Dentons is pleased to welcome Stephen Chan who has joined the firm as a Partner in the Corporate practice in Hong Kong. With over 20 years of experience, Mr. Chan focuses his practice on corporate transactions, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity, REIT listings, restructuring, takeovers, initial public offerings, H share listing and general compliance matters. He has been recommended in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019-2023 for Corporate and M&A in Hong Kong and recognized as a notable practitioner in the Equity Capital Markets area by IFLR1000.

Global law firm Dentons has recruited Joydeep Sengupta as a partner to build and lead the Compliance and Investigations team within the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice in Paris. In his new role, he will focus primarily on the financial sector.  He will be joined later by an associate.

Winston & Strawn Paris announced the addition of Alexis Terray as partner.

Alexis specializes in mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, and securities law. He has extensive experience in LBO transactions for investment funds and regularly advises French and foreign clients on strategic operations, such as restructuring operations, asset and share acquisitions and disposals, and joint ventures.

Edward J. Rojas has rejoined Holland & Knight's national Public Finance Team as a partner in its New York office. Mr. Rojas was previously a partner with Harris Beach.

Given our familiarity with Ed's excellent work and skill set, we are thrilled to have him return to the firm, said Woody Vaughan, chair of the firm's Public Finance Team. His experience with high-profile matters makes him a popular choice as counsel on a variety of project types and an invaluable asset to both our clients and our team.

The international law firm Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Kyle Rainsford as partner in the London tax team, joining from Travers Smith where he led the real estate tax practice as a senior counsel in the Tax Department.  

Global law firm Ashurst has appointed product safety and liability partner Sarah-Jane Dobson in its Disputes & Investigations practice based in London. Sarah-Jane, joined by a team of associates, will build out Ashurst's product litigation and product risk (safety and regulatory) practice area. The practice will further strengthen Ashurst’s class action speciality and add complementary contentious and non-contentious expertise in respect of all matters related to consumer products.

In a move that further strengthens its Chambers-ranked premier global compensation, benefits, and ERISA practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced that executive compensation lawyer Jason Ertel has joined the firm as a partner in New York.

Ertel has more than 17 years of experience counseling public and private companies, private equity sponsors, management teams, and corporate boards on complex executive compensation, employee benefits, and corporate governance issues.

Alston & Bird has further enhanced its Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team with the addition of partner Jennifer Everett to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. With a focus on health care and emerging technologies, Jennifer advises clients on data privacy and complex cybersecurity.

A leading disputes lawyer has joined Knights as our growth continues in Newcastle upon Tyne.  

Partner Mark Reeves is a specialist litigator who has handled all manner of complex and high value claims. His experience spans both commercial and property disputes, working for several high-profile and publicly listed clients.

A leading banking lawyer has joined Knights as our growth continues in Teesside.

Partner Kerry Gibbons has a broad range of finance experience, including general banking transactions, and has worked alongside major banks, real estate developers and borrowers.

Kerry's experience spans acquisition finance, structured finance and real estate finance transactions. Her arrival adds to the comprehensive range of expertise Knights has to offer as the largest regional legal services business in the UK.