Skadden announced today that Bruce Embley will join the firm’s London office as an M&A partner. Prior to joining Skadden, Bruce was global co-head of M&A at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
Clifford Chance Strengthens Tech Group With Hire of Simon Persoff
Clifford Chance strengthens Tech Group with hire of Simon Persoff Leading international law firm Clifford Chance announces that Simon Persoff will be joining the global Corporate Practice, as a partner in the firm’s Tech Group, based in London. Simon joins Clifford Chance from DLA Piper, where he acted as a Senior Consultant advising on data protection, privacy, cyber security and banking secrecy issues.
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Goodwin’s Global Private Equity Practice Welcomes Five-Partner Team in London
Global law firm Goodwin announced today that a team of five partners will join the firm’s top-ranked Private Equity practice in London. Erik Dahl, Christian Iwasko, Sava Savov, Michelle Tong, and John Van De North most recently practiced together at Sidley Austin, where Dahl served as co-leader of the firm’s private equity practice area and Iwasko was co-head of the European corporate and private equity group. Dahl and Iwasko will start at Goodwin on October 1st, whilst Savov, Tong, and Van De North will join following the completion of their notice periods.
Simpson Thacher Adds Leading UK and EU Financial Regulation Lawyer Owen Lysak
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced today that Owen Lysak will join as a Partner in the London office. Owen joins the Firm from Clifford Chance LLP.
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FisherBroyles Welcomes Jamie Hamnett in London.
FisherBroyles, LLP, the first and largest distributed law firm in the world, is pleased to welcome Jamie Hamnett, who has joined the Firm in London. Jamie joins from Addleshaw Goddard LLP.
FisherBroyles Welcomes Anne Davies From gunnercooke.
FisherBroyles, LLP, the first and largest distributed law firm in the world, with a growing team on both sides of the Atlantic, is pleased to announce that Anne Davies has joined the Firm in London as a partner. Anne is a Business crime lawyer with 29 years of experience and joins the Firm from the challenger law firm gunnercooke where she was a partner for the last four years.
Bryan Cave Continues Corporate Growth with New Partner Hire in London
Global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has expanded its Data Privacy & Cyber Security Practice with the hire of Geraldine Scali, who joins the firm Sept. 14 as a partner in the London office. Scali joins from Sidley Austin, where she advised international clients on data protection, privacy and information security including GDPR compliance, cybersecurity and security breach responses.
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Linn Mayhew Joins McGuireWoods’ Leading Global Finance Practice in London
McGuireWoods continues to expand its formidable global banking and finance capabilities with the arrival of partner Linn Mayhew, who joins the firm’s top-ranked debt finance practice in London. Mayhew joins McGuireWoods from DLA Piper, where she was a senior finance lawyer. She previously was legal counsel at NatWest, supporting the bank’s leveraged finance business, and was an associate for six years at Simpson Thacher.
Latham Adds Capital Markets Partner in London
Latham & Watkins1 is pleased to announce that Manoj Tulsiani has joined the London office as a partner in the Capital Markets Practice. Tulsiani has extensive experience advising issuers and underwriters on a variety of complex domestic and international debt capital markets transactions. Tulsiani joins the firm from Linklaters.
Mishcon strengthens Dispute Resolution practice
Mishcon de Reya has announced that Paul McLoughlin has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Dispute Resolution department.
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