Leadership

Socium Advisors Adds Travis Bearden And Steve Pitel To Support National Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Socium Advisors announced the addition of Travis Bearden as Partner and Steve Pitel as Private Wealth Advisor. The St. Louis-based Northwestern Mutual Private Client Group has $4.71 billion in total client assets.

AGI Appoints Haaris Uddin As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 7, 2026

Ag Growth International announced the appointment of Haaris Uddin as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 4, 2026. Uddin will join AGI’s executive team and report directly to Paul Brisebois, AGI’s President and CEO.

Inflexion Reveals Record Number Of Promotions In 2026

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Inflexion announced a record number of promotions across its 200-person team. The promotions reflect the firm’s continued focus on career development during a period of strong growth.

Antin Appoints Duncan Welsh To Investor Relations Team In Australia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Antin Infrastructure Partners announced the appointment of Duncan Welsh as Investor Relations Principal. His appointment is effective immediately.

Reed Smith Launches AI Leadership Program With Cornell University

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Reed Smith announced the launch of the Reed Smith AI Leadership Program at Cornell University. The customized curriculum was developed in partnership with Cornell’s Executive Education organization.

Dentons Rodyk Promotes Three Lawyers To Partner And Five To Senior Associate

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Dentons Rodyk announced the promotion of three lawyers to Partner and five lawyers to Senior Associate. The appointments recognize a group of lawyers whose contributions have strengthened the firm’s practices and client relationships.

Dentons Adds Public Law And Regulatory Partner Arnaud Troizier In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Dentons announced that Arnaud Troizier has joined the firm as a partner in its Public Law and Regulatory practice in Paris. His arrival strengthens the firm’s capabilities in public business law, particularly in infrastructure, public-private partnerships, concessions, and other public contracts in France and across Africa.

White & Case Adds Alex Elser As Partner In Sydney

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

White & Case announced that Alex Elser has joined the firm as a partner in Sydney. The appointment expands the firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Global Private Capital Industry Group, and Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Group.

Sidley Adds Senior Restructuring Partners Philip Hertz And Melissa Coakley In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Sidley announced that Philip Hertz and Melissa Coakley have joined the firm’s global Restructuring group as partners in London. Both joined Sidley from Clifford Chance, where Hertz was global co-head of the Restructuring and Insolvency group and Coakley led the London Restructuring team.

Dechert Adds Leonard Klingbaum And Jennifer Harris As Capital Solutions Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Dechert announced that Leonard Klingbaum and Jennifer Harris have joined the firm as partners. Both are practitioners in special situations finance, liability management, and distressed capital markets.

Skadden Adds Mass Torts Litigator Brian O’Donoghue In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Skadden announced that Brian O’Donoghue has joined the firm as a partner in its Mass Torts, Insurance and Consumer Litigation Group in Chicago. O’Donoghue has led major multidistrict litigation matters in the U.S. and globally for pharmaceutical, industrial, and life science companies.

DLA Piper South Africa Expands Johannesburg Team With New Hires And Promotions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

DLA Piper South Africa announced the appointment of Phila Zulu as a director in its Johannesburg office. Zulu joins the firm’s Finance team on July 1, 2026.

Dentons Promotes Four New Partners In New Zealand

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Dentons announced the promotion of four new partners in New Zealand. David Newport, Jeremy Bell-Connell, Madison Hajek, and Peter Callus have all been promoted.

American Lithium Appoints Amandip Singh To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

American Lithium announced the appointment of Amandip Singh as an independent member of its board of directors. The appointment became effective on July 1, 2026.

Hilton Grand Vacations Appoints Christine Duffy To Board Of Directors

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Hilton Grand Vacations announced the appointment of Christine Duffy to its board of directors. Duffy is president of Carnival Cruise Line, the flagship brand of Carnival Corporation.

Paul Hastings Adds Private Credit Partner Peter Williams In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 6, 2026

Paul Hastings announced that private credit lawyer Peter Williams has joined the firm as a partner in New York. His arrival further strengthens the firm’s Global Finance platform.

Lido Advisors Hires Dan Marquis As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 1, 2026

Lido Advisors announced the appointment of Dan Marquis as Chief Financial Officer. Marquis brings two decades of financial leadership experience to Lido Advisors.

Parachute Health Appoints Heather Yi As Vice President Of Customer Success

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Parachute Health announced the appointment of Heather Yi as Vice President of Customer Success. Yi joins Parachute Health from Brightree, where she spent nearly 16 years.

Dentons Opens New Office In Kolwezi, Democratic Republic Of Congo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Dentons announced it has opened a new office in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, further expanding its presence in one of Africa’s most strategically important markets.

THNDR Names Nancy MacIntyre As Strategic Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

THNDR announced that gaming industry veteran Nancy MacIntyre has joined the company as a strategic advisor.

symplr Names Andrew Langford Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

symplr announced the appointment of Andrew Langford as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

Troutman Pepper Locke Adds Lara Nichols And Rakhee Patel As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Troutman Pepper Locke announced that Lara Nichols and Rakhee Patel have joined the firm as partners in separate practices.

Paul Weiss: James “Jamie” Sprayregen Joins To Co-Lead Restructuring Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced that James H.M. “Jamie” Sprayregen has joined the firm as a partner and will serve as co-head of its Restructuring & Debt Capital Solutions practice.

Veeam Appoints Mika Yamamoto As Chief Marketing And Customer AI Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Veeam Software announced it has appointed Mika Yamamoto as Chief Marketing and Customer AI Officer. Yamamoto will lead the company’s global marketing organization and oversee its customer AI framework.

Matt LaPorta Joins Dynasty Financial Partners As Executive-In-Residence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Dynasty Financial Partners announced that former Major League Baseball player Matthew LaPorta has joined the firm as its newest Executive-in-Residence.

Balefire Wealth Names David Serposs Senior Corporate Solutions Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Balefire Wealth announced that David Serposs, AIF, has joined the firm as Senior Corporate Solutions Advisor.

Caprock Names Jennifer A. Ayer Managing Director Of Purpose-Driven Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Caprock announced it has named Jennifer A. Ayer as Managing Director of Purpose-Driven Wealth, a newly created role focused on helping families align their capital with their values, priorities, and legacy.

Willow Wealth Names Larry Greenberg As President

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Willow Wealth announced that Larry Greenberg has been named President, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Mitchell Caplan.

Paul Weiss Adds Leading Delaware Litigator Blake Rohrbacher

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced that Blake Rohrbacher will join the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department, based in Wilmington.

Paul Hastings Adds Executive Compensation Partner Sasha Belinkie In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2026

Paul Hastings announced that Sasha Belinkie has joined the firm as a partner in New York, further strengthening its executive compensation, employee benefits and ERISA practice, as well as its broader public company M&A and corporate platform.