Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Rahul Chatterji as a Leveraged Finance partner in the Finance practice, based in London. This follows the appointment of Sanjeev Dhuna and Gary Hamp in London and Heather Water Borthwick in New York. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling Rahul was a Special Counsel at Milbank LLP.
Antony Single has joined Pillsbury’s top-ranked Asset Finance team as a partner in London. He comes to Pillsbury from Clifford Chance, where he was a partner and helped establish the firm’s asset finance practice in the Middle East.
International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has announced that Jinal Shah will join the firm’s Corporate & Financial Transactions Team as a partner. A well-respected corporate lawyer, Jinal will join from Orrick.
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Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Jonathan Lent as partner in its Financial Services Practice Group in the London office. Mr. Lent joins from Gowling WLG, where he was a partner and co-led the firm’s real estate finance practice, as well as led the firm’s healthcare and hotel finance practices. Alongside Mr. Lent, the firm has appointed Bradley Silver as a director in the Real Estate Practice in London and two senior associates, Beatrice Sidi and Andrea Zemenides, in the Financial Services Practice. All three also join from Gowling WLG.
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today announces that Sue Hinchliffe will join the firm as Partner in the London office on 14 June 2021. Sue joins from world energy leader, General Electric (GE), providing a significant boost to the firm’s global Antitrust and Corporate offering.
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McGuireWoods continues to expand its global derivatives and structured finance capabilities with the arrival of partner Charles Wakiwaka, who joins the firm’s highly ranked securities and capital markets practice in London. Wakiwaka joins McGuireWoods from Clifford Chance, where he was a senior derivatives lawyer.
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Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has hired Stephanie Pantelidaki as Head of Financial Services Transfer Pricing in the firm’s tax practice. Stephanie joins from PwC, where she has worked in both the firm’s UK and Switzerland offices.
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Alston & Bird has added a leveraged finance practice to its London office with the arrival of partner Paul Simcock. Bringing more than two decades of experience, Simcock advises sponsors, lenders, and borrowers in complex leveraged financings, including acquisitions, public takeovers, and other national and cross-border corporate debt mandates in both Europe and the U.S. Simcock arrives at the firm from Vinson & Elkins LLP in London.
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Allen & Overy today announced that Annette Kurdian and Robert Burt have been appointed as partners in A&O’s leveraged finance practice, based in London. Both Annette and Robert join from Linklaters where they were senior banking and finance partners.
