Sidley is pleased to announce that Rachel Kleinberg will join the firm in Palo Alto as a partner in its global Tax group. She is joining from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.  

Ms. Kleinberg is a nationally recognized thought leader in tax, whose practice spans a wide array of transactional matters. She advises corporate, private equity and financial institution clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spinoffs and reorganizations, cross-border restructurings, capital markets transactions, credit facilities, international tax matters and derivatives transactions.

Orrick announced that French M&A and private equity advisor Olivier Jouffroy has joined the firm as a partner, based in Paris. He joins Orrick from Clifford Chance.

“Olivier is an up-and-coming M&A talent. His practice and experience are an excellent match for our focus in Paris and globally on serving the tech and innovation, energy & infrastructure and finance sectors,” said Patrick Tardivy, co-head of Orrick’s Paris office.

Erin Murphy brings global perspective and deal savvy to firm’s market-leading transactional teams.

The global law firm Jones Day announces the addition of partner Matthew Bull to its Antitrust & Competition Law Practice. He will be based in the Firm’s Brisbane Office.

Mr. Bull comes to Jones Day with 20 years of experience in competition and regulatory matters, representing major corporate clients in Australia and throughout the Asia Pacific region. He has assisted numerous multinational clients with merger clearances, joint ventures and collaborations, access to infrastructure, utility regulation, and enforcement matters.

Insurance risk and commercial law firm BLM bolsters its commercial advisory offering with the appointment of partner, Julian Cox as head of employment law, London.

Julian, with over 20 years of legal experience, will join BLM’s fast-growing, commercial advisory and private wealth team. His strategic appointment will strengthen the firm’s vision to be an agile and creative law business in its chosen markets of insurance, commerce and private wealth.

International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Matthias Weissinger as partner in Munich.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that banking and finance lawyer Nick Robinson has joined the firm as partner in its Dubai office.
 

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of leading leveraged and acquisition finance lawyer Monica Barton as partner in the firm’s London office. Monica brings to Winston extensive experience working with global financial institutions, private debt funds and sponsor backed corporates on cross-border financing transactions.

Mr. Presser’s arrival reinforces the firm’s market-leading global private equity and M&A footprint and underscores the commitment to the firm’s growth in New York

International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has recruited partner Paul Scott to its dispute resolution and litigation team in Birmingham.

Paul is a construction litigation specialist, with significant adjudication, arbitration and litigation experience. He has a track record of delivering successful outcomes in contentious construction matters, with significant recent experience complex and high value 'post-Grenfell' cladding claims; professional negligence actions; and subcontractor disputes.