Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Sustainability & Responsible Business Practice with the addition of Erasmus Hoffmann as a partner in Germany to be based in Berlin.
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Daniel Marschollek to the firm’s Intellectual Property practice area as a partner. Marschollek joins K&L Gates’ Frankfurt office from Norton Rose Fullbright, where he was a partner for the last ten years. Counsel Manuel Merling and a team of paralegals will follow Marschollek to the firm from Norton Rose Fulbright. The team’s arrival supports the European IP practice and further enhances the firm’s capabilities in the luxury goods and fashion area.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Christopher (Chris) Kandel as a partner in its Transactions Practice Group in London. Chris focuses his practice on leveraged finance, special situations, acquisition and other event driven finance and restructurings.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Ludovic Ghesquiere is joining the firm as a partner in the Antitrust practice within the Litigation Department. His practice focuses on advising clients on complex regulatory matters, investigations, compliance and governance in Europe, the UK and the U.S., and he will work closely with the London and U.S. teams.
International law firm RPC announced that Kiat Wee Lau has joined as a Partner in its Corporate practice.
A mergers and acquisitions (M&A) specialist with a focus on financial regulation, funds, and Variable Capital Companies (VCC) formation, Kiat Wee advises private equity houses, venture capital firms, private wealth investors, and hedge funds on investments in Singapore, Indonesia, China, India and across the APAC region.
Michelmores is pleased to welcome Felicity Chapman as a Partner in its expanding Family Team.
Joining from Charles Russell Speechlys, Felicity has significant experience advising families with dynastic wealth, entrepreneurs, business owners, and their spouses in relation to complex financial claims (as well as divorce and children cases). She frequently advises clients in relation to wealth protection and planning, providing holistic advice and strategic input tailored to their specific personal circumstances.
Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its asset finance capabilities with the arrival of partner Peter Theochari as a shipping and aviation finance expert within its maritime, trade and offshore (MTO) practice. He joins the firm in London.
Hogan Lovells announced that Sam Norris has joined the firm's Corporate & Finance practice, as a restructuring and special situations partner in the London office.
Norris is a trusted and established practitioner in London and advises debt funds and financial sponsors on a wide-range of event-driven financing transactions and represents the private capital industry on the leveraging of their private equity investments, special situations, distressed investing and other credit opportunities.
Eversheds Sutherland has welcomed new employee incentives Partner, Richard Surtees, to its specialist global employee incentives team.
Richard joins from Slaughter and May where he specialised in share incentives and executive compensation matters. Prior to that, he was at US firm Covington & Burling where he trained and qualified.
Richard advises listed, private and private equity backed companies on all aspects of management and all-employee incentivisation, both in the context of corporate transactions and on an advisory basis.
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has expanded its energy, natural resources and infrastructure (ENRI) practice in Germany by hiring partner Dr Thorsten Volz.
An energy sector specialist with a career spanning 20 years, Thorsten joins the firm’s Düsseldorf office, moving to Simmons from another international law firm.