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White & Case: Laura Black Named As Partner In Washington, DC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

White & Case announced it has expanded its Global Trade Practice and Foreign Direct Investment Reviews Practice by adding Laura Black as a partner in Washington, DC.

Winston & Strawn: Stanislav Kalminsky Joins As Transactions Partner In Los Angeles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Winston & Strawn announced the addition of Stanislav (Stan) Kalminsky as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. And he joins the Transactions Department, where he will be focused on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and securities cases.

DLA Piper: Ken Funahashi Named As Partner For The Corporate Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Mayer Brown: Rudgee Charles And Jeff O’Connor Added As Structured Finance Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Mayer Brown announced it is expanding its complex structured financing capabilities with the addition of two lawyers: Rudgee S. Charles and Jeff O'Connor. They have joined the firm’s Banking & Finance practice.

‍Latham: Two Structured Finance Partners Joining London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 10, 2025

Latham & Watkins announced that Franz Ranero and James Smallwood will join the London office as partners in the Structured Finance Practice. Ranero and Smallwood regularly advise investment funds, financial institutions, and asset managers on complex, cross-border structured finance and structured products transactions, focusing on collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and various funding solutions.

Sidley: George Hunter Named As M&A Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 8, 2025

Law firm Sidley announced that George Hunter has joined the firm’s M&A practice as a partner in the New York office. Hunter joins from Jones Day.

Sidley: Dave Perkins Joins M&A And PE Group As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 8, 2025

Sidley announced that Dave Perkins has joined the firm’s M&A and PE group as a partner in Sidley’s office in New York. Perkins joins from Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where he was co-head of the Private Equity group.

Reed Smith: Eugenie Rogers Joins Global Commercial Disputes Group And International Arbitration Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2025

Reed Smith recently announced that Eugenie Rogers has joined the firm’s Global Commercial Disputes Group and international arbitration team as a partner in its Dallas office.

Paul Hastings: Din Eshanov And George Kazakov To Co-Head Abu Dhabi Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2025

Paul Hastings announced the significant expansion of its global energy and infrastructure practice with the addition of a premier European team and the opening of a new Abu Dhabi office situated as the firm’s regional hub serving clients across the UAE, Europe and Asia.

Dentons: Richard Brown Named As Partner In Competition Team In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2025

Dentons announced it welcomes Richard Brown as a partner in its Competition team in London. Brown joins Dentons from Travers Smith, where he worked on merger control, foreign investment review, and complex investigations.

DLA Piper: Charles Rix Added To International Insurance Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2025

DLA Piper recently announced the appointment of Charles Rix to its International Insurance team. Joining the firm's London office, Charles has almost 30 years of industry experience advising leading global insurance companies on complex cross-border M&A transactions, insurance business transfers, business restructurings and regulatory matters. And during his career, Charles has been in senior leadership roles at other firms, including Global Head of Insurance and Head of UK M&A.

Cleary Gottlieb: Five Partner IP Litigation Team Joins

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2025

Cleary Gottlieb recently announced that a team of top-tier IP litigation lawyers has joined the firm as partners across its New York, Washington, D.C., and Bay Area offices. Clement Naples, Bert Reiser, Giri Pathmanaban, Greg Sobolski, and Thomas Yeh have led many of the last decade's most high-profile and complex patent and trade secrets cases.

White & Case: Dan Reavill Named As Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2025

Global law firm White & Case announced it has expanded its Global Intellectual Property Practice and Global Technology Industry Group by adding Dan Reavill as a partner in London.

McDermott: Alex Jupp Named As Partner In London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2025

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced it has welcomed Alex Jupp as a partner in its London office, where Alex will join as UK head of Tax. Jupp brings extensive experience in all aspects of UK and cross-border tax matters impacting mergers and acquisitions, structuring for joint ventures, planning, and audit interactions, enhancing McDermott’s capabilities.

DLA Piper: Mike Walsh Named As Partner In National Security And Global Trade Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2025

DLA Piper announced it has welcomed Mike Walsh as a partner in the National Security and Global Trade Practice. In this role, Walsh will advise clients on navigating the dynamic international trade and tariff environment. He will be based in the firm’s Washington, DC, office and will support the Regulatory and Government Affairs Practice.

Law Firms Phelps And Beggs & Lane To Combine

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2025

Phelps announced that on May 1, 2025, it will combine with Beggs & Lane, the oldest law firm in Pensacola, Florida. Operating as Phelps, this combination will expand the super-regional law firm to over 425 lawyers in 17 offices.

Blank Rome: Shane Pennington Named As Partner In Business Litigation And Appellate Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 2, 2025

Blank Rome announced that Shane Pennington has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Business Litigation group and member of the Appellate Litigation practice and Cannabis and Life Sciences industry teams. And a leading trial attorney, he focuses his practice on federal appeals and challenges to federal agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

Akin: Alexander Malahias To Co-Lead Launch Of Riyadh Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 28, 2025

Akin announced that Alexander Malahias has joined its corporate practice to co-lead the launch of the firm’s office in Riyadh expected later this year. And Malahias will be based in Akin’s Abu Dhabi office until the firm receives its final approvals on its application for a license to operate in Saudi Arabia.

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

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 19, 2025

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 ● Mar 19, 2025

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 ● Mar 19, 2025

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 ● Mar 19, 2025

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.