Kirkland & Ellis announced that Michael Urschel has joined the Firm as a partner in the Debt Finance Group, where he will lead the Firm’s Structured Finance & Structured Private Credit Practice.
Alston & Bird has strengthened its IP Litigation Group with the addition of partner Erik Carlson in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Erik litigates patent cases involving technology in the high tech and medical device fields.
Curtis is pleased to welcome leading finance and Islamic finance lawyer Victoria Mesquita to its Dubai office as a partner, together with Ganna Vlasenko, who joins as counsel.
The team joins from the UAE office of a leading international firm and together bring complementary strengths in both traditional and Islamic finance.
King & Spalding announced that Chris Duffy has joined the firm as a partner in its Business Litigation practice group. Duffy is based in the firm’s New York office.
Duffy focuses on high-value, highly sensitive and complex commercial trials, appeals, pre-litigation disputes and government investigations. He represents a diverse range of clients with an active focus on financial institutions and cross-border disputes.
Seth Kruglak has joined McGuireWoods’ litigation practice as a partner in New York, bringing two decades of experience representing corporate clients and individuals in high-stakes disputes and complex investigations.
Global law firm Clifford Chance has announced that Michael Grenfell will join the firm as a Partner in its Global Antitrust Group, based in London, as the firm continues to bolster its offering in the technology, financial services, consumer goods and healthcare sectors.
Michael brings a breadth of experience, having joined from the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) where he served as the Executive Director of Enforcement. Prior to that, he was an antitrust partner at Norton Rose Fulbright.
Global law firm Clifford Chance announced that it has appointed Lynn Ammar as a partner in its global M&A practice. Lynn will join Clifford Chance in September, operating out of the firm’s Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices.
Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce the hire of corporate insurance partner Edward Steward into the Corporate & Finance practice in London. Edward joins from Slaughter and May on 3 June, where he was a senior counsel.
“We’re delighted to welcome Edward to the firm, ” said James Doyle, Global Head of the Corporate & Finance practice. “His decision to join aligns with our goal of ensuring we maintain our position as a market-leading corporate and regulatory insurance practice in the UK.”
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that Bernd Bohr has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in its banking and finance team.
Bernd, who is New York, English and German-qualified, advises clients on a broad range of capital markets and lending transactions, including investment grade and leveraged finance / sub-investment grade transactions as well as restructurings.
As international trade, export controls, sanctions and customs regulatory schemes are posing increasingly complex regulatory challenges to global entities, Pillsbury has recruited leading International Trade partner Sungbum Lee, who will initially be based in the firm’s growing London office. Lee joins from leading South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang LLC, where he was also a partner.