Phil Cheveley will be joining Covington's Corporate Practice in London as a partner.
Phil has a wealth of experience advising clients on cross-border and domestic public company takeovers, mergers, acquisitions, and disposals, as well as primary and secondary equity issues.
Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has strengthened its market-leading global commodities practice with the hire of Anna Fomina in London.
Anna specialises in physical commodities disputes, with a particular focus on the oil, gas, petroleum, chemical products, and metals sectors. She joins HFW as a partner from Clyde & Co.
Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills is strengthening its private capital offering and its presence in Europe with the opening of an office in Luxembourg, alongside the hire of three partners in the funds, M&A and tax teams within its Corporate practice.
The firm plans to open the Luxembourg office in early 2025, subject to approval by the Luxembourg Bar.
We have bolstered our specialist real estate dispute resolution team in London with the appointment of new partner, Martin Thomas.
National law firm Freeths has recruited a team of four lawyers into its London Real Estate team. They all join from Memery Crystal and include Daniel Abrahams and Craig Jones as Partners, Director Ayesha Qayum and Senior Associate Sophie Moonshine.
Daniel has over 20 years’ experience as a commercial real estate lawyer advising a broad range of high-profile clients with a primary focus on investment and development property and specialising in complex matters. He is ranked Tier 1 for Real Estate in Chambers and Partners.
Dentons continues to grow its expanding Tax practice with the appointment of Partner Damien Bourke, as well as Senior Associate Paul Thompson and Solicitor Ryan Steele, to its Brisbane office.
Damien has over 25 years of dealing with complex commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution strategies. He specialises in tax litigation, tax controversy (including Australian Tax Office reviews and audits), mediation, settlement of disputes and estate planning.
Damien has extensive experience managing the relationship between clients and the ATO.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that Scott Rolnik will join the Firm as a partner in the Debt Finance Practice Group.
“Scott is a talented debt finance lawyer with significant experience advising clients on their most complex financing transactions,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “We’re very excited to welcome him to our leading debt finance team.”
Cadwalader has added Laura Perkins, one of the world’s foremost FCPA lawyers and a skilled investigator and trial attorney, as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
“Growing our Compliance, Investigations & Enforcement practice is a strategic priority for our firm,” said Cadwalader Managing Partner Pat Quinn. “Welcoming Laura as part of our Global Litigation team is going to be of tremendous value to our clients as their needs evolve.”
David Hayes is an experienced corporate lawyer, who specialises in high value, domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as complex mergers and acquisitions. Acting across a range of sectors, David is a trusted advisor to high-net worth individuals and owner managed businesses, with 15 years’ experience.
David Hayes, partner, said:
Global law firm, DLA Piper,announces the appointment of Sandra Esquiva-Hesse as partner in its Paris office, effective 02 December 2024.
Joining from Simmons & Simmons, Sandra is a well-established and highly respected Restructuring & Special Situations partner and will support the firm's global Restructuring practice, along with two associates Amélie Gorphe and Alexandre Gratio.