Leadership

The Bahnsen Group: New Leadership Positions Announced

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 18, 2025

The Bahnsen Group, a national wealth management firm with over $7.5 billion in assets under management, announced new leadership positions and key hires in response to its growth and commitment to delivering an extraordinary client experience.

Paul Hastings: Christopher Zochowski And Bradley Noojin Joins As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Paul Hastings announced that Christopher Zochowski and Bradley Noojin have joined the firm as partners. Zochowski and Noojin come to the firm from A&O Shearman and add depth to Paul Hastings’ strong PE team. The firm has added over 20 partners to its premier global private equity and M&A platforms over the last several years.

Strategic Value Partners: Grégoire Paepegaey Named As Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 16, 2025

Strategic Value Partners and its affiliates (SVP), a global alternative investment firm with $22 billion in assets under management, announced that Grégoire Paepegaey has joined SVP as a Managing Director and member of the European Investment team, focusing on control investments across business services, industrials, and consumer sectors. Paepegaey will be based in the firm’s London office.

Baker McKenzie: Sunny Mann Named As Global Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2025

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced that International Trade, Compliance and Investigations partner Sunny Mann has been elected as the firm's new Global Chair, succeeding Milton Cheng. Mann will start on his four-year term in October.

Sidley: Michael Rohr Joins As Partner In ECVC Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2025

Sidley announced that Michael Rohr has joined as a partner in the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) practice in Sidley’s office in Boston. Before joining Sidley, Mr. Rohr was a partner in the corporate practice at Cooley LLP.Sidley announced that Michael Rohr has joined as a partner in the Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) practice in Sidley’s office in Boston. Before joining Sidley, Mr. Rohr was a partner in the corporate practice at Cooley LLP.

Edelman Financial Engines: Ralph Haberli Named As President

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2025

Edelman Financial Engines (EFE), a leading independent wealth planning and workplace investment advisory firm, announced the appointment of Ralph Haberli as President, effective July 2, 2025. And he will report directly to CEO Jay Shah.

DLA Piper Expands Investment Funds Team In Tokyo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 14, 2025

DLA Piper announced it has expanded its presence in the Tokyo office with the appointment of an Investment Funds team. Partners Koji Yamamoto and Yoshiyuki Omori, along with of counsel Wataru Sasaki, associates Hiroki Hosoda and Matthew Shiota, and paralegals Hirokazu Miyamoto and Noriko Narahara, join from Withers.

DLA Piper: Masahiko Ishida Named As Corporate Partner In Japan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2025

DLA Piper has announced the appointment of Masahiko (Masa) Ishida as sole Country Managing Partner (CMP) in Japan, effective immediately. Masa has held the role of Co-CMP, alongside Corporate Partner Lance Miller, since May 2022. Lance, who was appointed CMP in October 2015, is retiring after 18 years with the firm.

Dentons: Jan Pohle Named As Partner In Dusseldorf Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2025

Global law firm Dentons announced that it has welcomed Jan Pohle as a new partner in its Düsseldorf office, effective June 2025, enhancing Dentons’ existing team of data protection, compliance, IP, and technology specialists in the firm’s four offices in Germany.

Baker McKenzie: James Wyatt Hired As Partner In Energy & Infrastructure Team In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 13, 2025

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced it has hired James Wyatt, as a partner in its Energy & Infrastructure team in London, strengthening the firm’s global transactional expertise and capabilities.

Clifford Chance: María Guinot Named As Partner In Spain

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2025

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced that María Guinot has been appointed as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution team, boosting its commercial litigation and regulatory investigations offering, with a focus on the financial services sector. And she will join the firm in the coming weeks.

White & Case: Sonia Tubiana Named As Partner In Paris

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 12, 2025

Global law firm White & Case announced it has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Sonia Tubiana as a partner in Paris.

Weil: Tom Ara Named Joins As Partner In U.S. Private Equity Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 11, 2025

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced that prominent entertainment, sports, and media (ESM) dealmaker Tom Ara has joined the firm as a partner in the U.S. Private Equity Group, leading the firm’s ESM practice based in the Los Angeles office.

Manhattan West: Kevin Cohen Joins As Managing Director

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 11, 2025

Manhattan West, a modern investment firm providing a fully integrated platform of wealth management services and proprietary alternative investments, announced the appointment of Kevin Cohen as Managing Director of the firm's Late-Stage Venture Capital group. As a seasoned veteran in the secondary venture market, Cohen brings nearly two decades of experience in sourcing and executing strategic investments in high-growth private companies.

CAPTRUST: Michael Wunderli Named As Head of M&A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 10, 2025

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors announced the appointment of Mike Wunderli as head of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). And Wunderli will lead the firm’s strategic inorganic growth initiatives, utilizing his broad view of the marketplace to identify firms that align with the CAPTRUST vision.

Simpson Thacher: Joanne Mak Joins As Partner In London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2025

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett announced that Joanne (Jo) Mak will join the firm as a partner in the London office, where she will focus on secondaries transactions. Jo represents clients on various transactions in the private funds secondaries market, including single-asset continuation funds, multi-asset continuation funds, portfolio sales, structured secondaries, synthetic secondaries, stapled secondary offerings, preferred equity, and other fund recapitalizations. And her practice also incorporates advising private funds in connection with a range of transactional matters, including direct co-investments. Jo joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where she was a partner.

Morrison Foerster: Naoya Shiota Named As Partner In Tokyo

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2025

Leading global law firm Morrison Foerster announced the addition of Naoya Shiota as a partner in the global Private Equity Group in the firm’s Tokyo office. Shiota’s arrival further enhances Morrison Foerster’s international private equity capabilities in Japan, complementing its 50-strong team of corporate and M&A attorneys in Tokyo.

PAG: Nikhil Srivastava Named As Co-Head of Private Equity

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 5, 2025

PAG, a leading Asia-Pacific focused alternative investment firm, announced that Nikhil Srivastava, Partner and Head of India Private Equity, has been appointed as Co-Head of PAG’s Private Equity business, effective immediately. Srivastava will also join the firm’s Management Committee and will work alongside David Wong, Partner and Co-head of PAG Private Equity, to lead PAG’s private equity operations.