Barely a month after the announcement of the arrival of a new partner in business criminal law, JEANTET marks a new stage in its development with the strengthening of its tax team with the arrival of Vincent Lazimi and the appointment of Gabriel di Chiara as partner, and the development of its banking and financial division with the appointment of Delphine Baudouin as partner (the appointments will be effective as of January, 2024.

Weil is delighted to announce the arrival of Céline Domenget-Morin as a partner in its Restructuring practice in Paris.

Alongside partners Jean-Dominique Daudier de Cassini and Anne-Sophie Noury, Céline reinforces a team renowned for its leading expertise in corporate restructuring. Now headed by three partners and comprising a total of fifteen lawyers, the practice is one of the largest in the sector in France.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP strengthened its global Hospitality and Restaurant Industry practices with the addition of Shareholder Brandon Roos, who re-joined the firm’s Las Vegas office.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues its strategic growth in Texas and its Energy & Natural Resources Practice with the addition of Regina A. Pearson as a shareholder in the Austin office. Pearson joins Greenberg Traurig from Faegre Drinker, where she served as co-chair of the infrastructure team, co-lead of the energy asset class, and a leader of the energy transactions team.

Kirkland & Ellis is excited to announce that leading debt finance lawyers Ian Barratt and Sinead O’Shea will join the Firm as partners in the London office.

“Ian and Sinead are recognized as top-of-the-market finance lawyers with significant experience handling sophisticated financing transactions for private equity sponsors and other corporate clients,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “We are thrilled to have them join the team.”

Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has bolstered its Greater China practice with the addition of a team of lawyers in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Law firm Shoosmiths has bolstered its banking and finance practice in London with two key appointments in a further display of its strategic focus on growing and strengthening its real estate finance offering in the UK.

James Spencer and Paul Hynes have both joined from international US law firms as real estate finance partners within Shoosmiths’ banking and finance team and will be based in London.

Paul Hastings LLP announced that Scott Joachim, one of Silicon Valley’s leading private equity/M&A and VC lawyers with broad and deep experience in the technology space, has joined the firm as global vice chair of the Paul Hastings private equity practice. Joachim will be joined by two additional partners with extensive experience advising on tech-focused transactions, strategic investments, M&A, and growth equity and venture financings. David Ambler, a rising star in the areas of capital markets, public company advisory, and venture capital, also joins the firm.  

Michelmores has announced the appointment of Cheryl Brady as a Partner in its Transactional Real Estate team.

Cheryl qualified as a real estate lawyer in 2006 and has extensive experience within both commercial and residential property. Prior to focusing on property development in 2012, she dealt with a wide variety of commercial property transactions.

Schulte Roth & Zabel is proud to announce the addition of Damian Petrovic as a partner in the M&A and Securities Group in New York.

Damian represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies with respect to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. He has been involved in a wide range of transactional work for leading private equity funds, including private acquisitions, co-investments, portfolio company add-ons, preferred equity investments, SPAC transactions, take-privates and carve-outs.