Michelmores is pleased to welcome Felicity Chapman as a Partner in its expanding Family Team.

Joining from Charles Russell Speechlys, Felicity has significant experience advising families with dynastic wealth, entrepreneurs, business owners, and their spouses in relation to complex financial claims (as well as divorce and children cases). She frequently advises clients in relation to wealth protection and planning, providing holistic advice and strategic input tailored to their specific personal circumstances.

Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its asset finance capabilities with the arrival of partner Peter Theochari as a shipping and aviation finance expert within its maritime, trade and offshore (MTO) practice. He joins the firm in London.

Hogan Lovells announced that Sam Norris has joined the firm's Corporate & Finance practice, as a restructuring and special situations partner in the London office.

Norris is a trusted and established practitioner in London and advises debt funds and financial sponsors on a wide-range of event-driven financing transactions and represents the private capital industry on the leveraging of their private equity investments, special situations, distressed investing and other credit opportunities.

Eversheds Sutherland has welcomed new employee incentives Partner, Richard Surtees, to its specialist global employee incentives team.

Richard joins from Slaughter and May where he specialised in share incentives and executive compensation matters. Prior to that, he was at US firm Covington & Burling where he trained and qualified.

Richard advises listed, private and private equity backed companies on all aspects of management and all-employee incentivisation, both in the context of corporate transactions and on an advisory basis.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has expanded its energy, natural resources and infrastructure (ENRI) practice in Germany by hiring partner Dr Thorsten Volz.

An energy sector specialist with a career spanning 20 years, Thorsten joins the firm’s Düsseldorf office, moving to Simmons from another international law firm.

Taylor Wessing has further expanded its Corporate Crime & Compliance expertise with the arrival of Partner Charlotte Posthuma, Associate Leonie Hogenkamp and Associate Loes Joosten, with Charlotte leading this fast-growing practice. The all-female team will be integrated into the existing Disputes & Investigations team . 

Taylor Wessing continues its growth with the addition of a new Corporate / M&A team in Brussels. Partner Toon Rummens followed by Associate Emile Vanrobaeys. This expansion marks an important step towards a full-service office in Brussels, following significant growth since its establishment in 2018.

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, is pleased to welcome Manveer Bisla as a partner in the Firm’s Corporate and Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies groups. With over a decade of private practice experience, Manveer brings significant corporate and securities law expertise, particularly in corporate finance, corporate governance, board and shareholder matters, equity compensation plans, share reorganizations and restructuring.

We continue the strategic growth of our Australian insurance offering with the appointment of three partners and a 16-strong team from Clyde & Co in Melbourne.

Partners Nicole Wearne, Mark Attard and Ganga Narayanan join the firm on 3 June, and will be joined by four special counsel, five lawyers and a support team of seven during June. The team brings decades of experience acting for local and global clients across key insurance lines and sectors and have worked together for a number of years including previously at Norton Rose Fulbright.

Paul Taylor Joins as Partner and Regional Head of Arbitration

Henry Storrar Joins as Partner in Corporate Practice

Al Tamimi & Company, the leading law firm in the Middle East and North Africa, has further strengthened its capabilities by appointing two new partners in the UAE.