International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Emma Schaafsma (Kratochvilova) as a partner in its Band 1 ranked Infrastructure, Construction and Energy (ICE) Disputes group based in London. Emma is currently a partner in the Dispute Resolution practice at Herbert Smith Freehills in London and is due to join CMS on 1 May 2021.
Nassim Ghalimi joins Osborne Clarke with his team, Paul Lafuste and Mathilde Rousseau, in order to complete the range of services by creating the Insolvency and Restructuring practice.
Nassim Ghalimi has been an attorney since 2005 and intervenes in out-of-court prevention procedures as well as in court-ordered reorganization procedures, both in counseling and litigation for 16 years.
Ince is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Rucker as Partner and Head of the Private Wealth advisory practice.
Nick joins Ince from Irwin Mitchell, where he variously ran the London & International and the national private client teams and sat on the Private Wealth executive committee. At Ince, he will work to consolidate the firm’s legal and consultancy teams, currently focused on family, private client, pensions, wealth advisory and tax advisory matters, to create a bespoke private wealth advisory offering for high-net-worth individuals.
The leading European law firm with four offices in the UK is further enhancing its presence in the Midlands with a key hire from Gowling WLG.
In a move demonstrating a clear strategy to deepen relationships in the Midlands' business, financial and entrepreneurial markets, European law firm Fieldfisher has recruited Andy Lawton Smith as a partner and Head of Corporate at Fieldfisher Birmingham.
In December 2020, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) Shenzhen and Nanjing offices welcomed a new partner respectively, and Beijing and Chongqing offices brought in three counsels. All these five lawyers have been working in their respective fields for many years, which helped them accumulate a wealth of practice experience. Their practice areas cover securities, capital markets, finance, private equity, dispute resolution, among others, providing valuable impetus for the firm’s steady development in local markets.
New partner in Shenzhen office:
Zabdaj Pollen joins the Taylor Wessing partnership as head of Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets in the Netherlands and Belgium
On 1 January 2021, we welcomed Zabdaj Pollen to Taylor Wessing as a new partner and head of our Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets team.
Hogan Lovells is strengthening its Corporate & Finance Practice in Paris with the hire of leading M&A and Private Equity partners Matthieu Grollemund and Hélène Parent. They join with five associates from Baker McKenzie, where Grollemund co-headed the Paris Corporate department.
Global law firm DLA Piper announces that Tony Andriotis has joined the firm in its Tokyo office as a partner to lead the International Arbitration practice in Japan.
Tony joins DLA Piper from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP (QE), Tokyo, where he served as a partner. Prior to this he was an Associate and Counsel with Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP (HHR) for over 12 years.
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today that Amit Singh has joined the Firm as a partner and co-head of the Firm’s Southern California Venture Technology group. He focuses on venture capital and private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, technology transactions, and general corporate law for companies whose core value derives from intellectual property, and will be resident in the San Diego and Los Angeles offices.
International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) continues the expansion of its Litigation & Investigations Department by welcoming Partner Shy Jackson to the Construction Disputes Team. Jackson will be resident in BCLP’s London office.
Jackson’s appointment follows the arrival of Sarah Klein to the department on Jan. 4.