Leadership

Qure.ai: Jim Mercadante Named As Chief Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 13, 2025

Healthcare AI company Qure.ai has appointed a new Chief Commercial Officer to oversee and expand global sales and business development strategy. Based in New York, Jim Mercadante joins a growing commercial and operations team to consolidate growing momentum and further success.

Morrison Foerster Names 21 New Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2025

Leading global law firm Morrison Foerster announced the election of 21 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective earlier this year. The class of 2025 includes lawyers from 16 practice groups.

H1 Acquires Ribbon Health And Adds Dr. Stephen Hahn To The Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2025

H1, a company on a mission to connect the world with the right doctors, announced several key milestones. H1 is strengthening its leadership team by appointing former FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen M. Hahn to its board, and the company announced the strategic acquisition of Ribbon Health and unveiled a series of innovative products.

Starburst: Lisa Luscap Named As Chief Marketing Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2025

Starburst, a hybrid data lakehouse company for AI, announced the appointment of marketing veteran Lisa Luscap as Chief Marketing Officer. Luscap will lead the company’s next growth phase and accelerate awareness of Starburst’s data and AI platform powered by OS Trino.

SmartBear: Dan Faulkner Named As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2025

SmartBear, a provider of software quality and visibility solutions, announced it has appointed Dan Faulkner, the company’s Chief Product Officer, as Chief Executive Officer. Frank Roe, who led SmartBear to significant growth over the last five years, will transition from CEO to a strategic advisor role.

LPL Onboards $320 Million Advisory Firm Lewellyn Wealth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2025

LPL Financial announced that father and son financial advisors Bart Lewellyn and Alex Lewellyn have joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms. They reported serving approximately $320 million in advisory, brokerage, and retirement plan assets* and joined LPL from Osaic.

Supreme Group Buying Curator24 And Makes Executive Team Changes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2025

Supreme Group, which is backed by the private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners, announced the acquisition of Curator24, a marketing and advertising agency specializing in innovative solutions for healthcare companies. Fairmount Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Curator24.

Xometry: Sanjeev Singh Sahni Named As President

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2025

Xometry, a global AI-based marketplace connecting enterprise buyers with suppliers of manufacturing services, announced the appointment of Sanjeev Singh Sahni as President, reporting to CEO Randy Altschuler.

OC&C Strategy Consultants Expands In Germany With More Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 12, 2025

Global strategy consulting firm OC&C Strategy Consultants announced it appointed three newly elected Partners based out of their recently opened Düsseldorf office in Germany. And this new home builds on its well-established Munich office, strengthening OC&C’s DACH presence - a critical market for the global boutique.

Blank Rome: Clara Feldman Named As Chair Of Luxury Brands Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2025

Blank Rome announced that Clara Feldman had joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. Feldman will chair the firm’s new Luxury Brands practice, which is comprised of Blank Rome attorneys from across the country who partner with high-end brands to provide sophisticated legal and business counsel on corporate, regulatory, and litigation matters. And Feldman, who will also be a member of the firm’s Real Estate group and industry team, joins Blank Rome from The Law Office of Clara Feldman PLLC, a boutique firm she founded in 2021.

Pettinelli Financial Partners: Comprehensive Organizational Realignment Completed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2025

Pettinelli Financial Partners, an independent wealth manager whose advisors collectively manage $750+ million in assets for more than 500 advisory clients as of December 31, 2024, announced the completion of its multi-year strategic realignment further to elevate the firm’s service experience for clients.

Orion Names Arun Anur As Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 10, 2025

Orion, a provider of transformative wealth technology solutions for financial advisors and enterprise firms that serve them, announced the appointment of Arun Anur as Chief Operating Officer. Anur is responsible for Orion’s client experience delivery in this role, including service, operations, data reconciliation, and onboarding.

Bowmans Hires Many Former Members Of A&O Shearman South Africa

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2025

African law firm Bowmans announced it welcomed most of the former A&O Shearman South Africa (AOS) members to its Cape Town and Johannesburg offices.

Gain Therapeutics Appoints Gene Mack As CEO And Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2025

Gain Therapeutics - a clinical-stage biotechnology company leading the discovery and development of the next generation of allosteric small molecule therapies - announced that Gene Mack, who has served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer since April 2024 and interim CEO since June 2024, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Mack has also been appointed as a member of the company’s Board of Directors.

Model N: Bret Connor Named As CEO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 9, 2025

Model N, a leader in revenue optimization and compliance for life sciences and high-tech companies, announced it has appointed Bret Connor as Chief Executive Officer.

