International law firm Taylor Wessing has further enhanced its International Private Wealth sector group with the appointment of Damian Bloom and Simon Phelps, joining from BCLP.
Global law firm Ashurst is pleased to announce that Bree Miechel will join the firm and become the newest partner in its Projects practice in Sydney
Bree is a projects and construction lawyer with extensive experience in Asia, the Middle East and Australia, where she has advised on global energy and infrastructure deals across multiple sectors. She joins Ashurst from the Singapore office of Reed Smith, where she was a partner.
Global law firm Reed Smith announces the hire of Christopher Jackson and Adam Longney as partners in its Transportation Industry Group and London office.
Jackson has over two decades of experience and joins from REN Legal, where he was partner. He has also previously worked in-house at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and Rolls-Royce. He trained and qualified at Allen & Overy.
Pillsbury announced that corporate lawyer David Ingles has joined the Firm’s M&A and Private Equity practice in New York. He most recently practiced at Skadden, where he served as co-leader of the Financial Institutions M&A Group.
Morgan Lewis welcomes Michael Kichline, a highly regarded litigation partner with more than two decades of experience advising clients on global securities and corporate governance litigation matters. Mike, who is resident in the Philadelphia office, joins Morgan Lewis from another global law firm.
Tori Weir, who represents institutional investors in US and cross-border debt financings with a focus on secured and unsecured private placements, has rejoined Morgan Lewis from Akin Gump as a partner resident in London.
Tori also advises institutional investors and other institutional lenders in mezzanine financing and leveraged acquisition transactions. Additionally, she has borrower-side experience in bank financings and private placements of debt, as well as a broad range of experience in US and international corporate and capital markets transactions.
George Borovas, a leading international nuclear power projects attorney who advises governments, sponsors and lenders on the development of civilian nuclear power programs and the financing and construction of nuclear power plants, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner.
International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) today announced that Amy de La Lama has joined as a partner to lead the firm’s global Data Privacy & Cyber Security Team, within the Corporate & Finance Transactions Department. She will be resident in the Boulder office, leading BCLP’s team of experienced data privacy advisers in the United States, Europe and other countries around the globe where BCLP has offices.
Kaede Toh brings extensive experience advising multinational corporations and individuals in a variety of government investigations.
Kennedys is delighted to announce the appointment of financial lines specialist Emily Schneider as a partner in our Insurance group in Melbourne. Emily joins Kennedys from Barry.Nilsson, where she was a special counsel.
Emily specialises in professional indemnity, spanning construction, coverage, defamation, D&O and management liability. She has represented a broad range of local and international insurers and is particularly experienced in coverage and construction claims.