Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Jason Goldstein as a partner in the firm’s New York office. An industry leader in stadium finance, Jason is highly regarded in the areas of project finance and development, as well as real estate finance and management. He joins Winston from DLA Piper.
Allen & Overy has appointed Felipe Duque as a U.S. law qualified capital markets partner based in its Singapore office.
Felipe brings with him a wealth of experience in acting for issuers, underwriters and other capital markets participants across a variety of debt, equity-linked and equity offerings as well as complex liability management exercises. He was previously based in New York and London and has spent over half his career based in Singapore, advising on transactions in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and across the Asian region more broadly.
Dechert LLP has expanded its 140-lawyer strong global finance group with the strategic hire of London-based partner Sarah Smith. Spanning the world’s major financial centers, the group provides clients with creative financing strategies and innovative deal structuring.
Sarah Smith advises on complex financial products with a focus on public and privately placed structured finance transactions, and the restructuring of structured finance instruments. Miss Smith also has significant experience advising on the structuring of and investments in bank capital instruments.
Mayer Brown announced that Tram Nguyen has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate & Securities practice. Ms. Nguyen will be based in the firm’s Washington DC office and spend substantial time in the growing New York office. Previously, she was a partner at Paul Hastings.
King & Spalding has recruited project development and financing specialist Nikhil Markanday and arbitration and public international law expert Giorgio Mandelli as partners in the firm’s London office.
“Nikhil and Giorgio are high-quality recruits and further strengthen our projects and disputes practices in London,” said Tom Sprange QC, office managing partner in London. “Both lawyers are recognised experts in their respective fields and offer our clients access to the best advice for their matters, both in London and across our global platform.”
The global law firm Jones Day announces that Joshua (Josh) K. Brody has joined the Firm's New York Office as a partner in its Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice.
""We are pleased to welcome Josh to Jones Day,"" said Bruce Bennett, who leads Jones Day's global Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice. ""He has represented a very diverse range of clients in all aspects of complex chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and other distressed situations, and that experience makes him an extremely valuable addition to what is already a very talented team.""
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Intellectual Property & Technology Practice with the addition of Robert A. King as a shareholder in the Atlanta office. King, who joins from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, focuses his practice on patent portfolio management, patent prosecution, and intellectual property licensing. King has a background as an electrical engineer, as well as wide-ranging experience with a variety of technologies.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has announced that highly regarded funds lawyers Lorna Bowen, Justin Storms and Andrew Ford will be joining the firm’s New York office as partners in the firm’s Funds Group on April 15, 2019.
Baker McKenzie, leading global law firm, hires Antonio Morales to head its Public law, Infrastructure and Energy Department at its offices in Madrid. With this appointment, Baker McKenzie reinforces its professional team and gives a strong boost to this strategic practice area.
Mayer Brown announced that Sheng Wu has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice as a partner in Hong Kong. He was previously a partner focused on China-related mergers and acquisitions with DLA Piper in Hong Kong.