Leadership

Clifford Chance: Reuven Falik Named As Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 10, 2025

Clifford Chance announced it has hired Reuven Falik as a partner in the firm's US Tax, Pensions and Employment (TPE) group, enhancing its domestic executive compensation offering. Falik will also serve as Co-Chair of the US Executive Compensation practice alongside senior counsel Howard Adler.

DLA Piper: Maria Alejandra del-Cerro And Elyssa Kutner Join As Partners In DC Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 10, 2025

DLA Piper announced that Maria Alejandra “Jana” del-Cerro and Elyssa Kutner will join the firm as partners in the National Security and Global Trade Practice. They will be based in the Washington, DC, office.

Dentons: Mark O’Shaughnessy Named As Litigation Partner In Dublin

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 8, 2025

Dentons announced the appointment of Mark O'Shaughnessy as a partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution team in Dublin. O'Shaughnessy joins Dentons from Byrne Wallace Shields LLP, where he was a partner in the litigation and investigations practice.

Ropes & Gray: Richard Perks Named As Partner In PE Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2025

Ropes & Gray announced that Richard Perks joined the firm as a partner in the private equity practice, based in Hong Kong. Perks is a leading mergers & acquisitions lawyer with significant experience representing clients across Asia in the acquisition and financing of their transactions.

DLA Piper: John Gollaglee Named As Office Managing Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2025

Global law firm DLA Piper announced the appointment of John Gollaglee as Office Managing Partner (OMP) for the firm’s North West offices (Manchester and Liverpool). Gollaglee succeeds Mark Beardwood, who steps down after six years in the role.

TTV Capital: Lynne Laube And Rachel Hamilton Named As Venture Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2025

TTV Capital, an early-stage fintech venture capital firm, announced that Lynne Laube and Rachel Hamilton have joined as venture partners. And in these roles, Laube and Hamilton will provide strategic counsel to TTV Capital's portfolio companies based on their decades of experience scaling early-stage fintech companies.

DLA Piper: Mark Bennett Named As Technology Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2025

DLA Piper announced it has appointed technology and real estate lawyer Mark Bennett as a partner in its Sydney office. Bennett has over 20 years of experience in Sydney, London, Hong Kong, and Mumbai. He has an extensive cross-border practice, with industry knowledge in technology and financial services.

Clifford Chance Reveals Promotion Of 31 New Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2025

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced the promotion of 31 lawyers to the partnership. The new partners have tremendous experience, which will be available to clients across international markets and sectors aligned with the firm's global growth strategy.

Sidley: Chris Jackson Named As Finance Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2025

Sidley announced that Chris Jackson has joined the firm’s Global Finance group as a partner in Sidley’s office in New York. And he was previously a partner at A&O Shearman. Luke Maiman also joins as counsel.

Sidley: Barbara Stettner Named As Partner In Securities Enforcement And Regulatory Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2025

Sidley announced Barbara Stettner has joined the firm’s Securities Enforcement and Regulatory practice in Washington, D.C. Stettner joined from A&O Shearman, where she worked as U.S. Head of Financial Services Regulatory.

White & Case: Euan Burrows Named As Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2025

White & Case announced it has expanded its Global Antitrust Practice by adding Euan Burrows as a partner in London. Euan advises on a range of competition law, state aid, and procurement law matters and has experience dealing with the European Commission, the UK Competition and Markets Authority, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, and proceedings before the High Court in England.

Ropes & Gray: Nitin Konchady Named As Partner In Finance And Credit Opportunities Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 5, 2025

Ropes & Gray announced that Nitin Konchady, a capital markets lawyer specializing in distressed and special situations capital markets transactions, has joined as a partner in the finance and credit opportunities practice. And he expands the firm’s elite team of established capital solutions, finance, and restructuring lawyers.

Runway Growth Capital: Avisha Khubani Named As Managing Director Of Portfolio Analytics

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 4, 2025

Runway Growth Capital announced the promotion of Avisha Khubani to Managing Director of Portfolio Analytics. And in her expanded role, Khubani will continue to oversee the performance of Runway's portfolio companies while enhancing Runway's risk assessment and monitoring frameworks to ensure sustainable growth for its investments.

Varys Capital: Veteran Tom Dunleavy Named As Head Of Venture

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2025

Leading digital asset management firm Varys Capital announced the appointment of Tom Dunleavy, CFA, CAIA, as Head of Venture. Dunleavy brings a differentiated career spanning both traditional finance and digital assets.

