Mishcon de Reya has announced that Kavan Bakhda has joined the firm as a partner in its Dispute Resolution department.
Kavan specialises in complex commercial litigation and has a broad commercial practice. He has advised on a number of high-profile cases involving a variety of multinational banks, funds and businesses.
Knights has strengthened its Real Estate team with the appointment of a Partner with significant experience advising on complex, strategic and high-value development and investment transactions.
Daniel Walsh joins Knights’ Birmingham team and brings a wealth of experience from senior roles elsewhere.
He has spent almost two decades working with developer and investment clients navigate a wide range of transactions, with a particular focus on the development of large-scale logistics schemes and urban regeneration projects.
Georgina Garner Joins Manchester CoP Team
Global law firm Hogan Lovells continues its rapid growth and expansion in Singapore with the appointment of leading data, privacy and cybersecurity partner, Charmian Aw, as a partner in the firm’s Global Regulatory & IP practice. Based in Singapore, Charmian joins on 25 February from Squire Patton Boggs, bringing extensive experience in data privacy, cybersecurity and technology transactions across the Asia Pacific region.
Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Paul Quinn and Truman Mak as commercial litigation partners in Hong Kong, expanding its leading Asia dispute resolution practice.
Paul advises boards, funds, liquidators, auditors and shareholders on complex domestic and international commercial disputes, particularly in professional negligence, company law, director’s duties, shareholder disputes, insolvency and fraud.
Dentons announced that John Beck has joined the firm as a partner in its Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice, bolstering the group’s capabilities in New York and Texas.
International law firm DAC Beachcroft's Specialist Liability practice is delighted to welcome the highly regarded and Partner-led team of Kate Prestidge, Joanne Hallmark and Avneet Sahota to its CSG business. Kate joins as a Partner, Joanne as a Legal Director and Avneet as a Solicitor.
Kate, Joanne and Avneet join from Gallagher Bassett where Kate led the Sensitive Claims and Safeguarding team. They all join DACB's Specialist Liability team and will be based in London.
We are happy to welcome Lars Albert Jøstensen as a partner at CMS Kluge from 10 February 2025.
Jøstensen joins CMS Kluge from DLA Piper and will strengthen the firm's position in the insurance market. He has extensive experience in insurance, reinsurance and dispute resolution. He is recognised as a Rising Star in Legal 500 and ranked number one Up and Coming lawyer in Insurance Law by Norwegian Financial Daily newspaper (Finansavisens) in 2023 and 2024.
Global law firm Clifford Chance has appointed Peter Isajiw as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution team as the firm expands its commercial and securities litigation offering in the US and globally.
Isajiw, who joins Clifford Chance from King & Spalding, focuses on complex commercial and securities litigation as well as regulatory enforcement matters and government investigations.
International law firm Bird & Bird appoints Nicolas Mordaunt-Crook as a new partner in its international Financial Services Sector Group in Paris.