Dentons is pleased to announce that leading corporate partner David Collins has joined the Firm in London. Formerly Managing Partner of Corporate at Berwin Leighton Paisner, David is a highly experienced UK corporate finance practitioner who is ranked as a Band 1 individual for mid-market M&A in Chambers and is listed as a “Leading Individual” for small and mid-cap flotations in The Legal 500. More >>

International law firm Pinsent Masons has expanded its finance team with the appointment of real estate finance expert Richard Hughes. Richard, who specialises in finance and restructuring work, joins from Simmons & Simmons where he was a partner. He has extensive experience advising lenders and borrowers active across sectors including real estate, energy, infrastructure and financial services. More >>

Leading global law firm Baker & McKenzie has further enhanced its Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration capabilities with the appointment of Andy Moody as a partner in London. He joins the Firm in early 2016 from Eversheds. More >>

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Peter Declercq and Sonya Van de Graaff have joined its London office as partners in the Business Restructuring & Insolvency Group. Mr. Declercq and Ms. Van de Graaff come to Morrison & Foerster from Schulte Roth & Zabel where they regularly represented distressed investors – including individual and ad hoc groups of bondholders – in restructuring matters. More >>

Leading global law firm Baker & McKenzie has further enhanced its Corporate Practice with the appointment of James Thompson and Joanna Hewitt as partners in London. James joins the Firm from Linklaters where he is a Managing Associate in the London Corporate practice. Joanna re-joins the Firm from Olswang’s corporate practice where she is a Senior Associate, having started her career as a trainee and then an associate at Baker & McKenzie. Both join the Firm in January 2016. More >>

Addleshaw Goddard is bolstering its Corporate Finance practice with the appointment of Giles Distin from Squire Patton Boggs. The appointment is in line with the firm’s growth of its City-based practice and provides greater support across the spectrum of its corporate finance and public M&A clients in the City. More >>

Pillsbury today announced that Sandra Bates, an experienced cross-border corporate finance lawyer, has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice. She arrives from Stikeman Elliott (London) LLP. More >>

Dechert LLP is pleased to announce that Laurent Faugerolas has joined the firm. Faugerolas focuses his practice on corporate finance matters, with an emphasis on public and private M&A, takeover bids and international capital markets, most notably equity capital markets. Laurent’s extensive experience complements Dechert’s existing corporate practice in London and Paris, and also broadens the firm’s European footprint. More >>

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has today announced the appointment of Simon Chamberlain as partner in the London aviation practice. Simon joins from Bird & Bird. More >>