Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce that Will Summers has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in its Private Equity Practice Group. The group will also be joined in London by of counsel, Michael Skouras.

Commenting on the arrivals, Richard Birns, Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Private Equity Practice Group, said: “Will has a reputation for excellence and a solid track record as a trusted advisor to large PE sponsors. We’re thrilled to have both Will and Michael join our global private equity team.”

Parveet Singh Gandoak will join Jones Day as a partner in the Corporate Practice. He will be based in the Firm's Singapore Office.

In a significant expansion of the firm’s Finance and Restructuring practice group in London, King & Spalding has added a 12-lawyer team led by partners Samantha Hutchinson, Nathan Parker, Mathan Navaratnam, James Hoggett and Sukhvir Basran. Also joining the firm as Managing Director – Capital Solutions is Michael Hubbard, who leads the team’s Capital Solutions platform, a dedicated structuring and liquidity advisory offering.

Leading law firm Irwin Mitchell has expanded its international team by appointing Ute Mueller as a Corporate partner specialising in Anglo-German mergers and acquisitions (M&A). 

Watson Farley & Williams is pleased to announce that maritime disputes expert Natalie Jackson has joined the firm as partner in Athens. She has over 18 years’ contentious experience working at UK shipping law firms based in Piraeus, having trained as a solicitor in London.

Weightmans has welcomed a new partner to its built environment team in its Birmingham office.

John Gregory is a specialist planning lawyer with almost 20 years' expertise in the industry and ranked by Legal 500 as a leading individual for planning in the Midlands.

A&O Shearman is pleased to announce the appointment of Paolo Manganelli as a partner in the Milan office. Paolo’s arrival is set to enhance the restructuring capabilities of the firm in Italy, thanks to his outstanding track record in advising Italian and international clients on restructuring, corporate insolvency, distressed M&A and judicial liquidation matters.

A&O Shearman announces the addition of Dan Graham and Paul Dunbar to the Private Equity and M&A practice in London.

Dan and Paul join a team of over 200 partners who work with private capital investors across the U.S., U.K., EMEA and APAC. The A&O Shearman private equity sector advises 9 of the 10 largest global private equity fund managers and 60% of the 25 largest global private equity fund managers, according to PEI 300 2023.

International law firm Bird & Bird appoints Corporate and M&A expert Dr. Sandra Schuh, LL.M. as a partner in its Frankfurt office.

Sandra advises on national and cross-border M&A transactions including joint venture projects and corporate matters with more than 12 years of legal advisory experience in this field. She joins from Pinsent Masons where she was a senior associate. Prior to that, she worked for other national and global law firms, as well as the legal arm of one of the Big Four.

DLA Piper has appointed partners Dr Michael Zollner and Dr Carl Renner to establish and lead the Legal Delivery Centre (LDC) in Germany from September 1, 2024, which is part of DLA Piper's Law& for disruptive legal, technology and business advisory solutions. Michael and Carl will join from Pinsent Masons, where they were co-heads of Vario, focusing on delivering innovative managed legal services as well as flexible staffing solutions for clients. Both combine many years of experience advising clients on commercial and technology law and innovative legal solutions.