Leadership

Clifford Chance: Gabriel Cabello Named As Real Estate Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 30, 2025

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced it has appointed Gabriel Cabello as a partner in its global Real Estate team.

Kirkland & Ellis: Yaman Shukairy Rejoins As Private Equity Real Estate Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2025

Kirkland & Ellis announced that leading private equity real estate attorney Yaman Shukairy has rejoined the firm as a partner.

Clifford Chance: Peter Laveran-Stiebar Named As Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2025

Clifford Chance announced it hired Peter Laveran-Stiebar to join its US Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions practice, enhancing its capability in healthcare and life sciences.

Summit Trail Advisors: Jeff Ringdahl Named As President And COO

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2025

Summit Trail Advisors, an ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW)-focused independent registered investment advisor, announced that Jeff Ringdahl has joined the firm as Partner, President and Chief Operating Officer in New York.

YFM: Jamie Roberts Named As Managing Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2025

YFM Equity Partners announced Jamie Roberts has been appointed as Managing Partner, with Eamon Nolan taking on a role as Head of Investor Relations & Fundraising.

TSG Consumer: Jessica Duran Promoted To COO

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2025

TSG Consumer Partners, a leading specialist private equity firm focused exclusively on the consumer sector, announced the promotion of Jessica Duran to Chief Operating Officer. Duran will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer, a role she has held since joining the firm in 2017.

Paul Hastings Adds More Abu Dhabi Hires

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 25, 2025

Paul Hastings announced the continued expansion of its transformative international energy and infrastructure team and broader corporate platform with the appointment of mergers and acquisitions lawyer Stefan Mrozinski and projects lawyer Habeeb Rahman as partners in Abu Dhabi. Both join from White & Case.

Clifford Chance: Amaia Rivas And Clancy King Named As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2025

Law firm Clifford Chance announced a couple of additions as partners. This includes Amaia Rivas in Madrid and Clancy King in Sydney.

Sidley: Ed Gander Added To Investment Funds Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2025

Sidley announced that Ed Gander has joined Sidley’s Investment Funds practice group in London. He joins Sidley from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where Gander was head of their London Private Funds group and co-head of their Global Private Funds group. Gander will become head of Sidley’s London Private Funds group, and will be joined in the coming weeks by Stephen Fox and Peter Boulle, also partners in the Private Funds group at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management Brings In Dr. Dashyant Dhanak As Venture Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2025

J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital, which is the life sciences venture and growth equity arm within J.P. Morgan Asset Management, announced the appointment of Dashyant (Dash) Dhanak, Ph.D., as Venture Partner. Dr. Dhanak will utilize his deep scientific and operational experience in therapeutics research and development to build and grow companies with Life Sciences Private Capital.

Sidley: David Monteiro And Kristin Lee Named As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 19, 2025

Sidley announced that David Monteiro and Kristin Lee have joined the firm’s Banking and Financial Services practice within the M&A and Private Equity group as partners in Sidley’s offices in Dallas and New York respectively. And both join from Morgan Lewis & Bockius and will be joined by senior managing associate Michael Cumming.

Dentons: Senior Foreign Attorney Anna Jeewon Shin And Partner Alana Sliwinski Join The Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2025

Dentons recently announced a couple of notable hires, including senior foreign attorney Anna Jeewon Shin and partner Alana Sliwinski.

Clifford Chance: Victoria Salem Named As Partner In Global Financial Markets Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 17, 2025

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced it has hired Victoria B. Salem as a partner in its Global Financial Markets team, while further building its energy and infrastructure financing offering in the US.

Paul Hastings: Ibaad Hakim Joins Firm As Partner In Abu Dhabi

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2025

Paul Hastings announced that energy and infrastructure lawyer Ibaad Hakim has joined the firm as a partner in Abu Dhabi. This further enhances the transformative international energy and infrastructure team spanning Abu Dhabi, London, and Paris that was announced in April.

Mayer Brown: Ella-Marie Smith, Jasjit Vidwan, And David Kreisler Join As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2025

Law firm Mayer Brown recently announced several notable hires as partners, including Ella-Marie Smith (Real Estate Markets), Jasjit Vidwan (IP), and David Kreisler (Global Private Funds and Investment Management).

Kirkland: John Kabealo Named As Partner In International Trade & National Security Practice Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2025

Kirkland & Ellis announced that John Kabealo has joined the firm as a partner in the International Trade & National Security Practice Group. Along with Mr. Kabealo, Evan Sills will also join Kirkland as a partner.

Freshfields: Marin Boney Named As Antitrust Partner In DC

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2025

Freshfields announced that Marin Boney has joined the firm as an antitrust partner in Washington, D.C., where she will focus on merger control and antitrust advisory work for private capital clients.

Latham: David Brenneman Named As Merger Control Partner In DC

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2025

Latham & Watkins announced that David Brenneman has joined the firm's Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Antitrust & Competition Practice and a member of the Litigation & Trial Department. Brenneman's practice focuses on the antitrust aspects of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other business combinations and collaborations.

Baker McKenzie: Todd Beauchamp And Charles Weinstein Join DC Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 13, 2025

Baker McKenzie announced that Todd Beauchamp and Charles Weinstein, who are highly regarded lawyers in the fintech and payments space, have joined the firm's Washington, DC office.

K&L Gates: Tanya Denning Named As Partner In Brisbane

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 10, 2025

K&L Gates announced it has hired Tanya Denning as a partner in the Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice. She joined the firm’s Brisbane office from Baker McKenzie, where she was the Brisbane office managing partner and co-head of the Australian Energy team.

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.