Leadership

Latham & Watkins: 96 Associates Promoted To Partner and Counsel Roles Worldwide

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2025

Latham & Watkins announced the promotion of 96 lawyers across its global platform, elevating 40 associates to the partnership and 56 associates to the role of counsel, effective January 1, 2026. The announcement follows the election of 19 counsel to the partnership earlier this year. The class reflects the firm’s depth across transactional, regulatory, and disputes practices in major markets in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Criteo: Edouard Dinichert Named As Chief Customer Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2025

Global commerce media platform Criteo has announced the appointment of Edouard Dinichert as Chief Customer Officer, effective December 1, 2025. Based in New York City, Dinichert will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Michael Komasinski and oversee global sales and operations for Criteo’s Performance Media business.

SilverSky: Bruce Wirt Named As Chief Commercial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 1, 2025

SilverSky, a leading cybersecurity company providing managed extended detection and response (MxDR) services, has announced the appointment of Bruce Wirt as its new Chief Commercial Officer.

SigmaSense: New Leadership Team Announced To Advance Growth In Physical AI

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

SigmaSense, a pioneer in semiconductor-based sensing technology, has appointed Peter Vancorenland as Chief Executive Officer and Alessandro Piovaccari as Senior Vice President of Engineering. The company also added industry veterans Tyson Tuttle and Dan Artusi to its board of managers.

QinetiQ US: Tracy Gee Named As Chief People Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

QinetiQ US has appointed Tracy Gee as Chief People Officer, adding more than three decades of human resources and organizational development expertise as the company continues to expand its presence across the defense and national security sectors.

Dentons Canada: David Cohen Named As Chief Transformation Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Dentons Canada has named David Cohen as its first Chief Transformation Officer, a newly created leadership role designed to drive innovation and operational excellence across the firm. Cohen brings nearly two decades of experience in law firm management and consulting, specializing in legal technology, business transformation, and organizational strategy.

Willkie: Ryan Blaine Bennett Named As Chair of Restructuring Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Ryan Blaine Bennett, one of the nation’s leading restructuring attorneys, as Chair of its Restructuring Group. In his new role, Bennett will lead the firm’s growing restructuring platform, advising corporations, investors, and creditors on complex restructurings, liability management transactions, hybrid capital structures, and distressed acquisitions.

Dentons: Dublin TMT Practice Expanded With Appointment Of Partner David Kirton

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, has appointed David Kirton as a partner in its Technology, Media, and Telecoms (TMT) practice in Dublin. Kirton, who is dual-qualified in Ireland and England & Wales, brings extensive experience advising multinational corporations and emerging companies on complex technology transactions, data protection, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance.

Sidley: Maura Rezendes Joins As Partner In Washington, D.C.

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Sidley Austin has expanded its Global Arbitration, Trade & Advocacy practice with the addition of Maura Rezendes as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Rezendes joins from A&O Shearman, where she served as U.S. Head of Sanctions, bringing extensive experience in advising financial institutions and multinational corporations on compliance with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations.

O’Melveny: John Curran Named As Finance Partner In Singapore

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

O’Melveny & Myers LLP has expanded its Asia-Pacific Corporate Finance practice with the appointment of John Curran as a partner in its Singapore office. Curran joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where he advised leading private equity sponsors, corporations, and credit funds on complex cross-border acquisitions, leveraged transactions, and special situations financings.

Preply: Charlie Wickers Named As Chief Financial Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Preply, a human-led AI-enabled language learning platform, has announced the appointment of Charlie Wickers as Chief Financial Officer, strengthening the company’s leadership team amid continued global growth.

Wilson Sonsini: Charles (CJ) Gelinas Named As Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a leading legal advisor to global technology and life sciences enterprises, has announced that Charles (CJ) Gelinas has joined the firm’s Corporate Finance practice in New York as a partner. Gelinas brings deep expertise in structured finance, asset-backed securities, and fintech innovation, further expanding the firm’s capabilities across financial technology, crypto, and consumer finance sectors.

Baker McKenzie: Sarah Birrell And Victoria Lanyon Join Leadership Team In Australia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Baker McKenzie has expanded its leadership team in Australia with the appointment of Sarah Birrell as a Partner in the Energy practice in Melbourne and Victoria Lanyon as a Partner in the Tax practice in Sydney. Birrell joins from Allens, while Lanyon comes from King & Wood Mallesons, bringing deep expertise in energy, resources, and taxation law.

Dynasty Financial: Brian McDonald Appointed As Senior Advisor

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Dynasty Financial Partners has appointed renowned equity compensation leader Brian McDonald as a Senior Advisor, marking a significant addition to the firm’s leadership as it continues to deepen its capabilities in the wealth management and corporate benefits sectors.

Myriad Venture Partners: Sarah Adams Named As Partner And Head Of Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Myriad Venture Partners, an early-stage venture firm redefining enterprise innovation, has appointed Sarah Adams as Partner & Head of Platform. In this newly created role, Adams will scale the firm’s portfolio value-creation initiatives and strengthen Myriad’s corporate partner networks, reinforcing its model of connecting high-potential founders with Fortune 1000 enterprises.

Nexa Equity Expanding Leadership Team With Senior Hires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 29, 2025

Nexa Equity, a private equity firm specializing in founder-led vertical SaaS companies, announced three senior appointments that expand its investment and operating capabilities following the close of its oversubscribed $390 million Nexa Fund II, bringing total assets under management to more than $1 billion.

