’s London restructuring team from Herbert Smith Freehills, Milbank and Norton Rose respectively. Ms. Stevens joins Kirkland from the London office of Latham & Watkins.

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Bird & Bird Strengthens its Real Estate Practice with the Appointment of Peter Nicholson as Partner in London

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

International law firm Bird & Bird today strengthens its Real Estate practice with the appointment of Peter Nicholson as partner in London. Peter joins from Russell-Cooke where he was a partner in the firm’s Real Estate team. His expertise includes acquisitions and disposals, investment, landlord and tenant, security and finance, as well as development and tax restructuring. Peter’s practice spans two key sectors: hotels, entertainment and leisure as well as office and industrial investment. Peter was named in the Legal 500 in both 2018 and 2019. More >>

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