Law

Dentons Combining With Griffiths & Partners In Turks and Caicos And Pisut In Thailand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 5:29 PM

Dentons announced its intention to combine with a couple of law firms. This includes Griffiths & Partners in Turks and Caicos Islands and Pisut in Thailand.

White & Case: Xavier Hubert Named As A Partner In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:45 AM

Global law firm White & Case announced it has expanded its Global White Collar Practice with the addition of Xavier Hubert as a partner in Paris.

Axinn: Joseph Micallef Named As Partner In IP Practice In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:44 AM

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider announced that veteran intellectual property trial lawyer Joseph Micallef has joined its Intellectual Property practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office.

Dentons: J. Trumon Phillips Named As Partner In Miami-Based Litigation Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 12:40 AM

Dentons announced that J. Trumon Phillips joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation practice in the Miami office. He joins several of his former colleagues, who also recently made the move to Dentons, further strengthening the firm’s bench of experienced litigators and supporting the global insurance team. Plus, Phillips’ extensive experience in the courtroom and managing high-stakes commercial, insurance, and class action disputes will be an invaluable asset to clients facing complex, high-stakes litigation across industries.

Jones Day: Frank Voon Joins As Corporate Partner In Hong Kong

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 18, 2025

Frank Voon has joined Jones Day as a partner in the Corporate Practice based in the firm's Hong Kong Office.

Paul Hastings: John F. Murphy III Joins As Partner In Structured Credit Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 16, 2025

Paul Hastings announced that structured credit lawyer John F. Murphy III has joined the firm as a partner in New York.

DLA Piper: Chris Jessup Named As Partner In Litigation And Regulatory Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2025

DLA Piper announced the appointment of Chris Jessup as a partner in the firm’s litigation and regulatory practice, which specialises in financial services regulation.

Clifford Chance: Bryan Luchs Named As Partner In Corporate M&A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2025

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced it hired partner Bryan Luchs, expanding its Corporate M&A practice and capability in the health and life sciences sector.

Ropes & Gray: Paris Office Opened With 3 New Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2025

Global law firm Ropes & Gray announced the opening of an office in Paris, France. Together with the firm’s London office, this forms a European hub for Ropes & Gray. Fabrice Cohen, Thierry Arachtingi, and Emmanuel Mimin join Ropes & Gray France AARPI as partners, with Fabrice Cohen serving as office managing partner. They are joined by a large group of counsel and associates. The team also brings extensive experience in private equity, infrastructure, banking, and finance transactions.

Clifford Chance: Joanna Nicholas Named As Partner On Global Financial Markets Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2025

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced it has appointed Joanna Nicholas as a partner in its Global Financial Markets team as it expands its collateralized loan obligations (CLO) capability in the US.

DLA Piper: Josh Kaufman Named As Co-Chair Of Capital Markets & Public Company Advisory Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 14, 2025

DLA Piper has welcomed Joshua A. Kaufman as co-chair of Capital Markets and Public Company Advisory Practice based out of the firm’s New York and Miami offices.

Clifford Chance: Gianluca Bacchiocchi Joins As Partner In US Energy & Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired Gianluca Bacchiocchi as a partner in its Global Financial Markets team as it expands its US energy and infrastructure financing offering. Bacchiocchi returns to Clifford Chance, having previously been a partner at the firm from 2015-2021.

Dentons: 34 Partners Promoted Across US Region

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Dentons announced the promotion of 34 lawyers to partner/shareholder and three to counsel across 18 offices in the firm’s US Region.

Baker McKenzie: Chris Milliken Named As Partner In Vietnam

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Baker McKenzie announced that leading transactional lawyer Chris Milliken has joined the firm as a partner, based in Ho Chi Minh City. Chris's arrival validates the continued growth of the firm's transactional team in the region, which has seen the addition of M&A partners Shirin Tang and Ang Lip Kian in Singapore, Bima Sarumpaet in its member firm, HHP Law Firm, in Indonesia and Banking & Finance partner Bryan Paisley in Sydney.

Latham & Watkins: Serena Lee Joins London Office As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Latham & Watkins announced that Serena Lee has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Transactional Tax and Investment Funds Practices. And Lee advises companies, asset managers, and financial institutions on all aspects of corporate tax, with expertise in investment fund work ranging from fund formation and management business structuring, through to structuring acquisitions and disposals of investments.

Sidley: Jason Mills And Alana Genderson Join Regulatory And Enforcement Group As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 11, 2025

Sidley announced that Jason Mills and Alana Genderson have joined the firm’s Regulatory and Enforcement group as partners in the Environmental practice in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., respectively. Mills and Genderson join from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, where they were co-leaders of the firm’s workplace health and safety practice.