Kirkland & Ellis announced that Satyen Dhana has joined the Firm’s Antitrust & Competition Group as a partner. Based in the London office, Mr. Dhana advises clients on antitrust, foreign investment and sector regulation.

“Satyen is a leading antitrust lawyer who has advised a range of clients through complex merger control, investigation and litigation matters,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “We’re excited to add another very talented partner in Europe to support our growing business.”

Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its private capital and funds capabilities with the arrival of partner Daniel Andrews, who joins the firm's London office. 

Dentons is delighted to welcome experienced real estate lawyer Tom Taylor to its Real Estate team in London. Tom joins the firm's 100+ lawyer UK Real Estate practice as partner from Norton Rose Fulbright.

Tom's practice includes a range of transactional commercial real estate work across a variety of sectors, including investment, development, landlord and tenant work and corporate real estate transactional expertise.

Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Ee Lynn Tan as an energy partner based in Singapore. 

Ee Lynn advises international sponsors, financial institutions and investors at all stages of complex energy projects and investments, with deep experience across Asia and the Middle East.

I'm delighted to welcome Ee Lyn to the team to further expand our services to clients on energy transition projects and investments in Asia, particularly from investors in the Middle East, said Asia head of energy Anthony Patten.

Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that Benjamin E. Busboom has joined the firm’s Denver office as a partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group. Busboom advises companies and investors on environmental, energy, and natural resources matters across the energy transition. He regularly structures and negotiates transactions and projects related to mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, CO2, biofuels, wireless telecommunications, and contaminated or environmentally sensitive areas.

Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Patrick Hirsch as a partner in the Projects, Energy, and Infrastructure (PEI) team based in its Johannesburg office.

Patrick joins from Bowmans where he was a partner and head of the project finance practice.

Bracewell LLP announced that renewable energy and project development attorney Hans P. Dyke has rejoined the firm’s Washington, DC office as partner in the energy practice. Dyke, a Bracewell partner from 2017 to 2021, returns to the firm after serving as general counsel of Sol Systems, LLC since he left Bracewell in 2021.

Leading international law firm BCLP announced that Shivani Sanghi will be joining the firm’s London office in September 2024 as a partner in the Business and Commercial Disputes practice.

Weightmans has welcomed a new partner to its litigation team in Glasgow.

Carolyn Morgan, formerly of Harper Macleod LLP, specialises in litigation work and covers a wide range of commercial and contractual disputes with a particular focus on contested executory estate and real estate litigation. As well as being a qualified mediator, Carolyn is dual qualified in Scotland, England and Wales, so will bolster the firm’s service offering in Scotland and firm wide.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that David C. Hepp and Matthew B. Collin, two of the nation’s leading asset management M&A lawyers, are joining the firm in New York as partners in the Asset Management M&A practice within the Corporate Department. Hepp and Collin advise public and private acquirers and target companies, investment funds, management teams and investment banks on complex transactions involving asset management, broker-dealer, wealth management and other financial services firms.