DLA Piper: Partnership Promotions For 2025 Revealed

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 29, 2025

Global law firm DLA Piper has announced 65 promotions to its partnership. These promotions went into effect this month in the United States and Canada, and on May 1 for EMEA and Asia Pacific.

Dentons Reveals 2025 Promotions In Europe And Central Asia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2025

Global law firm Dentons announced it has promoted 13 lawyers to partner, three to Senior Counsel, six to Managing Counsel, and 46 to Counsel as part of the 2025 promotion round across Europe and Central Asia. And the promoted lawyers represent 13 countries, 18 offices, and all practice groups operating in the Europe Region.

Appian: Serge Tanjga Named As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Appian announced the appointment of Serge Tanjga as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective May 27, 2025. Tanjga will report directly to Appian CEO Matt Calkins. Tanjga succeeds Mark Matheos, who became CFO of Dragos in November.

Sidley: Deepak Nanda Joins M&A And PE Group As Partner In California

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 22, 2025

Sidley announced that Deepak Nanda has joined the firm’s M&A and PE group as a partner in the firm's office in Century City, California. Nanda joins from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he was a partner in the M&A and Private Equity practice groups.

a16z Acquires Turpentine And Names Erik Torenberg As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2025

Venture capital firm a16z often refers to itself as a media company that monetizes through investing. This is one of the reasons why the firm decided to bring in Erik Torenberg, who has been focused on the intersection of investing and media over the last decade.

MiddleGround Capital: Jonathan La Named As CFO

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2025

MiddleGround Capital - an operationally focused PE firm that makes control investments in North American and European-based middle-market B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies - has hired Jonathan La as Chief Financial Officer. He reports to Christopher Speight, a partner at MiddleGround’s New York office. He started the position in February 2025.

Scout Ventures: Zach Beecher Named As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2025

Scout Ventures announced that Zach Beecher is joining the firm as a partner. And Beecher brings extensive experience as a leader in mission-driven initiatives across various sectors, including early-stage technology and national security.

NewRoad Capital: Vincent Love Named As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2025

NewRoad Capital Partners—an operator-led investment firm focused on high-growth supply chain and logistics, retail, and marketing technology companies—announced that Vincent Love has joined the firm as a Partner. In this new role, Love will be responsible for setting the investment strategy and driving all aspects of the investment process for NewRoad's Consumer industry investments.

White & Case: John Donaleski Named As Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2025

Global law firm White & Case announced it has expanded its Global Project Development and Finance Practice and Global Energy Industry Group by adding John Donaleski as a partner in New York.

Ropes & Gray: Sarah Coyne Named As Partner In Litigation And Enforcement Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2025

Ropes & Gray announced that Sarah Coyne, a leading litigator and former senior federal prosecutor, has joined the firm’s New York team as a partner in its award-winning litigation and enforcement practice.

DLA Piper: Matt Posthuma Named As Partner In Investment Funds Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2025

DLA Piper announced it has welcomed Matt Posthuma as a partner in the Investment Funds Practice. He will be based in the Chicago office. Posthuma’s practice focuses on forming private investment funds and representing clients in domestic and international transactions.

Clifford Chance: Robert Chung Named As Partner In Corporate M&A Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2025

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced it has hired partner Robert Chung from White & Case, further expanding its Corporate M&A practice in the US.

InvestCloud: Josh Mayer Named As New APL Chief Operating Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2025

Wealth technology leader InvestCloud announced the expansion of its APL leadership team with the appointment of Josh Mayer to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer, reporting to APL President Cheryl Nash.

Dentons: Anna Szymańska To Lead Public Procurement Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2025

Dentons Partner Anna Szymańska has stepped up to head the Public Procurement practice in Dentons’ Warsaw office.

Cooley: Eric Greig Named As Partner In Life Sciences And Healthcare Regulatory Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 19, 2025

Cooley announced Eric Greig has joined the firm's Washington, DC, office as the newest partner in the firm’s global life sciences and healthcare regulatory practice. And Greig advises clients on healthcare regulatory, market access and reimbursement strategies across the medical device, pharmaceutical, digital health, biotechnology, diagnostics and healthcare services sectors.

Sidley: Demetrius Warrick Named As M&A And PE Partner In NY Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 18, 2025

Sidley announced that Demetrius Warrick has joined the firm’s M&A and PE practice as a partner in Sidley’s office in New York. Warrick joins from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.