Law

Carnegie Investment Counsel Promotes Ben Connard To Chief Investment Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:32 AM

Carnegie Investment Counsel has promoted Ben Connard, CFA, to Chief Investment Officer, formalizing a leadership role that has been developing since he joined the firm in connection with its expansion into Stamford, Connecticut in early 2025. In his new position, Connard will lead Carnegie's investment strategies and oversee portfolio construction across equity and fixed income asset classes, working to enhance collaboration across the firm's 10 U.S. offices.

Dentons Canada Adds Real Estate Partner Michael Kershaw In Toronto

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:19 AM

Dentons Canada has announced the arrival of Michael Kershaw as a partner in its national Real Estate group, further expanding one of the firm's most active practice areas. The addition follows the recent arrival of Kamil Umar as a partner in the Calgary Real Estate group, strengthening the firm's national real estate platform across both financing and development capabilities.

Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Asia Pacific Energy And Infrastructure Partner Daniel Lin

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:19 AM

Norton Rose Fulbright has announced the arrival of Daniel Lin as a partner in its corporate practice, working across the firm's Sydney and Tokyo offices. Lin joins from Sidley, where he was co-managing partner of the Tokyo office, and brings extensive experience advising on energy, infrastructure, and general corporate transactions across Japan, Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

Latham & Watkins Adds Real Estate Partner Marco Caffuzzi In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Today at 7:10 AM

Latham & Watkins has announced that Marco Caffuzzi has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in its Real Estate Practice. Caffuzzi brings nearly three decades of experience advising on complex real estate transactions across domestic and cross-border markets, joining from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He received his JD from New York Law School and his BA from New York University.

Troutman Adds Real Estate Partner Kate Pennartz In Dallas To Strengthen National Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 4:06 PM

Troutman Pepper Locke has added Kate Pennartz as a partner in its Real Estate Practice Group in Dallas, further strengthening the firm's nationally recognized real estate platform and expanding its capabilities in one of the country's most active development markets. Pennartz joins from Holland & Knight and brings significant experience advising developers, investors and lenders on complex real estate transactions across the full lifecycle of deals.

Kennedys Bolsters Corporate And Commercial Practice With Double Partner Hire In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 1:52 PM

Kennedys, the global law firm, has expanded its corporate and commercial practice with the appointment of two partners in London, strengthening its capabilities in financial crime and corporate transactions. Lowri Jones joins from Cripps, and Will White joins from DLA Piper, bringing combined decades of experience across M&A, financial crime, compliance, and regulatory matters. The hires follow the February appointment of commercial disputes partner Samson Spanier, making 2026 a year of continued expansion for the practice.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires London-Based Maritime Law Firm Mays Brown Solicitors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Yesterday at 6:55 AM

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced that its claims and risk management solutions subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett, has acquired Mays Brown Limited, doing business as Mays Brown Solicitors, a boutique maritime law firm based in London. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Legora Acquires Regulatory Intelligence Platform Graceview

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 10, 2026

Legora has announced the acquisition of Graceview, a regulatory horizon scanning platform used by leading global law firms and corporations. The deal adds real-time regulatory change visibility to Legora's existing platform, which serves as a collaborative operating system for legal work. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Kirkland & Ellis Welcomes Energy And Infrastructure Partner Christopher Peponis

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis has announced that Christopher Peponis has joined the firm as a partner, bringing nearly two decades of energy industry experience across in-house and private practice roles. He joins alongside a group of eight lawyers focused on project development and finance transactions across the energy and infrastructure sectors.