Loyens & Loeff Switzerland is delighted to announce the addition of Dominique Meili to the firm’s Zurich office as a partner. This strategic hire underscores our commitment to enhancing our Swiss law and tax practice and providing top-tier advisory services to our clients.

Global law firm Clyde & Co is continuing investment in its maritime finance offering to clients, with the hire of financing specialist Clemens Hillmer who has joined the firm’s Hamburg maritime practice as partner. He joined together with counsel Jan Mommsen and of counsel Tilman Stein on 1 January 2025.

Clemens specialises in financing and other transportation transactions. He joins with his team from Watson, Farley & Williams where he headed the firm’s German Assets & Structured Finance Group.

Clyde & Co announces the appointment of Sebastian Lea as partner in its Energy, Marine and Natural Resources (EMNR) practice in London. His arrival reinforces the firm’s support for clients around marine assets, energy and offshore projects and further strengthens its broader transactional capabilities.

Sebastian, who joins from Wikborg Rein, specialises in international upstream, midstream and downstream projects in the oil and gas sector, with a particular emphasis on LNG assets, regularly acting for owners, operators and sponsors in the sector.

Global law firm Clifford Chance has appointed Aimee Sharman and Matt Lilley as partners, based in London, within its Global Financial Markets practice. Their addition significantly enhances the firm's global Private Credit team, with both bringing robust expertise and strong track records in fund finance and lending advice. The pair join from Mayer Brown.

Global law firm Ashurst has appointed Dr Sebastian Daub, Florian Hirschmann, and Sascha Arnold as partners in Germany. Dr Sebastian Daub and Sascha Arnold will join the Frankfurt office, enhancing Ashurst's offering in the infrastructure and regulatory spaces, while Florian Hirschmann joins as Head of Private Equity Germany in the Munich office.

Winston & Strawn announced the addition of Juan M. Delgado as a partner in the firm’s growing Miami office. He joins the Transactions Department, where he will focus his practice on advising multinational clients on cross-border transactions throughout Latin America and the United States.

Sidley is pleased to announce that Elisabetta “Betta” Righini has joined the Brussels office as a partner in the firm’s Antitrust and Competition practice. She joins from Latham & Watkins, where she was a partner, and prior to that, she held several senior positions at the European Commission.

Accomplished litigator Gretchen E. Woodruff has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Pittsburgh, bringing 14 years of experience advising companies on complicated employment and business disputes and compliance matters.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Mary Schnoor has joined as a partner in its Litigation Practice Group in Washington, DC. Mary brings substantial experience in government and regulatory litigation and appellate matters as a former Biden Administration official and Supreme Court law clerk. She joins from Covington & Burling.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Tony Torain as a partner in its Employment Practice Group in Washington, DC. Tony brings extensive experience in traditional labor and employment litigation, further strengthening the Firm’s capabilities in these areas.