A&O is expanding its litigation practice in France with the appointment of Hippolyte Marquetty in its white-collar crime practice.
Christopher Mainwaring-Taylor, Partner in A&O’s Dubai office, is also relocating to Paris to bolster the team’s arbitration group.
Global law firm Dentons is delighted to confirm that banking regulatory and structured finance expert Michael Huertas will be joining as a partner in the Frankfurt office, effective April 10, 2018. He will strengthen the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets practice areas led by partners Arne Klüwer and Robert Michels.
Simmons & Simmons has announced the hire of market leading derivatives partner, Matthew Hebburn, who joins the firm’s derivatives team in London.
Matthew has nearly 20 years’ experience at Allen & Overy, 10 of which as partner, where he played a significant role in the development of their derivatives practice, especially in Asia. His clients are predominately financial institutions, acting for most of the major investment banks, as well as APAC regional banks.
National law firm Weightmans has appointed Steve Johns as Partner in the firm’s Leeds office.
An infrastructure projects specialist, Steve joins Weightmans’ Planning and Infrastructure team from DLA Piper, bringing almost two decades of knowledge and expertise. He joins another recent recruit Bob Pritchard, as the firm’s planning and infrastructure projects offering continues to grow.
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Kaarli H. Eichhorn has joined the Firm's Antitrust & Competition Law Practice as a partner and will be based in its Brussels Office.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that John Fadely and Albert Cho will join the firm as partners in the Hong Kong office.
Fadely and Cho will join Gibson Dunn’s Investment Funds Group from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where they advised sponsors of private investment funds – including buyout, growth capital, real estate, debt, distressed and credit opportunities funds – co-investment vehicles and separately managed accounts.
The Delaware office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Benjamin Schladweiler as a shareholder in its award-winning Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. Schladweiler joins from Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP where he was a partner. Also joining the office is litigation associate Samuel L. Moultrie who joins from Wilks, Lukoff & Bracegirdle, LLC.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added J. Gregory Milmoe to its Boston and New York offices as a shareholder in the firm’s Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice.
DLA Piper announced that Jason Lewis and Jason Hopkins have joined the firm's Litigation practice as partners in Dallas. They are the latest additions to the firm's growing platform in Dallas and across Texas.
Freeths are pleased to announce the launch of a 12th office in Liverpool's prestigious 20 Chapel Street building.
The office, which will in time offer a full range of legal services, will initially have two partners and support staff based in the city with the aim of recruiting more staff over the coming months. The strong network of Freeths' other UK offices will also provide support to the new location.
Andy Nichol and Luke Hopkins both join Freeths from DWF LLP and are well established in the Liverpool business community.