Leading national law firm Mills & Reeve has recruited Tom Shorten as a partner to boost its Manchester corporate team and expand its private equity offering in the North West.
Tom, who has joined from Pinsent Masons, is a prominent lawyer in the region’s private equity and corporate finance community and has advised on several of the highest profile deals in Manchester in recent years.
European law firm Fieldfisher has announced the appointment of Ciara Burke as partner to lead its Data Protection and Privacy offering at the firm’s Dublin office. The move will support growing demand from clients and the Irish market more broadly in navigating legislation and regulation in this area.
International law firm CMS has welcomed partner Mark Whiteside to the Corporate Tax team. Mark will be based in Manchester.
The international law firm ADVANT Beiten continues to expand its Corporate/M&A practice group by winning Roy Naor, LL.M. (New York), LL.B. for its Frankfurt office. Prior to joining ADVANT Beiten as Salary Partner in October, Roy Naor has worked for Deloitte Legal.
King & Spalding announced that international arbitration partner Amy Frey has rejoined its Trial and Global Disputes practice group in Paris.
National law firm Bevan Brittan has boosted its health and social care expertise with the appointment of an experienced new Partner to the Health & Care Regulatory team in its London office.
Amrita Hurst has extensive experience of working with local authorities, the NHS, central government departments and health and social care providers in the independent and third sectors. She specialises in a range of key issues, from safeguarding and education to mental health and human rights law, for both adults and children.
Continuing its expansion in Texas, O’Melveny announced that a duo of experienced, decorated litigators—Travis Sales and John Anaipakos—has joined O’Melveny’s Houston office as partners in the firm’s acclaimed General Litigation Practice Group.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Elai Katz to its Regulatory Practice Group as a partner in New York City. Elai is a highly sought-after advisor to Fortune 100 companies navigating significant antitrust hurdles.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the appointment of partner Vlad Maly to its Transactions Practice Group in London.
“We have long wanted to broaden the scope of our corporate derivatives offering in London and strengthen our global finance offering,” said Harris Siskind, Global Head of the Firm’s Transactions Practice Group. “The type of products Vlad advises on are often used by private equity funds and family offices, which will be invaluable to our international clients looking to do business in Europe and the United States.”
Kirkland & Ellis announced that leading private equity lawyer Alvaro Membrillera will join the Firm as a corporate partner in the London office. Mr. Membrillera represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies on a broad range of complex, cross-border M&A and leveraged transactions across Europe.