International law firm DAC Beachcroft is pleased to welcome partner Jeff Middleton to its Employment Pensions and Immigration (EPI) group in Manchester.
Jeff is a highly rated employment lawyer with over 35 years' experience, most recently with Hill Dickinson LLP where he has acted as National Head of the firm's Employment, Education & Pensions team since 2010.
Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its fast-growing Australia business with the hire of environment and climate change partner Ruth Dawes in Sydney.
Ruth, who joins HFW from Baker McKenzie, advises on all aspects of environmental and planning law, with a particular focus on major projects, sustainability, climate change, and renewable energy.
Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced that it will open an office in Warsaw (Poland) in the new year, following the hires of leading partners Arkadiusz (Arek) Krasnodębski, Agnieszka Kulińska, Radoslaw (Radek) Goral and a team of around 20 associates and counsel.
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Neal Higgins has joined the firm’s Data Privacy, Security and Technology Group as a partner following his tenure at the White House as Deputy National Cyber Director and previously at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs and Associate Deputy Director for Digital Innovation.
Chris Arnold will join the Firm as a partner in the Financial Markets Practice. He will be based in London.
European law firm Fieldfisher is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Keane as an insolvency litigation partner in its Manchester office, fortifying the firm's national practice and position in the North of England market. Chris joins from Clarke Willmott and starts on January 2024.
International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Pasiner (BCLP) strengthens its presence in Paris and Europe with the launch of its Luxembourg Desk and the appointment of Ambroise Foerster as a partner.
BCLP has chosen Paris to launch a dedicated Luxembourg Desk, led and launched by Ambroise, with the goal to provide clients with an increasingly comprehensive range of services for all their legal needs and to operate in different jurisdictions.
International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Matthew Brewer to join as a partner to strengthen the FS M&A team in London.
Matthew joins Addleshaw Goddard from Pinsent Masons where he worked on complex financial services transactions for insurers and banks including insurance and banking Part VII transfers, schemes of arrangement and reinsurance and insurance advisory work.
Skadden is pleased to announce that Sebastian FitzGerald will join the firm’s London office as a partner in its Banking Group.
Mr. FitzGerald has extensive experience advising on complex cross-border financings across a variety of sectors and credit products, with a focus on leveraged buyouts, direct lending, restructurings and special situations investing. He has represented a multitude of financial sponsors, funds and financial institutions (including insurers) in European and U.S. financings.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Omar Hemady as a partner in Boston.
Expanding our investment fund capabilities is crucial to our Global Private Equity Group, as client demand for funds expertise grows, said John Reiss, Head of White & Case's Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Omar's experience makes him well placed to support our financial sponsor and investor side clients in the US, while also working closely with our global funds team.