Leading international law firm Hill Dickinson has announced the appointment of Ryan Tan, who has joined the firm’s Singapore office as a partner in its ship finance team.

Ryan’s appointment will further bolster Hill Dickinson’s ship finance capabilities and proficiency across the Asia Pacific region. His arrival comes at a time of continued international expansion for the firm, particularly in the finance sector, having recently entered into formal alliances with Marshall Islands law firm Reeder Simpson & Magee, as well as with USA-based Alley Maass.

We are delighted to announce that Matthias Kentner has joined DWF as a Partner in the Real Estate team, in Munich, Germany, further strengthening our international capability.

Matthias is admitted to the German bar and has extensive experience advising and representing national and international clients in real estate matters. He has experience advising investors and real estate companies on matters of commercial, tenancy, and real estate law and also advises in sectors such as Food, Fitness & Lifestyle and Hotels/Hospitality.

DLA Piper Chile is pleased to welcome partner Tomás Correa as a partner in the Public Law and Regulated Markets Practice.

Naftulin Brings Nearly 25 Years of Experience and a Strong Network to Early-Stage Companies and the Venture Community

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Simon Saitowitz will join the firm as a partner in its leading Private Equity Practice.

Simon represents sponsor clients and their portfolio companies with a special focus on secondaries and asset manager transactions. He has deep experience in complex GP-led transactions in both single asset and multi-asset portfolios and advises on preferred equity financings and other structured secondary transactions. He was an early pioneer in developing portfolio liquidity techniques in Europe.

Sidley is pleased to announce that Dave Perkins has joined the firm’s M&A and PE group as a partner in Sidley’s office in New York. Mr. Perkins joins from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he was co-head of the Private Equity group.

In a move that significantly expands Pillsbury’s international Insolvency & Restructuring practice, the firm has welcomed Natasha Atkinson to join its Finance & Restructuring group as a partner in London. Atkinson comes to Pillsbury from DWF, where she served as Head of Restructuring in the UK and internationally.

Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of James Lee as a partner in the Private Equity Group, based in the New York office. Lee brings over two decades of experience representing private equity funds and their portfolio companies, in a wide range of complex domestic and cross-border transactions. Lee’s arrival underscores the firm’s continued strategic investment in its global private equity and M&A capabilities in recent years. Notably, he is the eighth partner to join the firm’s private equity practice in the last three years.

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Franz Ranero and James Smallwood will join the London office as partners in the Structured Finance Practice. Highly regarded in their field, Ranero and Smallwood regularly advise investment funds, financial institutions, and asset managers on a variety of complex, cross-border structured finance and structured products transactions, with a particular focus on collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and bespoke funding solutions.

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm is pleased to announce that Linda H. Martin has joined the firm as a partner in its litigation practice.