Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to welcome Nathan Greene and Jay Baris as partners in its Investment Funds group in New York. Mr. Greene and Mr. Baris joined Sidley from Shearman & Sterling LLP, where they were both partners in the Investment Funds practice.

As it executes on its expansion plans, Pillsbury has brought on two veteran insolvency and restructuring lawyers, Joshua Morse, who will join as a partner, and Jonathan Doolittle, who will join as senior counsel. Morse comes to Pillsbury from DLA Piper, while Doolittle is from Reed Smith. They will be resident in San Francisco.

Seasoned private funds lawyer Leonora Shalet brings extensive experience representing large institutional managers, further expanding the breadth of the firm’s cross-border Private Funds Group

Suzzanne Uhland brings substantial experience guiding companies and creditors in complex bankruptcies and restructurings.

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Suzzanne Uhland has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Restructuring & Special Situations Practice within the Finance Department. Uhland has an extensive track record advising parties in Chapter 11 reorganizations and out of court restructurings and buyers and sellers in Bankruptcy Code Section 363(b) sales and other distress transactions.

Linklaters has announced that Pansy Wong will join its Financial Regulation practice as partner in July.

Pansy joins from J.P. Morgan Securities, where she was Managing Director and Associate General Counsel. A Linklaters alumnus, Pansy completed her training contract with the firm in Hong Kong before leaving the firm as a Managing Associate in 2004. Since then she has worked at Goldman Sachs and most recently J.P. Morgan Securities.

Peter Bevan, partner and Global Practice Head of the Financial Regulation Group said:

Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Paul Shillington will be joining as a partner in the firm's Finance practice on 11 May 2020, based in the Perth office.  Paul has held private practice and executive roles in Switzerland, Paris and Perth, most recently with leading Australian domestic firm, MinterEllison.

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces the addition of Brian E. Greer as a partner in its Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice. Greer has a broad-ranging practice, with substantial experience representing hedge funds, private equity funds, asset managers, direct lenders, insurers, securitization servicers, debt issuers, directors, officers and equity sponsors in complex cross-border and domestic turnarounds, workouts, restructurings, wind-downs, bankruptcies, liquidations, assignments for the benefit of creditors, foreclosures and distressed M&A transactions.

International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles Howarth as a partner in the firm’s Corporate team based in London. Charles joins from Herbert Smith Freehills where he led the equity capital markets (ECM) practice.

A leading ECM lawyer, Charles has extensive experience advising companies and investment banks on capital markets transactions in the UK and worldwide, including initial public offerings (IPOs), rights issues and secondary market offerings and share placings.  

Mayer Brown has expanded its global corporate finance and restructuring capabilities with the addition of Trevor Borthwick as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice in London. Trevor was previously a partner and head of the global corporate lending group at Allen & Overy.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Jason S. DelMonico to its Boston office as a Shareholder in the firm’s Corporate Practice.