Ros O’Mally appointed as Project Solutions Partner. Brings wide ranging expertise in banking and finance and project sector transactions.

MinterEllison announced the appointment of leading project finance lawyer Ros O'Mally as a new Partner in the firm’s Capital Markets & Corporate team. Ros is recognised for her outstanding credentials in project finance particularly in the power and infrastructure sectors including clean energy, water treatment, natural resources and transport.

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the arrival of three international arbitration partners to the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. The high-profile team joins from Dentons and includes Meriam Nazih Al-Rashid in New York, and William O’Brien and John Lomas in Washington DC. Ms. Al-Rashid and Mr. O’Brien are already resident in their respective offices while Mr. Lomas will join Eversheds Sutherland in the next few weeks.

Reed Smith announced that Evan Kelson has joined the firm’s Financial Industry Group in New York, adding significant depth to its asset finance, receivables financing and securitization capabilities. Kelson joins Reed Smith from Chapman and Cutler LLP.

Orrick announced that leading regulatory and fintech lawyer Marco Boldini has joined the firm as a partner and Head of its Italian Financial Services Regulatory practice. He joins Orrick from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he served as Head of its UK Financial Services Regulatory practice. Marco will split his time between Orrick’s Milan and London offices, where he will work closely with Jacqui Hatfield, Head of Orrick’s UK Financial Services Regulatory team.

Baker McKenzie has added leading financial regulatory and enforcement practitioners Rebecca Leon, Jennifer Connors and Mark Fitterman to its North America Litigation & Government Enforcement practice, based in Miami, New York and Washington, DC, respectively.

The addition of Rebecca and Jennifer, who join the Firm as Partners, continues the Firm's strong growth of its financial regulation and enforcement capabilities and its New York and Miami-based teams.

Baker McKenzie has added leading transactional lawyer John L. Murphy as a partner, bringing more than 20 years of experience advising on international project development and financings, capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions. John joins the Firm from DLA Piper.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP announced that Lori D. Goodman is joining the firm as a partner in its US executive compensation and employee benefits practice, resident in the New York office. Ms. Goodman’s practice focuses on compensation and benefits aspects of M&A, private equity, disclosure, and corporate governance.

DWF, the global legal business, has appointed Darren Walsh as a senior partner in the energy team.

Darren is an energy lawyer specialising in low carbon and renewable energy projects. He is recognised internationally as a leading specialist in nuclear energy projects. Darren advises developers, sponsors, regulators, site license companies and suppliers in the context of nuclear waste management and decommissioning projects; as well as new nuclear build projects nationally and internationally.

International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of partner Fabio Niccoli to lead the private equity offering in Milan.

International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of partner Jonathan Cohen to the corporate team in London.

Jonathan joins from Clyde & Co, where he has worked since 2017. He has over 10 years of experience across private M&A, fundraisings, private equity, commercial contracts, restructuring, and general corporate and commercial matters, advising a wide range of clients, including a number of high growth technology focused businesses across the financial, health, renewables, education, engineering and software sectors.