Cooley is pleased to welcome Adam Bloom as a partner in the firm’s M&A group. Bloom joins the firm’s Palo Alto office, where he brings two decades of experience supporting clients through pivotal corporate and M&A transactions.
Akin announced that Natasha Ahmed has joined the firm as a tech and intellectual property (IP) partner in the London office. Her arrival further strengthens the firm’s growing technology transactions team and expands its capabilities in strategic guidance to clients on the use, acquisition and protection of technology.
Ahmed brings deep experience advising in complex IP and strategic commercial contract arrangements, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies. She joins Akin from Orrick, with prior experience in the industry.
Linklaters is pleased to announce that Peter Hayes and Angel Quek will join the firm as partners in London, further bolstering the firm’s Leveraged Finance practice.
Peter Hayes is a market-leading practitioner who focuses on cross-border leveraged finance transactions, as well as related restructuring work. He represents commercial and investment banks, direct lenders as well as financial sponsors. Peter joins from Paul Hastings.
Leading international law firm Hill Dickinson has expanded its Newcastle office with the appointment of a new corporate team, led by partner Tom Pollard.
The new corporate offering highlights Hill Dickinson’s investment and growing presence in the North East in line with the firm’s national growth strategy. The Newcastle office has grown steadily since its launch in 2022, most recently expanding with the addition of a six-strong marine team in May 2024.
Eversheds Sutherland has bolstered its global commercial advisory offering with the appointment of Partner Caroline Lyannaz.
Caroline arrives from law firm White & Case along with her colleague Camille Lehuby, a Senior Associate. Both join Eversheds Sutherland’s Paris-based IP/IT & Privacy capability.
DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has added Ben Smoker as a new partner in the business' Major Injury and Casualty team in Manchester.
Ben joins DWF from Keoghs, bringing with him a wealth of experience and a proven track record in complex and catastrophic personal injury claims.
Global law firm Clifford Chance is pleased to announce that Francesca Gesualdi has been appointed as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution team, based in Milan. She will join the firm from Cleary Gottlieb in the coming weeks.
Addleshaw Goddard has significantly bolstered its Private Equity practice with the appointments of two new partners: Sharon Skipper-Gordon from Kirkland and Ellis and Robbie Hay from Milbank, along with the promotion to Partner of David Parker. These strategic hires underscore the firm's commitment to growing its Private Equity practice.
Steptoe LLP continues to expand its fintech regulatory and investigations capabilities with the addition of Neel Chopra, who joins the firm after serving as the Head of Legal (Americas) at Binance. Neel joins Steptoe's Investigations and White-Collar Defense practice as a partner in its New York office.
Adetutu has a distinguished track record helping clients with international trade, tariffs, sanctions, and export controls.
Vinson & Elkins announced that Joyce Adetutu has joined the firm as a Houston-based partner in the Export Controls & Economic Sanctions practice.