Schulte Roth & Zabel (“Schulte” or “the firm”), a leading global law firm focused on private capital, is pleased to announce that John Fitzgerald has joined the firm as a partner in the Investment Management Group in the New York office. With nearly 25 years of experience, John is a highly regarded authority in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“the ’40 Act”) and related investment products. His deep knowledge will support the growing demand from private investment fund firms for sophisticated advice on registered fund matters.

International legal practice Osborne Clarke is strengthening its Financial Institutions Group (FIG) with the appointment of Robert Eke, a Private Funds Partner, who will join the firm's London office on Monday 3 February.

Robert joins from Squire Patton Boggs where he was a Partner in the firm's Financial Services group. He has extensive experience advising clients on private fund formation and secondaries transactions. He mostly works with mid-market private equity firms, institutional limited partners and first time and emerging managers.

We have expanded our specialist residential development team in Birmingham with the lateral hire of partner, Simon Robinson.

Simon joins with approaching 20 years of experience advising housebuilders, land promoters and developers on housebuilding and urban residential development matters. He also specialises in strategic land, regeneration and complex joint venture schemes.

Eversheds Sutherland has welcomed new tax Partners, Chantal Presilli and Zoya Zalmai, further enhancing its broad global tax offering available to both its domestic Dutch and international client base.
Chantal and Zoya join the global law firm’s Amsterdam office from law firms Houthoff and Stibbe respectively.

Both are qualified tax lawyers and attorneys-at-law, and are admitted to the Dutch Bar – a notably unique combination which enables them to advise clients on formal tax law as well as litigate in tax proceedings.

Dentons adds two new partners this week, welcoming Melbourne Infrastructure, Energy and Major Projects Partner, Matt Coleman, and Sydney Financial Institutions Partner, Louise McCoach.

Global law firm Ashurst announces the hire of cyber security expert Rachael Falk and insurance and licensing expert Kathleen Conner as partners in its Risk Advisory division. The hires are part of a plan to grow the firm's offerings in cyber security, insurance and prudential licensing amid rapid regulatory change that is driving client demand for integrated legal and risk advice.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced that private equity attorney Dr. David Huthmacher has joined the Firm as a partner in Germany. He is based in the Firm’s Munich office.

Paul Hastings LLP announced that Chambers-ranked technology lawyer Amir Ghavi has joined the firm as a partner in New York to launch a destination global Technology Transactions practice.

Bolstering the firm’s finance capabilities in Texas and the energy lending space, Morgan Lewis has welcomed Matthew Lea as a partner resident in the firm’s Houston office. Joining from Blank Rome, Matt will continue to advise lenders, borrowers, and sponsors on complex conventional and mezzanine energy financing transactions.

Bolstering the firm’s domestic and cross-border real estate finance capabilities, Morgan Lewis welcomes partners Gerald “Jerry” Fujii and Naoki Ueyama to its Tokyo office. Arriving from Withers, Jerry and Naoki will continue to focus on real estate transactions and multi-focused financing—including green financing—with both having advised on the first green loan and sustainability-linked loan used to finance data center development in Japan.