Blackstone: Michele Rabà Named As Head of European Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 28, 2025

Blackstone announced that Michele Rabà will join the firm in April 2026 as Head of European Corporate Private Equity, succeeding Lionel Assant, who was recently promoted to Global Co-Chief Investment Officer of Blackstone.

Clifford Chance: Class Actions Capability Enhanced With Hiring of Alexandra Diehl And Team In Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Clifford Chance has announced the hire of Alexandra Diehl and her 14-member team from White & Case, further strengthening the firm’s class actions and disputes capabilities in Europe. The new team will join Clifford Chance’s Frankfurt office, reinforcing the firm’s growing global litigation and dispute resolution practice.

O’Melveny: John Curran Joins Singapore Finance As Parter In Corporate Finance

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm O’Melveny & Myers announced that seasoned finance lawyer John Curran has joined its Singapore office as a partner in the Corporate Finance Practice. The hire reinforces the firm’s cross-border capabilities and expands its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Ropes & Gray: 21 Attorneys Elevated To Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm Ropes & Gray announced that 21 attorneys have been named partners, effective November 1. The roster of new partners reflects the firm’s continued investment in high-stakes practices across a wide array of industries and areas of law.

Kirkland & Ellis: Sports Attorney Jason Krochak Joins As Partner In NY

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis announced that Jason Krochak, a leading sports-industry attorney, has joined the firm as a partner in its Sports Group. The appointment is part of Kirkland’s strategy to strengthen its presence in sports, media, and gaming-related transactional work.

Dentons Expanding Into Ethiopia Through Partnership With Tamrat Assefa Liban Law Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm Dentons has officially launched its previously announced offering in Ethiopia through a strategic combination with local firm Tamrat Assefa Liban Law Office. This move marks a significant milestone in Dentons’ pan-African strategy and strengthens its presence in one of Africa’s fastest-growing and most promising jurisdictions.

Latham & Watkins Brings In Three New Restructuring Partner Hires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm Latham & Watkins has announced that three highly regarded restructuring and special situations partners, Ryan Preston Dahl, Benjamin M. Rhode, and Natasha Hwangpo, will join the firm’s Restructuring & Special Situations and Liability Management practices in New York and Chicago. The additions follow earlier high-profile hires of partners such as Ray C. Schrock, Andrew Parlen, Candace Arthur, Alexander Welch and John Sobolewski earlier this year.

Latham & Watkins: Dr. Todd Trattner Joins As Royalty And IP Transactions Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 27, 2025

Global law firm Latham & Watkins has announced that Dr. Todd Trattner has joined its Bay Area offices as a partner in the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice. His hire expands the firm’s capabilities in life sciences and technology-related intellectual property transactions, particularly in royalty financings, monetizations, licensing, and strategic collaborations.

Brown Advisory: Nick Kirrage Appointed As Partner And Portfolio Manager

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2025

Global independent investment management firm Brown Advisory announced the appointment of Nick Kirrage as Partner and Portfolio Manager, based in the firm’s London office. Kirrage will lead two newly launched equity strategies: Global Value and International Value, marking an expansion of Brown Advisory’s global equity platform.

Greenbelt Capital Partners Expanding Leadership Team With Senior Hires

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 24, 2025

Greenbelt Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in the New Energy Economy, announced the addition of several senior executives to its growing leadership team. The appointments include Katie Kiersey as Chief of Strategy and Operating Partner, Erika Mapes as Managing Director, Austin Major as Principal, and Elouise Roche as Vice President.

Advent: Maxine Brenner Appointed As Operating Partner To Strengthen Australia And New Zealand Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 23, 2025

Advent, a leading global private equity investor, has announced the appointment of Maxine Brenner as an Operating Partner. In this role, Brenner will collaborate closely with Advent’s investment professionals and portfolio company leaders to enhance operational performance and long-term value creation across the firm’s Australian and New Zealand portfolio.

Lazard: Edouard Panié Named As Managing Director And Co-Head Of European Financial Sponsors Coverage

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 22, 2025

Lazard announced the appointment of Edouard Panié as Managing Director and Co-Head of European Financial Sponsors Coverage. This move further strengthens the firm’s advisory leadership and long-standing relationships with private capital investors across the region. Panié will report to Klaus H. Hessberger, Global Co-Head and Head of Europe for Lazard’s Financial Sponsors Group.

Bluespring Wealth Expanding Leadership And Business Development Teams With Key Executive Appointments

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 22, 2025

Bluespring Wealth Partners, a leading acquirer and partner to independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) and hybrid wealth management firms, announced a series of strategic leadership appointments designed to accelerate its national growth and enhance advisor support. The firm has added three seasoned executives to its leadership team and two new directors to its business development organization, reinforcing its commitment to innovation, integration, and client experience.

KittyHawk Buying Exit Ventures And Appoints Paul Burgon As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 21, 2025

KittyHawk, a Los Angeles-based technology investment firm focused on innovative companies from seed stage through pre-IPO, has announced its acquisition of Exit Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in energy, AI infrastructure, and sustainable materials. As part of the deal, Exit Ventures founder Paul Burgon will join KittyHawk as a Partner, where he will lead the firm’s growing portfolio in energy and climate investments.