Damian Watkin has joined international law firm CMS and will be a partner in the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy (ICE) Disputes Team. Based in Abu Dhabi, he will work closely with colleagues in the Middle East region and across CMS as a whole.
Garrigues has hired João Lima Cluny as partner in charge of the Criminal Law and Internal Investigations service in Portugal. With more than 15 years’ experience, João Lima Cluny is a respected lawyer in the field of economic criminal law where he has participated in some of Portugal’s most significant criminal proceedings in recent years. This new hire consolidates Garrigues’ position in Portugal as a premier firm in the main branches of business law.
We are pleased to expand our Energy sector team with the appointment of Rob McDwyer as partner. Rob brings more than 22 years of local and international experience to the role, with deep and varied expertise in renewable energy and infrastructure law.
Rob has advised owners, operators and contractors on significant wind farm, solar farm and energy storage projects. Having spent over ten years' in-house, he is particularly attuned to the commercial drivers of clients operating in the energy sector.
Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Linda Clark as a partner in the firm’s market-leading Global Privacy + Data Security Group, which is comprised of more than 60 lawyers across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Clark brings to Morrison Foerster more than 20 years of experience advising clients, including on data security best practices and obligations, designing and implementing frameworks for compliance across large multinational organizations, and complex litigation and regulatory matters.
Global law firm White & Case LLP continues to expand its Intellectual Property Practice and Global Technology Industry Group with the addition of Jordan Coyle as a partner in Washington, DC.
Arnold & Porter announced that Frank Cruz-Alvarez, Rachel Forman, Brian Jackson, Christopher Nease, David Thorne, and Michael Walden joined the firm’s Product Liability Litigation practice group. Cruz-Alvarez, Jackson, Nease, Thorne, and Walden joined as partners and Forman joined as counsel.
Richard M. Alexander, Chairman of Arnold & Porter, said: “Our new colleagues’ extensive trial experience litigating complex product liability matters and their demonstrated track record of success adds further strength to our distinguished team.”
Mayer Brown continues to expand its German Corporate & Securities practice with the addition of Dr. Fabio Borggreve as a partner. He joins in mid September from Squire Patton Boggs, where he was a partner and responsible for the German private equity practice.
Orrick continues 2023 investment in its Paris Energy & Infrastructure team with the hire of M&A rising star Marine Jamain.
She advises infrastructure and pension funds, other long-term investors and strategic players in acquisition, disposal, and restructuring transactions and other financings in Energy & Infrastructure across Europe, as well as in the growing areas of EnergyTech and InfraTech.
International law firm DAC Beachcroft is pleased to announce that aviation specialist Anna Anatolitou has joined the firm. She joins from Ince & Co. where she was a partner in the Aviation Group and the firm's Head of Travel.
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance announced that Philip Podzebenko will join the firm's Corporate practice as a partner in Sydney.
As one of Australia's foremost real estate and infrastructure M&A lawyers, Philip will add senior capabilities in real estate and infrastructure investments, deepen relationships with private capital investors and strengthen Clifford Chance's market-leading offerings in private equity, energy transition and infrastructure.