Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology, energy and life sciences law firm, announced that Christopher J. Rillo, a prominent lawyer in ERISA litigation, has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department in the San Francisco office.
The international law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) announced that Paul Hoffman has joined the firm as a partner within the Banking Practice Group. He will be based in the Chicago office.
Global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) announced that established first-chair litigator Lori Van Auken has joined the firm as a partner. She will be resident in the firm’s New York office.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Beau Buffier has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. He will be a member of the antitrust practice.
Shoosmiths has signalled its intent to widen its offering in Belfast with an ambitious corporate partner hire – an M&A specialist with significant experience in the private equity sector.
Mark Davis has worked with a range of clients, including multinational corporates, private equity funds and the offices of wealthy international families.
His appointment, as a partner, is part of the firm’s growth strategy aimed at acting for larger corporates and funds on higher value transactions.
Global law firm DLA Piper announced that Ed Sheremeta is re-joining the firm as a senior Real Estate partner in the Asia Pacific Real Estate practice, based in the Hong Kong office. Ed was previously a partner at DLA Piper in Hong Kong, having joined the firm in 2013.
Ed focuses his practice on acquisitions and dispositions, private equity and institutional investments, limited recourse and secured financings, joint ventures, co-investment platforms, non-performing loans, REITs, asset and property management, sale-leasebacks, restructurings, and general transaction structuring.
Kennedys has appointed partner Tobin Ashby to its growing corporate insurance, financial regulation and products practice as part of a strategic drive to expand its non-contentious services to the insurance sector.
Tobin, who joins from Pinsent Masons and will be based in London, has over 18 years’ experience in the financial services industry, including a decade working in-house for a global insurance group.
Leading commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has boosted its Restructuring team with the lateral hire of insolvency and restructuring partner Will Jones.
Will joins from Knights, which he joined as part of Knight’s acquisition of Turner Parkinson, the firm where he progressed from qualification to partnership in four years, having specialised in this practice area for his whole career to date.
Global law firm Dentons has announced the recruitment of Stefano Belleggia as a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He joins from Italian law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners along with counsel Antonio Umberto Valdemarca and Giulia Marcucci. They will be based in the Milan office.
International law firm CMS is delighted to announce the appointment of Babita Ambekar as a Corporate partner based in the firm’s Singapore office. Babita joins from DWF where she was a partner and Global Head of India Practice in Singapore.