Effective May 1, 2018, insurance expert Dr. Jürgen Wolters (52) will join Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek at its Cologne office. The long-time former partner at Bach Langheid Dallmayr (BLD) had been a member of the Board of Management since January 2016 and Chairman of the Board of property and casualty insurance firm Die Haftpflichtkasse VVaG since 2017.
Michelle C. Pardo and John M. Simpson have joined Duane Morris LLP’s Washington, D.C. office as partners in the firm’s Trial Practice Group. Pardo and Simpson further enhance the firm’s litigation and appellate capabilities, both in Washington, D.C. and throughout the United States. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Pardo and Simpson were partners at Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP.
Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Nathan Clukey has joined the firm in Washington, D.C. as a partner in its Tax Controversy practice. He was formerly a partner with King & Spalding LLP.
The global law firm Jones Day announces that Dean Bachus has joined the Firm's Chicago Office as a partner in its Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice.
Linklaters has announced the appointment of Andrew Chung as partner in the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice. Andrew joins from Goldman Sachs, where he is a Managing Director, responsible for disputes and regulatory matters across Asia Pacific.
Michael Bennett, Linklaters’ Global Head of Dispute Resolution, said,
“With 18 years of experience, Andrew is very well-known throughout the Hong Kong market as a commercially talented and deeply knowledgeable practitioner in Asian disputes and regulatory matters.”
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that M. Kendall Day will join the Washington, D.C. office of the firm. He was most recently an Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division.
International law firm Hogan Lovells has announced that bankruptcy lawyers Richard Wynne, Bennett Spiegel, and Erin Brady have joined the firm’s Business Restructuring and Insolvency (BRI) practice as partners in Los Angeles. Additionally, Wynne will serve as co-head of the U.S. BRI practice.
National law firm Shoosmiths has advised Amber Infrastructure Group, manager of the National Digital Infrastructure Fund (NDIF), on the fund leading a £25 million investment into full-fibre internet service provider, Community Fibre.
Community Fibre will use the investment to roll out full-fibre connectivity to a further 100,000 homes by 2019, covering social and private housing estates across London. The NDIF has invested £18 million, while long term investor Railpen has provided £7 million.
Taylor Wessing has advised D F Barnes, part of one of Canada’s largest industrial construction businesses, on its acquisition of the entire share capital of Burntisland Fabrications Limited (“BiFab”).
The acqusition will also come with new investment to support BiFab’s yards at Methil and Burntisland in Fife and Arnish in the Western Isles. The Scottish Government has taken a minority interest in BiFab as part of this transaction.
Corporate partner Robert Fenner, who led the transaction said:
Watson Farley & Williams LLP (“WFW”) acted for Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank in relation to a US$173.5m loan facility for Euronav NV signed on 22 March 2018. This facility provides financing for four ice-class suezmax newbuildings under construction by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., two of which have recently been delivered with the remaining two scheduled for delivery later in 2018.