Ashurst Strengthens Real Estate Offering with Senior Planning Partner Hire

Monday, December 16, 2019

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. Claire joins from Hogan Lovells, where she has been a partner since 2007 and most recently headed up the firm’s planning team. She focuses on all aspects of planning law, highways law, heritage law and CPO. More >>

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Paul Hastings Adds Capital Markets Partner in Hong Kong

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that Chaobo Fan has joined the firm’s Capital Markets practice as a partner in Hong Kong. Fan’s practice focuses on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate matters. He previously practiced at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Latham & Watkins, and has extensive experience advising on prominent equity capital markets transactions. He is particularly experienced in advising Chinese companies on their listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. More >>

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Leading Pharmaceutical Lawyer Joins Herbert Smith Freehills in Madrid

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills has added to its European pharmaceuticals platform with the hire of leading Spanish lawyer Lourdes Fraguas to the firm’s Madrid office. Lourdes is an accomplished corporate and regulatory lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical sector. She was most recently the secretary general and head of legal at Farmaindustria (Spain’s national pharmaceutical association) which she joined in 2004. More >>

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Clark Hill Adds Immigration Lawyer Rob Neale in San Francisco

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Clark Hill PLC today announced the addition of Rob Neale as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Immigration Law practice in the San Francisco office. Neale’s practice will focus on representing clients in California, the Pacific Northwest and throughout the United States on immigration matters. Neale was formerly the Partner-in-charge of the Immigration practice at Garvey Schubert Barer in Seattle. More >>

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Reed Smith Continues Expansion of Global Corporate Group With Hire of Sam Webster

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Global law firm Reed Smith today 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. Webster, who is joining the firm following 15 years at Mayer Brown, has extensive experience working with large corporates and financial investors across a broad range of sectors including energy & natural resources, real estate, financial services and technology. More >>

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