Dechert LLP announced today the additions of Robert Leonard and Michael Mavrides as partners in the financial services and investment management practice in New York. Experts in the formation and operation of hedge funds on behalf of both domestic and international clients, Mr. Leonard and Mr. Mavrides have worked alongside one another for over two decades. They both arrive at the firm from Proskauer Rose LLP in New York.
Akin is pleased to announce that Sam Guthrie has joined the firm as a tax partner in its Washington, D.C. office, where he will focus on projects & energy transition matters. He rejoins the firm, where he previously worked, from Allen & Overy LLP.
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International law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is expanding its Projects and Infrastructure team with the hire of two leading industry practitioners, Ben Shorten and Trinh Chubbock, who have joined the firm in London. Ben Shorten will serve as the head of Gibson Dunn’s EMEA Project Finance team.
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | LondonDechert LLP announced today that Sam Kay, one of the leading private equity fund lawyers in the UK, has joined the firm as a partner in the financial services and investment management practice in London. Kay arrives at the firm from Travers Smith in London.
Eversheds Sutherland has enhanced its renewables and real estate offering in Scotland with the appointment of lateral partner hire, Alan Cook. Alan, who is dual-qualified in Scotland and England & Wales, joins the global law firm from Pinsent Masons, where he acted on a series of significant projects for major energy and real estate clients.
Tags: Eversheds Sutherland | EdinburghGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Kevin Bettsteller will join the firm’s Los Angeles office. He will be a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group, and will continue his investment funds regulatory practice, which is focused on advising clients on a wide variety of investment management and securities law matters. Bettsteller arrives from DLA Piper.
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Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Thomas S. Grow as a shareholder in its Labor Management Relations practice group. Grow, who was previously special counsel with Littler, rejoins the firm in the Washington, D.C., office from telecommunications and mass media company Charter Communications, where he served as vice president of labor relations.
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce Melanie Norris has joined the Firm’s commercial litigation practice group as a partner of counsel, with an emphasis on representing clients in the insurance industry. Norris arrives from Steptoe & Johnson PLLC.
Expanding its Northern California presence, Morgan Lewis today welcomes in Silicon Valley a pair of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) lawyers led by partner Khoa Do. A seasoned M&A lawyer, Khoa most recently served as chair of Winston & Strawn’s Northern California corporate practice. Joining Khoa is associate Nicholas Howe, who advises on M&A transactions across a range of industries.
