Further expanding its global energy platform, Pillsbury today welcomed highly-regarded Gavin Watson as partner in its London office. Watson, who advises clients on cross-border corporate and commercial transactions in jurisdictions around the world, comes to the firm from Dechert LLP where he was Co-Head of the International Oil & Gas Group. More >>

Baker McKenzie has hired leading capital markets partners Rob Mathews and David Becker to join its growing Corporate Finance practice in London. Both join the Firm from White & Case this month and will play a key role in further developing the Firm’s full service leveraged finance practice, together with lateral partner hires Matthew Cox, Haden Henderson, Bevis Metcalfe, Geoff O’Dea, Nick O’Grady and Matthew Smith. More >>

Mayer Brown announced today that Dasha Sobornova has joined the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in London as a partner. Her appointment enhances the firm’s structured finance team and builds on its collateralised loan obligation (CLO) offering in London. Dasha was previously at Paul Hastings. More >>

King & Spalding’s London office has added experienced real estate partner David Cox to its ranks. Cox, who joins the firm’s Corporate, Finance & Investments (CFI) practice, was previously a partner at White & Case in London. More >>

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP continues the expansion of its structured finance and specialty finance and tax and ERISA practices with the addition of David Klass as a partner in the firm’s London office. Klass brings more than 15 years of experience advising on a wide range of tax issues and transactions, particularly those with an international element.  Prior to joining Hunton Andrews Kurth, Klass was a partner with the London office of international law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel headquartered in Paris. More >>

Baker McKenzie has hired leading capital markets partners Rob Mathews and David Becker to join its growing Corporate Finance practice in London. Both join the Firm from White & Case this month and will play a key role in further developing the Firm’s full service leveraged finance practice, together with lateral partner hires Matthew Cox, Haden Henderson, Bevis Metcalfe, Geoff O’Dea, Nick O’Grady and Matthew Smith. More >>

International law firm Ashurst today announces the appointment of Nicholas Stretch to lead its incentives team in London. Nicholas previously practiced at the London office of CMS. More >>

Global law firm Goodwin announced today that Andrew Davis has joined the firm’s Technology and Life Sciences practices as a partner in the London office. Davis’s appointment follows the recent hire of European Life Sciences partner Sophie McGrath. Prior to joining Goodwin in 2018, Mr. Davis was a partner at Taylor Wessing.

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Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international law firm, today announced that Richard Brown and Nick Collins have joined the firm’s Corporate Practice and Global Projects Practice respectively, as partners. Richard Brown, recognized as a leading UK and international equity capital markets (ECM) lawyer, and Nick Collins, a prominent global project development and finance lawyer, will be based in the firm’s London office. More >>

International law firm Ashurst has further strengthened its investment funds capability with the appointment of Nicola Hopkins as a partner in London. Nicola joins from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner where she was a partner for four and half years. Prior to that, she was a partner at Linklaters for six years. More >>