International law firm Bird & Bird today strengthens its Dispute Resolution practice in London with the appointment of international arbitration specialist Nick Peacock as partner and head of its London arbitration group. He is recognised as a leading practitioner in international arbitration by Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and Chambers Global and joins the firm from Herbert Smith Freehills.
Akin Gump today announced that finance partner Clare Cottle is to join the firm’s London office. Ms. Cottle advises on the finance aspects of cross-border and domestic financial restructurings, special situations funding and complex direct loans. She represents credit funds, institutional investors, private equity funds and portfolio companies in a wide range of financings, including debt restructurings, direct loans, leveraged buyouts, securitisations and bank/bond structures. Ms. Cottle will join Akin Gump from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where she is a partner.
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Global law firm Goodwin announced today that partner Hannah Field-Lowes will join the firm’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in its London office. Field-Lowes joins the firm from White & Case LLP.
Crowell & Moring and Kibbe & Orbe have joined forces effective today to provide expanded service offerings to clients in the financial services industry. Twenty-four lawyers from the storied financial law firm are now part of Crowell & Moring’s New York, London, and Washington, D.C. offices, including Jennifer Grady, managing partner and chair of the firm’s executive committee, who will co-chair Crowell & Moring’s Corporate practice; three founding partners, Jonathan Kibbe, William Orbe, and Michael D. Mann, and the managing partner of the London office, Andrew M. Martin.
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP continues to strengthen its energy, infrastructure and resources practice with the addition of energy partner James Douglass. Douglass, who arrives at K&L Gates from Baker Botts LLP, is the second new energy partner – and fourth partner overall – to join K&L Gates’ London office since March 1.
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Global Law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Helena Potts as a Financial Restructuring & Insolvency partner in London. Helena’s arrival follows the recent recruitment of Sam Brodie and the hire of Alex Wood in September 2020. It is part of the ongoing expansion of the firm’s European restructuring practice. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling Helena Potts was a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP.
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | LondonGlobal Law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Sam Brodie as a Financial Restructuring & Insolvency partner in London. Sam’s arrival follows the recruitment of Alex Wood in September 2020 and four recent counsel and associates hires. It is part of the ongoing expansion of the firm’s European restructuring practice. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling Sam Brodie was a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has hired Ben Wilkinson from White & Case where he was a partner in the Debt Finance practice. Ben will join the Banking & Finance practice in London on May 3rd, to help build out the Leverage Finance team.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of Ferdinand Mason as a partner in London. Mason joins White & Case from Jones Day, where he was a partner.
Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces that Phil Cheveley is joining the firm as a Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) partner in London. Phil Cheveley joins Shearman & Sterling from Travers Smith LLP.
