Frank Voon has joined Jones Day as a partner in the Corporate Practice. He is based in the Firm's Hong Kong Office.

Daniel specialises in financial markets law and capital markets transactions, bringing outstanding expertise to our Banking & Finance practice. He also has a wealth of experience in insurance, sustainable finance, trade and foundation law and is frequently consulted for expert opinions in all his fields of specialisation.

In addition to his legal practice, Daniel is the Dean and a Professor at Kalaidos Law School and teaches at the University of Zurich. He publishes regularly and has authored numerous academic works.

Carol Dick is a highly regarded and experienced pensions lawyer skilled in advising scheme sponsors and trustees on all aspects of their pension arrangements.

Having recently worked in senior positions at PwC and Osborne Clarke, she has extensive experience in helping employers and trustees navigate the path to buying-out benefits with insurers and in advising corporates on restructuring and transactions against the toughening pensions regulatory regime.  

As part of a global expansion strategy, Gowling WLG is delighted to welcome partner Erwan Heurtel into its Corporate team in Paris. Erwan is a Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Private Equity (PE) specialist and joins from Mayer Brown where he was a partner and head of Paris hospitality and leisure.

CMS Grau has announced the incorporation of six lawyers into its Real Estate & Construction practice, consolidating its experience and comprehensive advisory capacity. The team, coming from Rubio Leguía Normand, joins in a strategic move that highlights CMS Grau's leadership in the real estate market.

Franco Soria and Pedro Pablo Castañeda join CMS Grau, raising the firm's total number of partners to 27. Both possess extensive technical knowledge and experience in the real estate sector, having participated in high-profile operations.

Further strengthening its premier asset-backed finance and complex securitization offerings, Paul Hastings LLP announced that structured credit lawyer John F. Murphy III has joined the firm as a partner in New York.

Shareholder Valerie W. Ho returns to global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Los Angeles office. She will join the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice with a focus on eCommerce matters. Ho was previously the general counsel for the Americas at eCommerce company SHEIN.

Akin announced that Mary Alexander has joined the firm as a tax partner in its Washington, D.C. office, further deepening the firm’s tax equity and tax credit transfer experience in the renewable energy and energy transition space.

Alexander’s practice focuses on the federal income tax aspects of energy transition transactions, including renewable energy, carbon capture, biogas property, and electric vehicles. Her clients include asset managers and other financial institutions, public and private corporations and partnerships.

Sam Tate takes up role as Global Head of Regulatory and Investigations at Clyde & Co and brings a team of three from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) to enhance White Collar Crime and Sanctions team

Global law firm Clyde & Co announces the hire of Sam Tate and his appointment as Global Head of Regulatory and Investigations. As part of his role, Sam will lead the firm's White Collar Crime and Sanctions team which is part of the firm’s broader global Regulatory and Investigations practice.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced that private funds lawyer Sam Weber has joined the Firm as a partner in the Asset Management Department. He is based in New York.