Philip Mace, an experienced corporate lawyer whose practice is focused on energy and upstream oil and gas transactions, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in London. Mace joins the firm from Clyde & Co., where he had been a partner since 2009.
Global law firm Ashurst has hired international arbitration practitioner Philip Chong as a partner based in London, as the firm continues to invest in and expand its international arbitration offering. Philip Chong joins from DLA Piper, where he has been partner since 2006 and most recently head of the International Arbitration Practice for Europe for the last six years.
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We are delighted to announce an addition to our growing corporate and commercial practice with the appointment of partner Adam Longney. Adam, who joins from Reed Smith, has over 18 years’ experience advising borrowers, financiers, lessors and lessees on a broad spectrum of domestic and international financing and leasing transactions, with particular expertise in the acquisition, financing, leasing and disposal of aircraft and other non-aviation equipment, general commercial agreements and receivables financing.
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Curtis is pleased to announce the appointment of Muhammed Haque, King’s Counsel, as a partner to its market-leading disputes team.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright is further strengthening its London leveraged and acquisition finance team with the hire of Partner Christopher Akinrele. Chris joins from Eversheds Sutherland.
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International law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is expanding its Projects and Infrastructure team with the hire of two leading industry practitioners, Ben Shorten and Trinh Chubbock, who have joined the firm in London. Ben Shorten will serve as the head of Gibson Dunn’s EMEA Project Finance team.
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Dechert LLP announced today that Sam Kay, one of the leading private equity fund lawyers in the UK, has joined the firm as a partner in the financial services and investment management practice in London. Kay arrives at the firm from Travers Smith in London.
Proskauer, a leading international law firm, is pleased to welcome Paul Tannenbaum as a partner in its Finance Group. He brings over a decade of experience acting for lenders, borrowers and financial institutions on fund financing transactions. He will be based in London and joins from Mayer Brown.
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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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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Ron Feldman as a partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds (AMIF) practice. He joins the firm’s London office from Fieldfisher LLP, where he served as the leader of the hedge fund team.
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