International law firm Simmons & Simmons has strengthened its private equity capabilities by securing an experienced partner in its UK Corporate practice.
Private equity specialist Tim Hewens has joined the firm’s London office – bringing a strong reputation in the market and adding further depth to the firm’s award-winning Corporate M&A team.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired forensic accounting specialist David Lister as partner to bolster its professional services capabilities in investigations and fraud risk management.
David was previously at a Big Four accounting firm where he was a partner for ten years. He joins the Pinsent Masons Forensics & Accounting Services (“FAS”) team as the firm continues to build its multidisciplinary approach to serving clients.
Dentons has hired contentious competition lawyer Laura Whyatt as a Partner in London. Laura joins from Willkie Farr & Gallagher, having previously worked at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Sherman & Sterling, both in London and Brussels.
Laura has almost a decade of contentious competition law experience, and has regularly acted in high value competition litigation matters before the UK courts.
Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Raphael Tachie, a seasoned professional called to the bar in both British Columbia and Ontario, as a partner in the national Tax group. With over 12 years of experience as a trusts and estates lawyer, Raphael has a deep understanding of client needs and the importance of providing integrated advice in relation to wealth management.
Dentons announces that Stephen Lawson has joined the Firm's Public Policy practice based in Dentons' Atlanta office, where he will lead the Firm's public affairs efforts.
Michael Burshteyn joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s San Francisco office as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice.
Proskauer, a leading international law firm, announced that it has welcomed Jennifer “Jen” Crystal as a partner in its Private Funds group in New York. Jen joins from venture capital firm WndrCo Capital Management (“WndrCo”) and brings more than 15 years of legal experience to Proskauer with particular expertise in private credit and venture capital funds.
Fried Frank announced that Audra A. Cohen has joined the firm as a partner in its Asset Management Practice, based in New York. She joins from Goodwin, where she was a partner in the firm’s private investment funds practice and real estate industry business unit. Prior to that, she was a partner in the private funds practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
Kirkland & Ellis is excited to announce that James Donohue, Mirela Hristova, Michelle Kim and Joseph Baron have joined the Firm as partners in the Investment Funds Group. The team has experience with all aspects of fund formation and management, including both domestic and international investment vehicles.
Ignacio Sandoval joins our Financial & Fintech Advisory practice as a partner in Washington, D.C.
He brings a deep background advising broker-dealers and securities related service providers, including fintechs, on the evolving regulatory challenges emerging in the securities market, particularly in matters before the SEC, and FINRA and other self-regulatory organizations.
Previously a special counsel in the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, he was most recently a partner with Morgan Lewis.