Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Nick Williams will be joining as a partner in the firm's Business Restructuring practice, based in the Singapore office.

Nick is a leading figure in Singapore’s cross-border restructuring and insolvency market and represents banks, financial institutions, hedge funds, private equity investors, insolvency accounting firms and corporate creditors and debtors. He also has extensive experience in investigations, commercial disputes & international arbitration.

Hogan Lovells has announced that life sciences and regulatory expert Mandi Jacobson will join the firm as a partner in its Global Regulatory practice, together with two associates. The team will be based in the firm's Sydney office and start with the firm on 15 October.

Mandi and her team will join from Dentons, where Mandi led their Australia Life Sciences group. She is heavily involved in the life sciences industry, with particular expertise in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and biotech.

Gowling WLG Dubai are delighted to welcome back Jonathan Brufal to lead its projects practice in the Middle East and Africa.

Recognised by Acritas stars and Legal 500 as one of the best lawyers in his field Jonathan spent 10 years in Dubai previously, including three years establishing the projects practice in Gowling WLG's Dubai office. Jonathan also has over 20 years' experience working in Africa and is the Head of the firms Africa Group.

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to welcome Nikki E. Dobay to the firm’s Tax Practice Group as a State and Local Tax (SALT) partner. Ms. Dobay joins the firm’s Sacramento office from the Council On State Taxation (COST), where she had been senior tax counsel. Ms. Dobay is the second partner in a month to join our SALT group following the arrival of Breen Schiller, the firm’s first SALT partner in Chicago.  

Global law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Douglas Murning as a partner in the global loans practice in London.

Global law firm Ashurst has appointed business and technology executive Chris Baker as Head of Managed Services, Risk Advisory. Chris joins from MLC Wealth, one of Australia’s largest Wealth Management companies, where he was the General Manager, Regulatory Change and Remediation.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice with the addition of Shareholder Kevin Scott and Associate Sarah Schenker in Chicago, and Associates Karin Ross, Andrea Maciejewski, and Tyler Thompson in Denver. The group joins from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP).

DWF, the global legal business, has hired Dr Bernd Borgmann and Dr Eva Einfeldt as Partners to lead the German employment practice from Cologne and Düsseldorf respectively.

Bernd Borgmann and Eva Einfeldt join DWF from DLA Piper where they were both Partners.

DWF, the global legal business, has appointed James Moore, as Partner, to its growing Banking & Finance practice.

James Moore has joined DWF in the Leeds office, having previously been a Restructuring and Insolvency Partner at Weightmans.

He is highly experienced and respected in his restructuring work acting nationally and internationally for insolvency practitioners, banks, distressed companies, directors, investors, corporate debtors, secured and unsecured creditors.

Kennedys has hired Amanda Hanmore as its new UK Head of Real Estate and Construction, as it targets further growth in this sector.

Amanda is joining Kennedys from Trowers & Hamlins, where she headed the Birmingham real estate department.