International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of competition litigation specialist Kenny Henderson who joins the firm as a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration practice. He joins CMS from Stewarts, where he co-led the firm’s competition litigation practice.
Global law firm Clyde & Co has appointed Andrew Yarwood as a partner in its London marine cargo group.
International law firm Bird & Bird appoints Michael Chik as a partner in its International Dispute Resolution Group, based in Hong Kong.
Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Meng Ding has joined the firm in Hong Kong as a partner in its China Corporate and Finance group. Mr. Ding joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s Capital Markets practice group.
Dechert LLP continues to expand its leading global funds practice group with the addition of partner Ciara O’Leary to its Dublin office. The firm’s second partner hire to Dublin this year following managing partner Carol Widger’s arrival in January, Ms. O’Leary advises clients on a wide range of legal and regulatory matters, and has extensive experience establishing and operating European retail regulated funds (UCITS), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and alternative investment funds (AIFs).
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) continues expansion in Singapore with new partner appointments.
John Shum joins from White & Case where he operated a successful cross-jurisdictional banking practice, with expertise in traditional bank lending, structured finance, project finance, and restructuring.
He has a strong track record of advising high profile financial institutions in the region, including a number of local and Chinese banks.
Global law firm Ashurst announces the appointment in New York of partner Andrés Arnaldos Montaner in the same week as it announced that Betty Cerini, one of the leading figures in the global project finance market, will also be joining the firm.
Reed Smith announced that Ying Wang has joined the firm as a partner in its Real Estate practice, based in New York. Wang brings to the firm extensive experience advising clients on the myriad legal issues associated with bilateral and syndicated debt and capital markets transactions.
Orrick announced that structured finance lawyer Richard Hanson has joined the firm as a partner based in London. He joins from Ropes & Gray.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Rick and continue to expand our London office with rising stars who support our global focus in the finance, tech and energy & infrastructure sectors,” said Simon Willis, Orrick’s London Office Leader.
King & Spalding recruited Marcella Burke, previously senior counselor to Assistant Secretary of Land and Mineral Management within the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), as partner in the Government Matters practice in Washington, D.C.