International Law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Cleve Hill Solar Park Limited on first solar NSIP application submitted to the planning inspectorate

After undertaking extensive pre-application consultation and rigorous environmental studies, Cleve Hill Solar Park Limited submitted an application to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the proposed Cleve Hill Solar Park on 16 November 2018.

Dechert LLP advised Fortune Group Holdings Limited, wholly owned by Chatchaval Jiaravanon, on the purchase of FORTUNE media brand for US$150 million from Meredith Corporation Limited. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and customary purchase price adjustments, and is expected to close in 2018.

GSK Stockmann was able to win a career changer, the former Second Mayor of Bavaria’s capital, Munich Josef Schmid (49) for its Projects & Public Sector team. The lawyer who also holds a degree in Business Administration is going to start as an Equity Partner at our Munich office at the beginning of November. Getting him on board is another consistent step towards a stronger sectoral focus at GSK.

We have appointed two new partners to our Shipping, Trade, Energy & Infrastructure team in London.

Renaud Barbier-Emery, who joins Wikborg Rein from Ince & Co, is a specialist in the energy, maritime and international trade sectors on both transactional and contentious matters. His practice focuses on the development and financing of offshore energy projects, most frequently for the publicly listed owners of large fleets of drilling units, FPSOs and LNG vessels.

DWF Italy has appointed Lidia Scantamburlo from Belvedere Inzaghi & Partners as the business's new Head of the Administrative Law Practice in Italy.

Tracy Lake joins the firm with a wealth of in house experience in response to growing demand in the utilities sector.

National law firm Weightmans has appointed Tracy Lake in a boost to the firm’s utilities and wider commercial offering. She joins Weightmans as Partner, and is based in the firm’s Birmingham office.

McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of Daniel Doron as partner in the Firm’s Employment Practice Group residing in the New York office. Dan will work closely with the Transactions Practice Group using his extensive experience advising on both sides of corporate transactions to support an increasing need among clients for employment counsel throughout the lifecycle of complex deals.

Baker Botts L.P.P., a leading international law firm, has announced that Peter Huston has joined the firm’s Antitrust Practice as a Partner. Prior to entering private practice, Peter served as the Assistant Chief of the DOJ's Antitrust Division San Francisco office and led multiple high-profile trial victories for the Antitrust Division. He will be based in Baker Botts' San Francisco office and become the latest addition to an expanding West Coast presence of the firm's award-winning global antitrust team.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has announced that Amy Mahon will join the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice as a Partner in the London office.

Amy is a prominent M&A lawyer who specializes in U.K. and cross-border M&A, leverage buyouts, infrastructure and consortium transactions on behalf of financial sponsors including private equity firms, infrastructure funds and investment banks.

Global law firm Reed Smith has announced the arrival of Julia Zhu-Morelli as a partner in the Global Corporate Group in Los Angeles. Previously a partner with Squire Patton Boggs, Zhu-Morelli brings extensive experience in transactional matters with Chinese and U.S. companies across a wide range of industries.