International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced that corporate and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) specialist Micheál Mulvey has joined the firm as a partner in its Dublin Corporate team.

Micheál has over fifteen years’ experience advising clients on cross-border M&A, late-stage venture capital and corporate venturing and foreign direct investment across a range of sectors, with a focus on healthcare and life sciences and technology, media and telecommunications – as well as food and agri-businesses.

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has appointed Laila Wood as a Partner in its UK Competition team.
 
Joining the firm from Clifford Chance, Laila is a specialist in advising companies on complex merger reviews as well as investigations across a range of sectors including technology, pharmaceuticals, telecommunication, financial services and private equity.
 
Laila's previous roles include positions at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as well as secondments to Barclays and the UK's Competition & Markets Authority.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced that leading private funds lawyer Nathaniel Marrs has joined the Firm as a partner. He is based in Willkie’s Chicago office and is a member of the Asset Management Department. Nat has over 25 years of fund formation experience and is a recognized leader in the market, with a particular focus on private funds investing in the real estate, infrastructure and energy sectors.

King & Spalding announced that Barry Kamar has joined the firm’s Special Matters and Government Investigations practice group as a partner. He is based in the firm’s Miami office.

Global law firm Ropes & Gray expanded its award-winning litigation & enforcement practice again with the arrival of former federal prosecutor and experienced trial lawyer Sarah Walters as a partner in the firm’s Boston office. Sarah is praised by Chambers for her “sophisticated representation of health care and financial services sector clients in complex criminal and civil litigation.”

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its India Country Practice and Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice with the addition of Savi Hebbur as a partner in London.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Domenico Fanuele as a partner.

Dechert LLP announced the addition of Neel Maitra as a partner in its financial services practice group, bolstering the firm’s capabilities in fintech, cryptocurrency, broker-dealer and securities regulatory compliance. Mr. Maitra will join the firm’s Washington D.C. office.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Silvia Menendez has joined the firm as a partner in the Finance Group in the Corporate Department, resident in London.

“We are pleased to welcome Silvia to our firm,” said Paul, Weiss Chairman Brad S. Karp. “She brings a vast understanding of complex cross-border capital markets transactions and will be a valuable addition to our expanding team in Europe.”

Charles Russell Speechlys announces the appointment of Partner, Nicola Jackson, who joins the Firm’s Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency (CRI) team in Dubai. Nicola was previously co-lead of Clyde & Co’s Insolvency & Restructuring-Related Disputes and Contentious Advisory Practice in the Middle East and her arrival will further strengthen Charles Russell Speechlys’ cross-border insolvency credentials.