Eversheds Sutherland’s banking and finance team has appointed Ian Tetsill as Head of Debt Finance Strategy.
Ian is an accomplished managing director and business leader with more than 25 years of banking and corporate finance experience which has been gained at NatWest and Barclays. He has notable knowledge of the UK loan markets.
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of John Dawson as a partner in its Finance Group in London. John joins from Vinson & Elkins, where he was a partner.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Owen Lysak will join as a Partner in the London office.
“Owen has extensive experience advising private funds and alternative asset managers on complex U.K. and EU financial regulatory matters, and we are very pleased to welcome him to Simpson Thacher,” said Bill Dougherty, Chairman of Simpson Thacher’s Executive Committee. “His addition in London enables us to better serve our clients as a single-source destination by providing best-in-class advice across the corporate, funds, tax and regulatory spectrum.”
Sidley is pleased to announce that Eric Winwood has joined the firm as a partner in its Dallas office. He will be a member of Sidley’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice and the leader of the firm’s Dallas Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group. Previously, Mr. Winwood was an employee benefits and executive compensation partner with Baker Botts LLP and a member of its Oil and Gas M&A team.
Orrick announced that Tech Transactions advisor Colleen McDuffie has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C. Colleen is the third addition to Orrick’s Tech Transactions team this month, following the arrivals of Life Sciences licensing advisor Shana Solomon in Boston and technology transactions rising star Faraaz Samadi in London. Colleen joins from Arnold & Porter.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Christopher D. Belelieu has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Belelieu, formerly a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, will continue his complex commercial litigation practice.
“Chris is a great addition to the firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “He is a highly regarded litigator with an impressive background that will add further depth to our preeminent team of litigators, both in New York and nationally.”
UK law firm Shoosmiths expands its commercial litigation team with the appointment of a new partner in London, Dr Johanne Cox to develop its international arbitration practice for the post-Brexit world.
Johanne has more than 18 years of experience in international arbitration and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and an accredited mediator. Most recently an arbitration lawyer in the Middle East and Africa – in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar – Johanne previously worked at leading international law firms in London.
Schulte Roth & Zabel announces the addition of Owen Schmidt as a partner in the Investment Management Group. Mr. Schmidt brings deep experience in private fund formation and compliance to SRZ’s market-leading funds practice.
Global law firm Dentons has expanded its Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice in Germany with the recruitment of Dr. Holger Ellers, who joined the Berlin office as a partner effective today. He will advise clients on restructuring, insolvency and corporate law, and will strengthen the Firm’s existing practice with his experience in international distressed M&A transactions.
Oliver Werner takes over from Peter Šimo and new partner Soňa Hanková is joining the team of CMS Bratislava.
The team of CMS Bratislava was reinforced at the partner level. Soňa Hanková joined the firm on 1 September 2020 and will manage the office together with Oliver Werner who took over as Managing Partner.