Clifford Chance Expands Leveraged Finance Practice With Lateral Hire Elizabeth Hundt Russell in Australia

Clifford Chance expands leveraged finance practice with lateral hire Elizabeth Hundt Russell in Australia Leading international law firm Clifford Chance is strengthening its Australian and global leveraged finance practice with the hire of partner Elizabeth Hundt Russell. The experienced finance specialist will join the firm’s Sydney office in late March 2021. Elizabeth joins from King & Wood Mallesons where she was a partner.

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Hogan Lovells Australia Continues to Grow With The Hire of Life Sciences/Regulatory Team

Hogan Lovells has today announced that life sciences and regulatory expert Mandi Jacobson will join the firm as a partner in its Global Regulatory practice, together with two associates. The team will be based in the firm’s Sydney office and start with the firm on 15 October. Mandi and her team will join from Dentons, where Mandi led their Australia Life Sciences group. 

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New Partner Strengthens Global M&A, Workouts, and Capital Markets Capabilities for Squire Patton Boggs

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the appointment of partner Brian Gordon in its Global Corporate Practice. He joins from Holman Fenwick Willan. Mr. Gordon’s appointment follows the recent arrival of Corporate partners Simon Adams and Caroline Brown from Holman Fenwick Willan to the Squire Patton Boggs Perth office.

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Clyde & Co hires three insurance partners in Melbourne

Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced the hire of three partners from Norton Rose Fulbright.

Nicole Wearne, Ganga Narayanan and Mark Attard will join the firm’s Melbourne office as partners. Their practice focuses on contentious and non-contentious insurance work in the areas of professional indemnity, Royal Commission and inquiries, class action defence and coverage claims work, D&O, life insurance, general liability, property, healthcare, personal injury, contentious regulatory response and risk advisory.

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K&L Gates Expands Corporate Practice with Perth Partner Appointment

Global law firm K&L Gates welcomes James Clyne as a corporate partner in the Perth office. Clyne joins the firm from Allens. Clyne advises on both public and private mergers and acquisitions, as well as equity capital markets matters including equity raises and initial public offerings. Clyne’s extensive corporate experience includes advising on general corporate governance matters, shareholder activism, contested shareholder meetings and disputed transactions involving consideration by Australia’s Takeovers Panel. His practice also encompasses advice on foreign investment and the establishment of debt and structured products. More >>

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