Leadership

Ropes & Gray Names New Leadership for Corporate and Private Capital Transactions Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Ropes & Gray has named a new leadership team across its corporate practices, appointing David Blittner as Corporate Group Leader and selecting Amanda McGrady Morrison and Michael Lee as co-leaders of the firm’s private capital transactions practice. The firm said the appointments are aimed at delivering faster, more integrated support to clients operating in an increasingly dynamic deal environment.

White & Case Adds Veteran Tax Partner Alejandro Santoyo In Mexico City

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

White & Case has expanded its Global Tax Practice with the addition of Alejandro Santoyo as a partner in Mexico City, strengthening the firm’s capabilities across Latin America and in cross-border matters involving the US and Mexico.

Clifford Chance Re-Elects Charles Adams As Global Managing Partner For Second Term

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2025

Clifford Chance announced it has re-elected Charles Adams as its Global Managing Partner, extending his leadership for a second four-year term that will begin on May 1, 2026. The announcement reflects partner support for Adams’ continued stewardship of the firm’s global strategy and operations as it focuses on growth, client service, and execution across its international platform.

Blank Rome Adds Retired Federal Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg To Philadelphia Litigation Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Blank Rome announced that the Honorable Mitchell S. Goldberg, the immediate past Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, will join the firm’s Business Litigation group in Philadelphia, effective January 1, 2026.

Dentons Launches In Cameroon By Partnering With Kouengoua Minou Nkongho

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Dentons has expanded its footprint in Africa by launching an offering in Cameroon alongside Kouengoua Minou Nkongho (KMN), which the firm described as one of the country’s leading law firms. Dentons said the move will allow its clients across the more than 85 countries where it has a presence to connect with legal teams that combine global reach with local market knowledge in Cameroon.

Willkie Hires M&A and Private Equity Partner Sebastian Häfele In Munich

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has added M&A and private equity attorney Dr. Sebastian Häfele as a partner in Germany, strengthening the firm’s transactional bench in Munich and continuing a multi-year push to expand its presence in the German market.

Baker McKenzie: Matthias Schemuth Named As Singapore Principal And Asia Pacific Projects Co Head

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Baker McKenzie has added project finance lawyer Matthias Schemuth to its Singapore office as a Principal and Asia Pacific Co Head of Projects within the firm’s Finance & Projects practice. In the role, Schemuth will co lead the regional projects offering alongside Partner Jon Ornolffson, who is based in Tokyo.

DLA Piper Adds Ignacio Delpino As Finance Partner In Chile Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

DLA Piper has appointed Ignacio Delpino as a partner in its Finance practice in Chile, expanding the firm’s banking and capital markets capabilities in the country. Delpino brings more than 15 years of experience advising on structured, bilateral, and syndicated financings, as well as domestic and cross-border capital markets matters, derivatives and ISDA documentation, and banking and financial regulatory issues. He most recently served as general counsel and board secretary at Banco Security.

Sullivan & Cromwell Adds Partners Aprajita Dhundia And Ian Ferreira To London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Sullivan & Cromwell is adding partners Aprajita Dhundia and Ian Ferreira to its London office as the firm continues building out private capital capabilities in the market and positioning London as a key hub for global client work. The firm said the hires are aimed at strengthening its private equity, M&A and tax bench for financial sponsor clients executing increasingly complex cross-border transactions.

Willkie: Restructuring Partner Allyson B. Smith Added To New York Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired restructuring attorney Allyson B. Smith as a partner in the firm’s New York office, continuing a recent buildout of its global restructuring bench.

Kirkland & Ellis: Corporate M&A Partner Alex Robertson Joins In Dallas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Kirkland & Ellis has added corporate partner Alex Robertson to its Corporate Practice Group, bringing him into the firm’s Dallas office as it continues to build out its Texas footprint and private equity and M&A capabilities. The firm announced the hire on December 15, 2025.

BDO: Andrew Howson Named As UK Head Of Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

BDO has appointed Andrew Howson as its new UK Head of Private Equity, tasking him with expanding the firm’s private equity service offering and deepening relationships across the UK and broader PE community. Howson joined BDO in 2017 as a Transaction Services partner after holding senior roles at EY and Deloitte, and he has served for years on BDO’s private equity leadership team, building relationships with private equity investors and portfolio companies.

Main Capital Partners Appoints Jorn De Ruijter And Daan Visscher As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 23, 2025

Main Capital Partners has appointed Jorn de Ruijter and Daan Visscher as Partners, expanding the firm’s leadership team as it continues to scale internationally and further professionalize its organization.

Industrious Ventures Names Matt White As Stoke Space Board Member

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 18, 2025

Industrious Ventures has appointed Matt White, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Linde, to the board of directors of Stoke Space, where he will serve as the venture firm’s representative. White succeeds Steve Angel, chairman of Linde and a longtime advisor to Industrious Ventures, who has held the board seat since Industrious led Stoke Space’s Series B round in October 2023.

HG Ventures: Ginger Rothrock Named As Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 18, 2025

HG Ventures, the corporate venture arm of The Heritage Group, has named Ginger Rothrock managing director, a move the firm said reflects her leadership in building the HG Ventures platform and supporting an expanding portfolio of investments.

