The construction team in our Birmingham office has welcomed new partner, Ian Griffiths.
Joining the firm from Horizon Nuclear Power, Ian has an impressive understanding of large infrastructure projects and nuclear law. Additionally he has a range of energy experience from working on multiple energy generation, utilities and biofuel schemes.
Mishcon de Reya has announced that Patrick Harney will join the firm as partner in the Tax team. A market leading international private client lawyer who has worked in Dublin, London and New York, Patrick specialises in cross border tax advice and planning with a particular focus on US-UK and UK-Irish tax, trust and estate planning and UK resident non-domiciled tax planning.
A member of the Monaco Bar since 1997 and Avocat-Défenseur since 2005, Me Géraldine Gazo holds a Juris Doctor degree. She has over 20 years of experience advising and representing a Monegasque and international clientele, acting both in non-contentious and contentious mandates involving issues of business law, private international law and criminal law.
Duane Morris LLP announced that Drew D. Salvest has joined as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in the Duane Morris London office. Salvest strengthens the firm’s international capital markets capabilities. Salvest joins Duane Morris from Jones Day.
International law firm Simmons & Simmons announced the further strengthening of its market-leading Asset Management and Investment Funds sector practice with the hire of Lisa Dinwiddy to its London Private Funds team. Lisa joined Simmons as partner on 9 December.
Eversheds Sutherland has bolstered its commercial practice with lateral Partner hire, Simon Lightman.
Simon, who joins the global legal practice’s London-based commercial team from law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, will be working closely with Eversheds Sutherland’s head of technology group, Partner Simon Gamlin.
International law firm Bird & Bird boosts its Venture Capital and Private Equity (VC/PE) practices with the arrival of partner Kaichen (""KC"") Xu in Beijing.
KC brings with him a unique combination of experience from all aspects of VC/PE deals having previously been an international law firm partner, investment firm general counsel and start-up entrepreneur. KC will continue to develop Bird & Bird's VC/PE practice leveraging its global coverage and deep technology sector knowledge.
Mayer Brown announced that oil and gas lawyer Vera de Gyarfas has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate & Securities practice in Houston. Previously, Ms. Gyarfas was a partner at King & Spalding.
Global law firm Dentons continues its strong growth in compliance and white-collar criminal law with the hire of Ann-Kristin Cahnbley. She started as a partner at the Firm's recently opened Dusseldorf office at the beginning of December.
""Ann-Kristin’s extensive experience in advising pharmaceutical and medical device companies will considerably strengthen the sector capabilities of our Compliance group. Concrete risk prevention measures are essential for companies in this regulated industry,"" says Dr. Lars Kutzner, Co-Head of Compliance at Dentons in Germany.
FRANKFURT – Global law firm Reed Smith has today announced that Dr. Martin Bünning has joined the firm as partner in its Global Corporate Group where he will work alongside the international tax group advising on national and international transactions.