Sidley Expands Its Global Private Equity Practice With London Partners Ramy Wahbeh and Kaisa Kuusk

Sidley is pleased to announce that Ramy Wahbeh and Kaisa Kuusk have joined Sidley’s global M&A and Private Equity practice. Mr. Wahbeh will be a co-leader of Sidley’s global Private Equity practice group. They will be based in Sidley’s London office. They join Sidley from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in London where Mr. Wahbeh was deputy head of the London office.

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Ashurst Boosts Global Energy Team with Five Partner Hires

Global law firm Ashurst announces a significant investment in its energy and infrastructure offering, with the hire of five partners across the UK and Asia as the firm responds to client demand driven by the accelerating transition to net zero.  London-based project finance expert Sanja (Sonny) Udovicic, Seoul-based Anna Chung, and Singapore-based Jean-Louis Neves Mandelli and Scott Baggett will join Ashurst as part of a plan to increase the firm’s capacity to service clients across multiple jurisdictions. They will be joined by London-based energy M&A and project development expert Julia Derrick, who returns to Ashurst. The five partners join from Shearman & Sterling.

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AG Hires New Partner Taymour Keen

International Law firm Addleshaw Goddard has added further strength to its burgeoning structured finance and securitisation practice with the strategic hire of new partner Taymour Keen in London. His arrival brings the number of dedicated partners in the team to four since the firm hired high-profile specialist Rachel Kelly in April 2020 to lead and develop a dedicated structured finance and securitisation team. This latest partner hire is testament to the continuing success of this market-disrupting team, which goes from strength to strength.

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