Gowling WLG is pleased to announce that Marc Tremblay and Stefan Nasswetter have recently joined its Business Law Group as a partner and associate, respectively, based in the firm's Montreal office.

Tremblay and Nasswetter both come from a large Québec law firm where they worked closely on a number of complex corporate transactions.

Marc Tremblay
A professional engineer and lawyer, Tremblay has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, as well as the financing of private corporations — with an emphasis on the tech and telecommunications sectors.

Global law firm Dentons has recruited partner Christophe Fichet in order to establish and lead the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice in Paris. He joins along with one associate, Adrien Morisse, and with an additional joiner to strengthen the team over the coming weeks.

International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Claire Dutch as a partner in the real estate practice in London and co-head of the planning team

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Peter F. Stewart has joined the firm’s London office as a partner. He joins from Clyde & Co., with a practice spanning energy and infrastructure projects and international arbitration, with a specialty representing sovereign entities in Africa, South America and elsewhere.

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Alastair Frood, as Litigation & Disputes Partner, who joins the global legal practice on 6 January 2020.

Allen & Overy continues to expand its German Dispute Resolution practice with the appointment of Anna Masser, who is due to join the firm's Frankfurt office as a partner on 1 February 2020. A respected international arbitration expert, she will head up Allen & Overy’s German Arbitration practice and will focus on international commercial arbitration in particular. She joins from Jones Day, where she was made partner at the beginning of the year.

NEW YORK – Global law firm Reed Smith announced that Jared Kelly has joined as a partner in the firm’s Global Corporate Group in New York. Formerly with White & Case LLP, Kelly will bolster the firm’s offerings in corporate finance matters, including high yield and investment grade bonds, bank financings and debt restructuring transactions.

Kelly is the seventh partner to join the Global Corporate Group since May, when Reed Smith opened its office in Dallas with three corporate partners.

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced that Chaobo Fan has joined the firm’s Capital Markets practice as a partner in Hong Kong.

“We’re meeting our clients’ demand for help with increasingly complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions,” said Seth Zachary, chair of Paul Hastings. “The arrival of top talent like Chaobo adds further depth to our Capital Markets practice in Hong Kong, one of the world’s premier listing markets.”

Global law firm Reed Smith announced that Sam Webster will join as partner in its Global Corporate Group in London in January. The news highlights the group’s continued expansion in Europe, following the recent hire of life sciences partner Iqbal Hussain in London and tax partner Martin Bünning in Frankfurt.

Recognised for his expertise advising clients on complex cross-border corporate transactions, Webster focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital.

Global law firm K&L Gates has further bolstered its financial services team with the addition of partner Paul Faure and special counsel Ravi Jayemanne, who both join the firm’s Melbourne office from Holding Redlich.