Skadden is pleased to welcome Deborah Kirk as a partner and head of the firm’s intellectual property and technology transactions practice in London. Ms. Kirk previously led the London IP practice at another global law firm, where she focused on transactional IP matters.
Sidley is pleased to announce that Scott Colwell and Patrick Kwak have joined Sidley’s Capital Markets practice as partners in London. They join from Latham & Watkins and follow the recent arrival of a team of five Global Finance partners, also from Latham & Watkins, including Jay Sadanandan and Sam Hamilton, global co-leaders of Sidley’s Leveraged Finance practice, as well as Fergus O’Domhnaill, Joe Kimberling, and Ben Wright, who, together with Mr. Colwell and Mr. Kwak, will represent an integrated leveraged finance offering for Sidley’s existing and prospective clients.
Katten announced that Maximilien Pucci-Sisti Maisonrouge has joined its Private Credit practice as a partner in New York. There, he will apply his proven ability to navigate complex transactions and provide key guidance on various deal types, assisting the group's longtime work with many of the most active investors in the market.
Holland & Knight has strengthened its Financial Services Team with the addition of Patricia Tricia Duffy as a partner in Washington, D.C. Ms. Duffy represents sponsors, equity investors, developers and lenders in the development, construction and financing of energy and infrastructure projects, including solar, wind, battery storage, hydroelectric and other renewable energy projects. She was most recently at Latham & Watkins.
Mishcon de Reya is delighted to announce that Toby McCrindle has joined the firm’s Innovation department as a Partner.
Toby is a senior technology and commercial contracts lawyer specialising in supporting innovative high growth and mature technology businesses. He has a unique background, having trained and practised at Allen & Overy in London and the Middle East before moving in-house as a General Counsel in the technology sector. Most recently, Toby was the Chief Legal and Operating Officer at lawtech/dealtech scaleup, SeedLegals.
Mishcon de Reya is delighted to announce that Nick Allan has joined the firm’s Innovation department.
Nick joins as a partner in Mishcon’s Interactive Entertainment division and will lead its video games practice. He will work alongside the firm’s established team of lawyers who combine their specialist knowledge, passion and ingrained industry knowledge to help a broad range of clients – from game developers and publishers to esports teams, licensors, outsourced service providers and tech suppliers – to navigate this constantly evolving sector.
DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, is delighted to announce two senior hires for its energy sector team. The new appointments strengthen the team’s expertise and the range of services available to this critical sector as it navigates the many challenges and opportunities of the global low carbon transition.
Gibson Dunn announced that Barry Berke, one of the country’s leading trial lawyers and white-collar criminal defense attorneys, has joined Gibson Dunn, where he will serve as Co-Chair of the firm’s global Litigation Practice Group. Barry joins Gibson Dunn’s New York office with an elite team of first-chair trial partners, all of whom are former federal prosecutors: Dani James, Michael Martinez, Darren LaVerne, and Jordan Estes.
Global law firm Ropes & Gray announced that it has further strengthened its award-winning antitrust practice with the addition of Zak Goodwin as a partner based in the firm’s Boston office. The move is a homecoming for Zak who was most recently antitrust counsel to a Fortune 500 life sciences company and previously a lawyer at Ropes & Gray.
Arrival of Danielle Brown adds further depth to Latham’s market-leading Banking Practice in London.
Latham & Watkins1 is pleased to announce that Danielle Brown has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Banking Practice. Brown advises leading financial institutions, private credit funds, and other capital providers on a variety of complex domestic and cross-border transactions, with a particular focus on leveraged and acquisition financings.