Hogan Lovells is further strengthening its Construction & Engineering practice with the arrival of Emerson Holmes as a partner in its Global International Arbitration practice. He joins the firm today from King & Spalding where he was Deputy Head of Construction. Emerson will be resident in Hogan Lovells’ London office.
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Addleshaw Goddard has hired Clarissa Smith as a partner in its fast-growing construction and engineering team. Clarissa, who primarily specialises in cross-sector disputes for clients within the construction industry, previously worked as a partner at Trowers & Hamlins. Her practice has focused on all forms of alternative dispute resolution, adjudication, meditation and the resolution of claims under the pre-action protocol for construction and engineering disputes. Previous clients have included some of the UK’s largest developers, contractors, sub-contractors, consultants and local authorities.
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King & Spalding has hired private funds partner Stephen Sims to the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group in London. Sims was previously a partner and the European Head of Investment Management at Skadden and more recently a fund formation partner at MJ Hudson.
International law firm Clifford Chance announces that Adam Hedley will be joining the firm in December 2022 as an Environmental and ESG partner based in London. Adam joins from Reed Smith’s ESG and Environmental practice where he advised on a spectrum of UK and international, environmental, ESG, product compliance, carbon and climate change law matters.
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Skadden is pleased to announce that Robert Chaplin has joined the firm’s Financial Institutions Group as a partner in our London office. His practice focuses on M&A, private equity, asset management and regulatory matters in the insurance sector. Chaplin joins from Slaughter and May in London.
Signalling further growth for the firm, Paul Hastings LLP today announced that Jade-Alexandra Fearns has joined in London as a partner in its market-leading Antitrust and Competition practice. She specialises in helping clients navigate the increasingly complex antitrust and foreign investment landscape, including national security reviews, international sanctions and regulatory compliance issues. Fearns joins the firm Proskauer Rose in London.
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Global law firm Ashurst has appointed Katie Williams as partner in the International Projects Group, based in London. Katie joins from Linklaters with over 11 years’ experience in project development, financing and M&A mandates across international and domestic energy and infrastructure markets.
Tags: Ashurst | LondonKing & Spalding has added private equity lawyer Paul Barron as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) Practice Group in London. Barron was previously at Dickson Minto in London, where he had been a partner since 2015.
Leading law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired Kelesi Blundell as a partner in its global Corporate and Financial Services Regulatory (FSR) practices based in the firm’s London office. Kelesi joins from Allen & Overy where she was a senior associate in the financial services regulation practice.
