Law

White & Case: Eriko Sakata Named As Partner In Tokyo

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2024

White & Case LLP announced it has added funds partner Eriko Sakata in Tokyo. Sakata is an investment funds partner with additional expertise in real estate, infrastructure, financial regulation, and structured finance.

Dentons: Jason Brooks Added To Papua New Guinea Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2024

Dentons announced it has welcomed Partner Jason Brooks to its Litigation team in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Brooks is an experienced commercial litigation lawyer who specializes in all aspects of litigation, including judicial review, tax litigation, customs litigation, employment law, and regulatory and advisory work.

Dentons: Raphael Tachie Named As Partner In Trusts, Estates And Wealth Preservation Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2024

Ropes & Gray Adds Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Walters As Partner In Boston Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2024

Law firm Ropes & Gray announced it expanded its award-winning litigation & enforcement practice again with the arrival of former federal prosecutor and experienced trial lawyer Sarah Walters as a partner in the firm’s Boston office.

DLA Piper Adds David Kreisler As Partner In Investment Funds Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2024

DLA Piper announced it welcomes David Kreisler as a partner in the firm’s Investment Funds Practice. And he will be based in the firm’s Boston office.

DLA Piper: Xavier Guzman Named Country Managing Partner for Luxembourg

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 3, 2024

Global law firm DLA Piper appointed Xavier Guzman as the Country Managing Partner for Luxembourg, effective May 1, 2024. Guzman will succeed Catherine Pogorzelski, who has successfully led DLA Piper’s Luxembourg office since its inception. The firm is marking 10 years in the location. This announcement follows the office's relocation in early April to a new central Luxembourg address.

Latham & Watkins: M&A Partner Yohei Nakagawa Joins Tokyo Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2024

Jones Day: Two Banking And Finance Partners Added To Australia Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2024

Alastair Gourlay has joined the Jones Day as a partner in the Financial Markets Practice in the Sydney Office. Gourlay is a banking and finance lawyer with over 20 years of experience representing financial institutions, investors, and corporations on complex cross-border leveraged finance, corporate finance, private credit, funds finance, and real estate finance throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Clifford Chance: 29 Lawyers Promoted To Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2024

British law firm Clifford Chance has announced it has promoted 29 lawyers to partnership. These new partners highlight the strength and diversity of top talent available to clients across international markets, products, and sectors aligned with the firm's global growth strategy.

Goodwin: Partners Ian Keefe And George Weavil Joining UK Private Equity Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 1, 2024

Global law firm Goodwin announced that Ian Keefe and George Weavil will join the firm’s Private Equity practice as partners for the London office. Keefe focuses on pan-European and international private equity and M&A transactions. And his clients include corporations, institutional investors, alternative asset managers, founders, senior management teams, and portfolio companies.

Baker McKenzie: Leading Transactional Team Joining Firm In LA

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 27, 2024

Global law firm Baker McKenzie announced that a leading transactional team will join the firm in Los Angeles, enhancing its M&A, private equity, funds, finance, and transactional tax capabilities. This group includes corporate and tax partners Jennifer Broder, Kimberly Chi, David Goldman, Michael Greaney, Tyler Hilton, Judith Kitano, Kelly Kriebs, David Lee, Brett Rodda, Matthew Schonholz, and Nikole Zoumberakis and a group of associates from Munger, Tolles & Olson (MTO).

Paul Hastings Brings In Private Equity Buyout Team For New Boston Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 24, 2024

Paul Hastings announced it added further strength with a leading private equity team headed by partner Alexander Temel. Temel will serve as global co-chair of the firm’s private equity practice and a founding member of its new Boston office.

DLA Piper Names Renewables Leader Luke Westmore As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2024

DLA Piper has announced it has named leading renewables lawyer Luke Westmore, who will be based in Melbourne, as a projects and infrastructure partner.

DLA Piper Names Rita Piel As Partner In The Corporate Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2024

DLA Piper announced Baltimore-based Rita Piel as the newest partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice. Piel advises startups to Fortune 100 companies on business, intellectual property (IP), and technology law.

White & Case Adds Sophia Habbe As A Partner In Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2024

Global law firm White & Case LLP expanded its White Collar Practice by adding Sophia Habbe as a partner based in Frankfurt. Sophia advises German and international companies on complex regulatory, criminal, and internal investigations and on-process and crisis management post-investigation.

Sidley Austin Adds Partner John Godfrey To M&A and Private Equity Practice In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 8, 2024

Sidley announced that John C. Godfrey has joined Sidley’s M&A and Private Equity practice as a partner in New York. Godfrey joins Sidley from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP where he served as a member of that firm’s M&A and PE practices. And this follows the addition of a team of 11 lawyers from Paul, Weiss in the last ten months.