Goodwin Adds Three Private Equity Partners In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 16, 2025

Goodwin has hired a team of three private equity partners in London, adding Anu Balasubramanian, Jamie Holdoway, and Chetan Sheth to its Private Equity practice as it continues to build out sponsor capabilities across the UK and continental Europe.

S&P Global Names Booz Allen Finance Veteran Matt Calderone CFO Of Mobility Ahead Of Planned Spinoff

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 16, 2025

S&P Global has appointed Matt Calderone as Chief Financial Officer of its Mobility business, tapping the outgoing CFO of Booz Allen Hamilton to lead finance for the unit as it prepares to become a standalone public company. Calderone is expected to join S&P Global by March 1, 2026, reporting to Bill Eager, President of S&P Global Mobility and CEO designate of the future standalone business.

Measurabl: Maureen Waters Named As CEO As Matt Ellis Shifts To Executive Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 16, 2025

Measurabl said it has appointed Maureen Waters as chief executive officer, elevating the company’s former president and chief growth officer to lead what it described as its next phase of customer-driven growth. Co-founder and CEO Matt Ellis will transition to executive chairman and remain on the board, with responsibility for overseeing investment and M&A opportunities and providing strategic counsel.

Osaic: Shannon Reid Named As President And Head Of Advisor Growth And Engagement

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 16, 2025

Osaic said Shannon Reid will join the firm as President of Osaic and Head of Advisor Growth and Engagement, taking on the President role on Jan. 12, 2026, and reporting to CEO Jamie Price. Price had been serving as President alongside his chief executive duties.

Baker McKenzie: Adele Harrison Hired As London Data And Cyber Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Baker McKenzie has hired data and cyber specialist Adele Harrison as a partner in its London-based Data & Cyber team, strengthening the firm’s capability in cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory investigations as client demand grows in the wake of escalating cyber risk and enforcement activity.

Lumotive Expands Global Footprint And Adds Senior Leaders

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Lumotive is expanding internationally and adding executive leadership as it scales commercial adoption of its Light Control Metasurfaces (LCM) platform across robotics, industrial automation, and smart infrastructure markets.

Sidley: 29 New Partners And 15 New Counsel Named Across The U.S. And Europe

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Sidley Austin has elected a partnership class of 29 and promoted 15 lawyers to counsel, a year end set of leadership moves that will take effect January 1, 2026. The new appointments span multiple U.S. offices as well as key European markets and cover a wide mix of transactional, finance, disputes, regulatory, and investigations practices.

Dentons: Craig Kenny Hired As Dublin Real Estate Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Dentons has appointed Craig Kenny as a partner in its Real Estate practice in Dublin, adding an experienced adviser on major Irish property transactions as the firm continues to build out its Ireland offering. Dentons said Kenny has advised on some of the largest and most significant real estate transactions in the Irish market over the past decade.

LPL Recruits Advisor Melissa Mirabile To Launch Forest Lake Wealth Partners At Linsco With $280 Million In Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

LPL Financial announced financial advisor Melissa Mirabile has joined its employee advisor channel, Linsco by LPL Financial, to launch Forest Lake Wealth Partners, bringing approximately $280 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets. Mirabile joined LPL from UBS and will be based in Albany, New York, according to the firm.

Focus Financial Partners: Adam Birenbaum Named As Incoming CEO As Michael Nathanson Transitions To Chairman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Focus Financial Partners said it has named Adam Birenbaum as its incoming chief executive officer as part of a succession strategy that will also move current CEO Michael Nathanson into the role of chairman. The company said Birenbaum will become CEO and a member of Focus’s board of directors effective February 1, 2026, while Nathanson will continue to serve on the board as he transitions to chairman.

Latham & Watkins: Christopher Heasley Named As Energy And Infrastructure Deal Partner In Houston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Latham & Watkins has added energy and infrastructure dealmaker Christopher Heasley as a partner in its Houston office, expanding the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice in Texas and reinforcing its push to grow its energy and infrastructure capabilities across upstream, midstream, downstream, and renewables.

DLA Piper: Adam Vaccaro Named As Partner In Washington

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

DLA Piper has added Adam Vaccaro as a partner in Washington, DC, continuing the firm’s expansion of its National Security and Global Trade practice as cross-border investment reviews and trade-related compliance requirements become increasingly central to dealmaking and corporate strategy.

Kirkland & Ellis: James Hahn Named As Investment Funds Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 15, 2025

Kirkland & Ellis has added investment funds partner James “Jamie” Hahn, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in retail-facing private market fund structures as individual investors continue to gain access to strategies historically reserved for institutions.

Invictus Growth: Erik Nierenberg Joins As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 14, 2025

Invictus Growth Partners, a middle-market growth equity firm with more than $1 billion in assets under management, has added former Litmus chief executive Erik Nierenberg as a partner, a move the firm said will strengthen its ability to help portfolio companies accelerate growth and drive long-term value creation across enterprise cloud software, cybersecurity, and financial technology.

Capitolis: Veteran Citi Executive Okan Pekin Named As President

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 13, 2025

Capitolis, a financial technology company focused on optimizing capital markets, has appointed Okan Pekin as President as the company accelerates its next phase of expansion and product innovation. Pekin will be based in London and will report directly to Gil Mandelzis, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Capitolis.