Leadership

LPL Onboards $300 Million Advisor Jeffrey Grange

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 20, 2024

LPL Financial announced that financial advisor Jeffrey Grange, CWS has joined LPL’s employee advisor channel, Linsco by LPL Financial, to launch Grange Wealth Management of LPL Financial. He reported serving about $300 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets. And he joined LPL from D.A. Davidson & Co. He will be operating from a new Linsco office in Santa Barbara, California.

Dentons: Neil McKnight Named As Partner On Tax Team In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 18, 2024

Dentons announced it has welcomed experienced corporate tax specialist Neil McKnight as a partner to its Tax team in London. And he joined the firm from Morgan Lewis, where he was a partner in the tax practice.

Sidley: Clive Gringras Joins As Partner At Commercial Litigation And Disputes Practice In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 17, 2024

Sidley announced that Clive Gringras has joined the firm as a partner in the Commercial Litigation and Disputes practice in London. Before joining Sidley, he was head of the Technology, Media and Telecoms practice at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang.

Dentons: New Managing Partners Named In Poland

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 17, 2024

Dentons has announced that Jakub Celiński and Paweł Grabowski have been elected as the new managing partners of Dentons’ Warsaw office. Their term will start on January 1, 2025.

DLA Piper: Sebastian Goslar Named As New Partner In Dusseldorf

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 17, 2024

DLA Piper strengthened its Corporate and M&A practice by adding Sebastian Goslar. And from January 1, 2025, he will join the firm’s Corporate group in Germany and be based in the firm's new office in Dusseldorf.

LPL: Marc Cohen Named As Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 17, 2024

LPL Financial announced that Marc Cohen has been promoted to managing director, Business Strategy and Innovation and has joined the LPL Financial Management Committee. And in this role, Cohen will continue to lead the development of the firm’s corporate strategy and expand his responsibilities to include leading business line and affiliation strategy for independent advisors, large enterprises and institutional channels. In addition, Cohen now leads the company’s business services offerings and innovation lab for emerging solutions.

Solomon Partners: Arik Rashkes Named As A Partner And Group Head

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 16, 2024

Solomon Partners - a leading financial advisory firm and independent affiliate of Natixis - announced the appointment of Arik Rashkes as a Partner and Group Head. And Arik will lead and build out a broader coverage effort within the Financial Institutions sector. With the addition of the Financial Institutions Group, Solomon now operates 12 industry groups with over 30 discreet sub-segments.

Ameriprise: Brian Mora Named As SVP Of Experienced Advisor Recruiting

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 16, 2024

Ameriprise Financial announced that Brian Mora was named Senior Vice President of Experienced Advisor Recruiting. And Mora has over 20 years with Ameriprise, most recently as regional vice president in the central region of the firm’s branch channel.

Sidley Reveals 38 Newly-Elected Partners And 27 Newly-Promoted Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 16, 2024

Sidley - a global law firm with 2,300 lawyers, annual revenue of $3.2 billion, and experience that spans 158 years - announced the names of its 38 newly-elected partners and 27 newly-promoted counsel listed below by office and area of practice. These attorneys will become partners and counsel at Sidley effective January 1, 2025.

GameAbove Entertainment: Matt Shepard Named As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2024

GameAbove Entertainment has appointed Matt Shepard as its new CEO. Shepard, a renowned sports executive and broadcaster, brings decades of experience in the sports and entertainment world to this leadership role.

Hunton Andrews Kurth: Joanna Enns Joins As Capital Markets Partner In Dallas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2024

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP announced that prominent minerals and mining capital markets attorney Joanna D. Enns has joined the firm as a partner in Dallas.