Allen & Overy today announces it is bolstering its private capital expertise with the hire of Sophie Jermine, who will join the London office as a partner in the Corporate practice. Sophie joins A&O from Akin, where she has been a partner since 2016 when the Bingham McCutchen London office joined Akin.
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International law firm DAC Beachcroft is delighted to announce the appointment of top real estate partner Steven Pitchford, strengthening the London market offering of the firm’s Real Estate group. Steven joins DACB from Macfarlanes, where he has been a partner since 1998, having started his legal career at Slaughter and May.
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to welcome partner Usman Khan to our Transactions Practice Group in London. Khan joins McDermott from Kirkland & Ellis in London.
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Eversheds Sutherland has added to its International Arbitration Practice with the appointment of Partner, Katia Finkel. Katia joins from global law firm Baker McKenzie where she was an integral part of its international arbitration team and co-lead its committee on investment treaty arbitration, with a particular focus on the energy sector.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Debt Finance Practice with the addition of Peter Mason as a partner in London. He joins White & Case from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he was a senior associate, and brings more than ten years of experience.
Mark Handley has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its London office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Handley was a partner at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP.
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David Hesse, an energy disputes attorney whose practice focuses on oil and gas litigation and arbitration matters with a strong emphasis on Africa has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in London. Before joining the firm, Hesse was a partner with Clyde & Co.
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes James Wyatt to its Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice area. He joins K&L Gates’ London office from Avonhurst, a boutique advisory business he co-founded in 2019 after practicing in the energy and infrastructure groups in the London offices of two Magic Circle law firms.
