International law firm BCLP announced the addition of Partner Sana Suhail, who joins the firm’s Litigation & Investigations team within its Class Action & Mass Torts practice. Sana will be based in the firm’s New York office.
Browne Jacobson’s health and litigation offering has been bolstered by the appointment of Bethan Parry as Partner.
She returns to the UK and Ireland law firm from Clyde & Co, where she was Legal Director.
Bethan, who is based in the firm’s Manchester office, specialises in clinical negligence litigation and healthcare law. With more than 15 years’ experience, she provides legal advice to medical defence organisations and insurers, primary healthcare professionals, hospital clinicians and privately indemnified medical professionals.
Global law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Todd Wu as a partner in the real estate practice, based in London, as the firm continues to strengthen its offering in the global real estate sector.
Todd has a broad range of experience in real estate investment and complex development projects across the UK, Asia and Australia. He has particular expertise in the Build to Rent, purpose built student accommodation, logistics and energy and infrastructure sectors.
Ropes & Gray announced that Robert Silvers, former Under Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has joined the firm as co-chair of its national security practice and a partner in its data, privacy & cybersecurity practice, focusing on critical matters at the intersection of national security, technology, and law. He will be based in the firm’s Washington, DC, and Silicon Valley offices.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Tom Levine will join the firm in London as a partner in the Infrastructure Group within the Corporate Department. Widely considered the leading transactional lawyer in Europe for complex digital infrastructure matters, Levine advises clients on complex commercial and regulatory matters, M&A and financing transactions in the telecoms and technology sectors.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Energy & Natural Resources Practice with the addition of Shareholders Eric Freedman, Elisabeth Yandell McNeil, and Claire Hansen Suni. They bring experience in a variety of energy transactions, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate, and contract matters in the renewable energy industry. The team arrives from K&L Gates LLP in Seattle.
Akin announced that partner Jonathan Brierley has joined the firm’s international arbitration practice in London. His addition is a further step in growing the firm’s global disputes and energy practices, following the arrivals of Mark Clarke, Charlie Ofner, Alexander Malahias and Jennifer Riddle and Rob Butler earlier this year.
The hire sees Brierley reunite with Clarke—formerly head of the Commercial Disputes and Global Energy Practices at White & Case—after working together on several of the largest and highest-value arbitrations in the world.
Freeths Manchester has recruited real estate partner Stephen Crook from Knights as the firm names Stephen Lewis as the region’s new head of the service line.
Janine Clark joins the firm’s global Insurance practice, with a particular focus on casualty claims.
Global law firm Clyde & Co announces the hire of Janine Clark as Partner. Janine is joining the firm’s casualty practice and has a focus on personal injury claims, third-party property damage including contribution and recovery claims, and coverage disputes.
Browne Jacobson’s planning expertise has been strengthened by the appointment of Will Thomas as Partner.
He joins the UK and Ireland law firm’s planning and environment law team from Shoosmiths, where he was Principal Associate.
Will specialises in planning and compulsory purchase law. He acts for public and private sector organisations, including land promoters, developers, investors, landowners, local planning authorities and government bodies.