Leadership

Dentons Reveals New Partners In London, Phoenix, And San Francisco

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 19, 2024

Dentons recently announced it has made several key hires. These are the details.

Ogier: Dennis Li Named As New Partner In Investments Funds Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 18, 2024

Ogier announced it has welcomed new partner Dennis Li to its investment funds practice in Hong Kong. Li’s practice focuses on fund formation and digital assets more widely. He advises investment managers and financial institutions throughout the entire lifecycle of their fund structures, from fund formation to downstream investments and divestments, ongoing maintenance and regulatory compliance, restructuring, and dissolution.

Kirkland & Ellis: Private Equity Lawyer Sebastian Pitz Joins As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

Kirkland & Ellis announced that private equity lawyer Sebastian Pitz will join the firm as a partner based in the Frankfurt office. Pitz advises leading global private equity firms, energy and infrastructure funds, growth funds, and financial institutions on the planning and executing of private M&A transactions, growth, minority and co-investments, public takeovers, joint ventures, disposals, and other complex transactions.

OMNY Health Names Ivy Weng As New Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

OMNY Health, a leading healthcare ecosystem known for facilitating compliant cross-industry data sharing, recently announced the first expansion of its c-suite since 2021. Ivy Weng, MD, former Group Vice President of Life Sciences at Komodo Health, will join OMNY Health as its first Chief Commercial Officer following its most significant growth milestone yet: one billion patient encounters, impacting the care outcomes of millions of patients.

Hunton Andrews Kurth: Renewable Finance Partner Henry Jin Returns As Partner In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 16, 2024

Henry Jin, an energy and infrastructure attorney who advises clients on renewable energy transactions, has rejoined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C. Jin started his legal career at Hunton nearly a decade ago.

Realta Wealth: Paul Tyler Named As SVP And Director Of Business Development

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 14, 2024

Independent wealth management firm Realta Wealth announced Paul Tyler has joined as Senior Vice President, Director of Business Development. Reporting directly to CEO Kevin Keefe, Tyler will spearhead national recruiting efforts for the firm that will focus on recruiting accomplished financial professionals currently affiliated with the largest independent platforms in the industry seeking affiliation with a firm offering a true boutique culture and bespoke service model.

Fenergo: Financial Crime Partner Michael Shepard Named To Advisory Board

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2024

Fenergo, a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-money laundering (AML) transaction monitoring and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM), announced the appointment of financial crime veteran Michael Shepard to its Growth Advisory Board. And Shepard will utilize his extensive expertise to support Fenergo’s continued U.S. expansion, enhance global AML and financial crime compliance strategies and provide strategic guidance to support growth.

Betr: Alex Kuwada Named As Head of Marketing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Betr Holdings, a leading sports gaming and media company, announced the addition of industry veteran Alex Kuwada to its executive team. Alex Kuwada, formerly the Senior Director of Growth at FanDuel, joined Betr as Head of Marketing.

Perigon Wealth Management Makes Changes To Leadership Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 10, 2024

Perigon Wealth Management - a rapidly growing independent wealth management firm with offices across the country and about $8.2 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2024 - announced it welcomed three key hires to support its continued expansion through organic growth and acquisitions.