Dentons Delany strengthens its Banking and Finance practice in Trinidad and Tobago with lateral partner hire Mandisa Ayanna Regrello. Regrello assumes the role of Partner and Head of Banking and Finance locally and will also enhance the Firm’s Legal-500 Tier 1 ranked Cross-Caribbean Expertise practice.
Winston & Strawn LLP announced the return of Julissa Reynoso as a partner in the firm’s New York office and as a member of its Litigation Department. Julissa is an experienced diplomat, policymaker, and lawyer, and was a Winston partner from July 2017 to December 2020.
She rejoins the firm after serving as U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra from January 2022 to July 2024, the first woman to hold the position.
Kirkland & Ellis is excited to announce that André Duminy has joined the Firm as a partner in the Technology & IP Transactions practice.
“André is an outstanding attorney and proven leader in the Technology & IP Transactions area, which continues to grow and evolve along with our broader M&A practice in Europe,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “We are excited to welcome him to the team.”
Leading international law firm Proskauer is pleased to welcome Philip Bowden and Megan Lawrence as partners in the Firm’s Global Finance practice. They will sit in the Firm’s London office and bring deep experience in leveraged finance across the upper and mid-markets to Proskauer.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced the arrival of a five-member team to the firm’s Labor & Employment department in California and Texas led by partners Michele Beilke and Julia Trankiem. Beilke and Trankiem join Seyfarth from Hunton Andrews Kurth where they were partners. The firm also added three other lawyers as counsel from Hunton Andrews: Galit Knotz, Blake Guerrero, and Steven Morphy. All five lawyers will be based in Seyfarth’s Los Angeles Downtown office except for Trankiem, who will divide her time between Los Angeles and the firm’s Houston office.
Global law firm Baker McKenzie announced that Nadja Ruiz has joined the Firm as a partner in its North America Tax Practice Group. A prolific tax lawyer and former public official in Mexico, she joins the Tax practice in the Firm's Mexico City office.
Global law firm Hogan Lovells announces a series of strategic hires boosting its global private capital practice. James Cross, previously K&L Gates, joins the firm as a partner in the Private Equity and Funds practice whilst Nick Cusack will become part of the Banking and Loan Finance practice in August joining as a partner from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where he was counsel in the firm's Banking and Finance group. Last month, the firm welcomed leading Special Situations partner Sam Norris to the team. All will be based in London.
A&O Shearman announces it is strengthening its global debt finance practice with the hire of Parisa Clovis, who will join our market leading sponsor side debt finance practice in London to lead on sponsor side fund finance in Europe.
Joining a team of over 200 private capital partners across the U.S., U.K., EMEA and APAC, Parisa will further enhance the A&O Shearman team’s capabilities across the full suite of fund financing products and markets and add sought-after dedicated borrower-side leadership and depth to our fund financing practice.
Sidley is pleased to announce that Aryeh Kaplan has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Disputes practice as a partner in Miami. He joins Sidley from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where he led the Miami litigation practice.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Investment Funds Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of secondaries partner Alexandra Chauvin in London.
In recent years the importance of investment funds has grown as their role in financing the global economy has increased,” said John Reiss, Head of White & Case's Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. White & Case is responding to the subsequent client demand through the establishment and rapid growth of our Investment Funds Practice led by partner Emily Brown.