Dentons Strengthens UK Corporate Practice With Hire of M&A Partner in London

Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, has hired an M&A partner into its UK Corporate practice. James Vernon is experienced in both public and private M&A, joint ventures, corporate governance and corporate advisory work. James joins from Eversheds Sutherland where he was a legal director in the corporate department, having previously practised at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

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Clifford Chance Hires Thomas Fisher as Partner Further Deepening Infrastructure Expertise for Financial Investor Clients

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today announced that Thomas Fisher is rejoining the firm in London as a partner. Thomas has extensive infrastructure experience advising on acquisitions, divestments and reorganisations for financial investor clients. This includes a strong track record acting for top tier sponsors and infrastructure funds on both domestic and cross-border European transactions. Thomas joins from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP where he is currently counsel, and prior to that he was with Clifford Chance for three years from 2015 to 2018.

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Paul Hastings Adds Leading Finance Partner Patrick Bright in London

Continuing the strategic expansion of its market-leading global finance practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that Patrick Bright, a leader in European high-yield transactions, has joined the firm as a partner in London. Bright is consistently ranked by Legal 500, Chambers UK, and IFLR1000 as a top practitioner in the high-yield space and he previously led the European high-yield team at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

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Locke Lord Bolsters Capital Markets Capabilities in London With Addition of Kieran Stone as Partner, Further Strengthening Firm’s Growing London Office

Kieran Stone has joined Locke Lord’s London office as a Partner in the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group. Stone’s extensive experience advising clients in the energy and technology sectors on equity capital markets transactions will further enhance the Firm’s capabilities as well as its growing London office. A former partner at Memery Crystal, Stone joins Locke Lord with vast experience in equity capital markets, acting for both UK and international main market and AIM-quoted companies as well as their advisers. Stone has also advised on a range of public takeover and private M&A transactions.

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