Locke Lord Continues Expansion of London Office With Addition ‎of Seasoned International Energy Lawyer Artem Faekov as ‎Partner

Artem Faekov has joined Locke Lord’s growing London office as a Partner in the Firm’s Energy and Infrastructure Practice Group. Joining Locke Lord from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Faekov concentrates on cross-border corporate and investment transactions, projects related to technology, media and telecom, energy and infrastructure as well as emerging markets. 

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Clyde & Co Expands Aviation Practice With Finance Partner Hire

Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced the appointment of Jahnavi Ramachandran as a partner in its Aviation Finance and Leasing team, to further broaden its offering to the global aviation market. Jahnavi joins Clyde & Co from Herbert Smith Freehills, where she most recently headed their London aviation finance team.

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Firm Boosts Litigation Practice With Double Partner Hire in Manchester

Squire Patton Boggs has hired partners Lee Norman and Ben Johnson into its Litigation Practice. They join the firm from DWF, where Mr. Norman was head of its commercial litigation team in Manchester. Mr. Norman and Mr. Johnson follow partners Lucy Webster and Christian Toms, who joined the firm’s London Litigation team in recent months.

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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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