Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired transactional life sciences specialist Michael Stewart as partner in its Dublin office as it expands its pan-European Technology, Science and Industry (TSI) capabilities.
Michael is a leading life sciences lawyer, specialising in corporate transactional projects including M&A, assets sales and purchases, corporate finance and licensing and collaboration deals.
International law firm Bird & Bird appoints Energy & Utilities expert José de Santiago Forn as a partner in Madrid.
Irwin Mitchell has added to its Private Client Services Team in Manchester with the appointment of partner Stephanie Kerr. The team is the second largest private client team in the country and one of the largest contentious probate teams with 50 lawyers nationwide.
Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer announced that Ludovic Malgrain, a leading litigation practitioner specialising in white-collar crime, has joined the firm’s dispute resolution practice as a partner in Paris.
Malgrain joins from Malgrain Avocats, a Paris boutique dedicated to white-collar crime, following ten years as partner at White & Case, where he most recently led its white-collar crime and regulatory practice in the French capital.
DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Chicago-based partner Benjamin Galea to the firm’s Private Equity practice.
Galea represents middle-market private equity funds and their portfolio companies in a variety of complex business transactions, including leveraged buyouts, add-on acquisitions, recapitalizations and divestitures. He has extensive experience advising clients in their roll-up strategies, particularly in the healthcare and food and beverage industries.
DLA Piper is strengthening its Finance, Projects and Restructuring (FP&R) practice in London with the appointment of finance partner, Charlotte Lewis-Williams.
Charlotte will support the team by growing its existing strengths across DLA Piper’s UK and International FPR practice group, helping it to realise its growth strategy.
François-Régis Fabre-Falret joins Osborne Clarke's Real Estate team, with counsel Julia Gaspard, bringing the team to two partners and five associates.
International law firm DAC Beachcroft is delighted to announce the appointment of top real estate partner Steven Pitchford, strengthening the London market offering of the firm's Real Estate group.
Steven joins DACB from Macfarlanes, where he has been a partner since 1998, having started his legal career at Slaughter and May.
He brings significant experience in development and investment in real estate assets, advising on projects across all sectors from inception to maturity and/or exit.
Camille advises French and international companies, financial institutions and investors on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity. She handles both domestic and cross-border operations.
As an expert in health, energy, new technologies and air sectors Camille joined from Skadden, where she was a European Counsel in the Parisian Corporate team. She previously worked as a senior associate at Freshfields for 6 years and as an associate at Linklaters for 3 years.
Dentons Cárdenas & Cárdenas continues its expansion process by strengthening its Banking and Finance area through the incorporation of Felipe Alarcon as its new partner. The Firm is widely recognized in Banking and Finance matters and with the arrival of Felipe Alarcon it looks to consolidating its position and broadening the services being rendered.