Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Nicole Kar will be joining the firm in London as global co-chair of the Antitrust Practice and as a partner in the Litigation Department. Kar advises clients on merger and foreign investment reviews, cartel and market sector investigations and competition law in the European Union and the United Kingdom.
King & Spalding announced that Stephanie Yarbrough, one of the country’s foremost economic development lawyers, has joined the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group as partner. She will be based in Washington, D.C. and will spend significant time in the firm’s New York office.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Katie McMenamin will join the Firm’s Fund Finance Practice as a Partner in the London office.
“Katie’s distinct blend of experience advising borrowers and lenders, particularly in the private credit space, will be a significant asset to clients as the fund financing market continues to expand and evolve,” said Alden Millard, Chair of Simpson Thacher’s Executive Committee. “We are very pleased to welcome her to the Firm.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Taner Hassan, a senior sponsor-side finance partner, is joining the firm’s finance team in London as head of European Leveraged Finance. Hassan advises global private equity borrowers and sponsors in a broad range of financings, including buyout and infrastructure financings, across Europe.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP accelerates its strategic expansion in the Middle East by adding a top-tier Media, Entertainment & Technology team with deep experience in the region. Shareholder David Bintliff and Senior Associate Lewis Calder, formerly of Bird and Bird, join the United Arab Emirates (UAE) office. They will closely collaborate with the firm’s leading Sports and Entertainment law teams, enhancing and diversifying the practice’s capabilities in the Middle East and around the globe.
King & Spalding has further expanded its Middle East M&A and energy industry capabilities with the addition of partners Simon Fraser and Matt Hartsuyker to its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group in Abu Dhabi.
Building on its long history in Frankfurt and following the March 2023 opening of its Munich office, Morgan Lewis will deepen its bench of private equity transaction practitioners by welcoming partners Dr. Hans “Peter” Leube and Marianne Nawroth. Resident in Frankfurt, both partners join from Bird & Bird, where Peter most recently served as co-head of the international private equity group and head of the German corporate practice. Peter and Marianne will continue to focus on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving private equity and infrastructure funds.
Global law firm Reed Smith announces the hire of Mark Drury as partner in its Financial Industry Group and London office.
With nearly two decades of experience, Drury joins from Linklaters where he was partner in its derivatives and structured products team. His practice covers the full spectrum of structured finance arrangements, including collateralised loan obligations (CLOs), risk retention structures and financings, repackagings, fund financings and fund derivatives and balance sheet issuances.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Christopher Sullivan is joining the firm in London as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice in the Corporate Department. A cross-border M&A specialist, Sullivan advises international private equity firms and portfolio companies and public companies on a wide range of transactions.
International law firm Bird and Bird has grown its preeminent intellectual property (IP) practice with the arrival of partner Nicole Jadeja.
As a life sciences and healthcare lawyer, Nicole specialises in global patent litigation and in providing strategic IP advice, working at the interface between IP, regulatory and commercial law. Nicole is recognised as a thought leader in life sciences and IP and as a world leading IP strategist.