International law firm, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has bolstered its Global Investigations Practice with the hire of Sarah Klein into its London office.
Dentons has hired leading financial services lawyer Greg McEneny as a partner in its London office. Greg joins from Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) where he is a member of the Senior Legal Leadership team and General Counsel of LBG's non ring-fenced bank, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets (LBCM).
Fieldfisher appoints Kate Rohde, as a partner in the firm's premier medical negligence team. She joins from Kingsley Napley.
Kate said she was delighted to be joining a premier medical negligence team and to continue the high-profile and specialist work for which Fieldfisher is well known.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Debt Finance Practice with the addition of Daniel Abercromby as a partner in Hong Kong.
King & Spalding has recruited Patrick McPherson and Randall Walker as partners in its Trial & Global Disputes Practice, based in Dubai, to expand the firm’s construction, energy and infrastructure disputes offering in the Middle East.
McPherson acts on contentious and non-contentious construction matters, representing developers, contractors and sub-contractors across the Middle East. Walker handles energy and infrastructure-related disputes, including construction arbitrations, and project counsel mandates globally.
Previously at Clifford Chance Hong Kong, Becky is a shipping finance lawyer who has extensive experience advising on maritime and offshore structured financing transactions across a wide range of asset types including LNG carriers, cruise ships and high-specification drilling rigs. Becky’s financial products experience spans ECA-supported loan facilities, sale and leaseback transactions, JOLCOs, loan facilities with flip-to-bond structure and sale and lease-back transactions supported by unique investment structures.
Pillsbury announced that it has hired Stephen Ashley as a new partner in the firm’s Capital Markets practice. He comes to the firm from Orrick in New York.
TLT has hired of a 12-strong financial services disputes and investigations team to its London office, significantly deepening its already extensive expertise in financial services disputes and regulation across the UK.
The team – including partners Clare Stothard and Steven Mills, as well as seven additional fee-earners and professional support staff – joins from Dentons.
Mills & Reeve is expanding its nationally recognised healthcare team with the appointment of Neil Ward.
Neil, formerly a partner at Browne Jacobson for 10 years, specialises in all areas of healthcare law. His particular areas of expertise relate to inquests and high-profile serious medical treatment cases heard in the Court of Protection.
Neil will be based in the Birmingham office where he will help to grow the healthcare law work from both public and independent sector health and care sector clients.
Baker McKenzie has appointed Cécile Baume as a US securities law partner in its corporate team in Sydney. Cécile joins Baker McKenzie from another international law firm, Allen & Overy. Cécile is due to join Baker McKenzie in late January 2021.