Dentons continues to grow its expanding Tax practice with the appointment of Partner Damien Bourke, as well as Senior Associate Paul Thompson and Solicitor Ryan Steele, to its Brisbane office.

Damien has over 25 years of dealing with complex commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution strategies. He specialises in tax litigation, tax controversy (including Australian Tax Office reviews and audits), mediation, settlement of disputes and estate planning.

Damien has extensive experience managing the relationship between clients and the ATO.

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Scott Rolnik will join the Firm as a partner in the Debt Finance Practice Group.

“Scott is a talented debt finance lawyer with significant experience advising clients on their most complex financing transactions,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “We’re very excited to welcome him to our leading debt finance team.”

Cadwalader has added Laura Perkins, one of the world’s foremost FCPA lawyers and a skilled investigator and trial attorney, as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

“Growing our Compliance, Investigations & Enforcement practice is a strategic priority for our firm,” said Cadwalader Managing Partner Pat Quinn. “Welcoming Laura as part of our Global Litigation team is going to be of tremendous value to our clients as their needs evolve.”

David Hayes is an experienced corporate lawyer, who specialises in high value, domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as complex mergers and acquisitions. Acting across a range of sectors, David is a trusted advisor to high-net worth individuals and owner managed businesses, with 15 years’ experience.

David Hayes, partner, said:

Global law firm, DLA Piper,announces the appointment of Sandra Esquiva-Hesse as partner in its Paris office, effective 02 December 2024.

Joining from Simmons & Simmons, Sandra is a well-established and highly respected Restructuring & Special Situations partner and will support the firm's global Restructuring practice, along with two associates Amélie Gorphe and Alexandre Gratio.

Dentons South Africa is proud to announce the appointment of Neetesh Ramjee as a Partner in its Cape Town office. This marks the launch of the firm's government relations and commercial diplomacy practice, further solidifying Dentons’ position as a leading advisor to clients in South Africa and across the African continent.

Leading international law firm Proskauer is pleased to welcome John Goldfinch as a partner in the Firm’s Global Finance practice in London, effective December 2, 2024. John brings over 20 years of highly specialized experience in structured finance, with a focus on collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).

John advises CLO managers on all aspects of the life cycle of a CLO issuance, from platform structuring and set up, through new issue deals, reissues and refinancings, and exits and consolidation. He also advises on restructurings and other asset workouts.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Ben Cheatham to its energy & project finance practice as a partner in Washington, DC. Ben will work with clients leveraging the federal clean energy and other tax credits provided by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), an area in which McDermott is leading deal activity across the industry.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Denise Murray as Head of Financial Services Compliance and Regulatory Relations. Denise brings more than 20 years of regulatory and industry experience, including over 15 years at the Central Bank of Ireland and at Mediolanum, where she served as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer. At the Central Bank, Denise’s role included overseeing the Asset Management Supervision Division.

Dentons is delighted to welcome experienced high yield and US securities finance partner Colin Chang to its Capital Markets team in London. Colin is due to join Dentons in January 2025.

Colin joins the firm from Linklaters, where he was a partner specialising in high yield and acquisition finance. Prior to Linklaters, Colin was a partner at White & Case in Paris.