DLA Piper: Interview With Partners Matías Zegers and Charles Torres About Their Roles At The Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 8, 2025

DLA Piper is a global law firm helping clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Matías Zegers and Charles Torres, Latin America-specialized Emerging Growth and Venture Capital (EGVC) partners at DLA Piper, to learn more about their roles.

Homrich Berg: Tim Tallach Named As Director Of Advanced Tax Planning And Family Office Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

HB Wealth Management (HB) - a leading Atlanta-based fee-only wealth advisor with offices across the Southeast - announced the addition of Tim Tallach, J.D., CPA, as Director of Advanced Tax Planning and Family Office Services within the HB Family Office division. And Tallach brings 28 years of experience providing strategic tax planning and family office services to ultra-high-net-worth clients.

TAG Associates: Gonzalo Acevedo Named As Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

TAG Associates - a multi-family office and portfolio management services firm - announced that Gonzalo A. Acevedo, a wealth management veteran in South Florida, has joined the firm as Managing Director.

Kramer Levin: Three Lawyers Elevated To Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

Kramer Levin announced the elections of Boaz I. Cohen, Nicole S. DeBare, and Sheila M. Pozon to partner positions in the firm. All three are based in New York.

UBS Private Wealth Management: Michael Rubenstein Joins Advisor Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

UBS Private Wealth Management announced that Michael Rubenstein will join Private Wealth advisor team The Matina Group at UBS in Naples, Florida. Rubenstein’s responsibilities will include business development, relationship management, trust, estate and financial planning, and investment management.

Vitestro: Bob Gerberich Named As Chief Commercial Officer For North America

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

Vitestro - a pioneer in autonomous robotic venous access and blood drawing - announced the appointment of Bob Gerberich as Chief Commercial Officer for North America. With this role, Gerberich will lead the U.S. pre-launch market development, commercial strategy, and execution, driving the adoption of Vitestro's groundbreaking technology across the U.S. healthcare market.

Dynasty Financial Partners: Lindsey Strawhecker Named As Director of Transitions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

Dynasty Financial Partners announced that Lindsey Strawhecker has joined the firm as Director of Transitions. And with nearly two decades of experience in financial operations and advisor onboarding, Strawhecker will play a notable role in ensuring smooth and efficient transition experiences for advisors joining Dynasty’s independent wealth management platform.

Intuitive Reveals Executive Leadership Changes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2025

Intuitive - a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery - announced executive leadership promotions to support the company’s continued global growth in pursuit of its mission to advance minimally invasive care.

Morgan Lewis Expands IP Practice In Europe With Addition Of Alexander Ritter In Munich

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2025

Advancing Morgan Lewis’s German, European, and global IP capabilities, especially in technology and life sciences patent disputes, the law firm welcomes partner Alexander Ritter, resident in the Munich office. Coming from Baker McKenzie where he most recently chaired the German patent litigation practice, Ritter represents clients across a range of industries, including high tech, engineering, chemical, healthcare and medical device, and biotechnology.

Dentons Names Elze’t Hart As Data And Technology Partner In Amsterdam

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2025

Dentons announced it is strengthening its Intellectual Property, Data, and Technology practice by recruiting partner Elze 't Hart in the Amsterdam office. Focusing on data governance and compliance, IT contracts and technology M&A, Hart has been advising and litigating technology and data privacy for 12 years.

Mayer Brown: Chris McGarry Joins As Structured Finance Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2025

Mayer Brown announced that Chris McGarry joined the firm as a partner in its global Structured Finance and Private Capital groups. And he joins from White & Case, where he led the firm’s European collateralized loan obligations (CLO) practice and English law securitization practice.

White & Case: Aaron Kenavan And Jamie Palmer Join As Partners In Sydney

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2025

Global law firm White & Case LLP announced it has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and its Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of partners Aaron Kenavan and Jamie Palmer in Sydney.

White & Case: Michael Sykes Joins As Partner In Washington, DC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2025

Global law firm White & Case announced it has expanded its Global Tax Practice and its Global Energy Industry Group by adding Michael Sykes as a partner in Washington, DC.

Honigman: Richard Catalano Joins As Partner In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2024

Honigman LLP announced that it is growing its Chicago office by adding Richard “Richie” Catalano as a partner in the Transactions & Counseling Practice Group and Corporate Department. He joined the firm from Ballard Spahr.

Simpson Thacher: Bryan Robson And William Gwyn Join As Partners In London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2024

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Bryan Robson and William Gwyn will join the firm as Partners in the London office, where they will focus on leveraged finance matters.