Dentons is delighted to welcome Richard Brown as a partner in its Competition team in London. Richard joins Dentons from Travers Smith, where he specialised in merger control and foreign investment review in addition to complex investigations.

Richard works with clients across a range of sectors in the UK and other jurisdictions, including financial services, private equity, retail, transport, technology and digital businesses, advising on all aspects of antitrust and competition law.

Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce that James O’Donnell has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in its Investment Funds Practice Group.

Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its financial regulatory practice area with the arrival of Partner Emmanuelle Corcos, who joins the firm in Paris.

Emmanuelle has extensive experience advising on wealth and asset management, notably private equity, financial services regulation and fund structuring. Moreover, she has developed a specific practice dedicated to providing regulatory assistance on remuneration frameworks. In this regard, Emmanuelle has developed an innovative approach to incorporating regulatory aspects into the core of clients’ strategies.

Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Jason Sanderson and Zainab Abdullah as partners in the firm’s Emerging Companies + Venture Capital (ECVC) Group.  Sanderson brings nearly two decades of experience representing companies and investors in venture capital financings in the U.S., UK, and other jurisdictions, in U.S. domestic and international M&A transactions, and in connection with fund formation and structuring.

Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Jan Lang, who joins the firm as partner within the firm’s European Competition Practice and Global Antitrust Law Practice Group. Lang arrives at Morrison Foerster with a decade of experience, adding strength and depth to the firm’s global antitrust and competition capabilities.

Akin announced that Alexander Malahias has joined its corporate practice to co-lead the launch of the firm’s office in Riyadh expected later this year. Malahias will be based in Akin’s Abu Dhabi office until the firm receives its final approvals on its application for a license to operate in Saudi Arabia.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has announced the hire of Dr. Sairah Narmah-Alqasim to head up the employment practice for its newly launched Riyadh office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Niels Jensen has joined the Firm’s New York office as a Partner in the Capital Markets Practice, where he will focus on securitizations.

“Niels’ deep experience with securitizations across digital infrastructure, energy, aircraft and other asset classes will enhance our ability to advise clients as they engage in these highly complex transactions,” said Alden Millard, Chair of Simpson Thacher’s Executive Committee. “We are very pleased to welcome Niels to Simpson Thacher.”

We are thrilled to announce that Michael E. Swartz, a leading shareholder activism litigator, has joined Quinn Emanuel as a partner in our New York office.

Michael brings unmatched expertise in complex commercial litigation, shareholder activism, and securities litigation, including groundbreaking victories in some of the most significant activist campaigns of the past decade.

In a strategic move that further enhances its Global Sourcing & Technology Transactions practice, the largest customer-focused sourcing and tech transactions team at any law firm worldwide, Pillsbury has brought on leading practitioner Adam Chernichaw as a partner in its New York office. Chernichaw joins Pillsbury from A&O Shearman, where he served as the U.S. head of its digital, data, intellectual property and technology practice.