Akin announced that Alexander Malahias has joined its corporate practice to co-lead the launch of the firm’s office in Riyadh expected later this year. Malahias will be based in Akin’s Abu Dhabi office until the firm receives its final approvals on its application for a license to operate in Saudi Arabia.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has announced the hire of Dr. Sairah Narmah-Alqasim to head up the employment practice for its newly launched Riyadh office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Niels Jensen has joined the Firm’s New York office as a Partner in the Capital Markets Practice, where he will focus on securitizations.
“Niels’ deep experience with securitizations across digital infrastructure, energy, aircraft and other asset classes will enhance our ability to advise clients as they engage in these highly complex transactions,” said Alden Millard, Chair of Simpson Thacher’s Executive Committee. “We are very pleased to welcome Niels to Simpson Thacher.”
We are thrilled to announce that Michael E. Swartz, a leading shareholder activism litigator, has joined Quinn Emanuel as a partner in our New York office.
Michael brings unmatched expertise in complex commercial litigation, shareholder activism, and securities litigation, including groundbreaking victories in some of the most significant activist campaigns of the past decade.
In a strategic move that further enhances its Global Sourcing & Technology Transactions practice, the largest customer-focused sourcing and tech transactions team at any law firm worldwide, Pillsbury has brought on leading practitioner Adam Chernichaw as a partner in its New York office. Chernichaw joins Pillsbury from A&O Shearman, where he served as the U.S. head of its digital, data, intellectual property and technology practice.
Katten announced that the firm welcomed Gidon M. Caine as a Securities Litigation partner, adding to the top-level litigation services offered to clients.
Fried Frank announced that Steven Homan has joined the firm as a partner in its global Asset Management Practice in New York. He joins from Simpson Thacher, where he was a partner in the firm’s private funds practice.
UK law firm TLT has appointed Andrzej Wieckowski as a partner in its financial services regulatory (FSR) team, enhancing the assembly of a full service financial regulatory team. Andrzej will be based in TLT’s London office.
Andrzej’s appointment follows a year of rapid growth for TLT’s financial services regulatory team driven by top regulatory lawyer Amanda Hulme who joined the firm in April 2024. In that time, the team has more than doubled in size and has been providing strategic and innovative legal guidance to TLT’s key financial services clients.
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced that leading insurance partners Ingrid Hobbs and Tim McCaw have been hired in the firm's insurance practice in London.
Two highly experienced, senior insurance lawyers with strong reputations in the market, Ingrid and Tim move to Simmons from another international law firm, bringing several decades of combined experience.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global White Collar Practice with the addition of Xavier Hubert as a partner in Paris.