Leadership

Dentons Link Legal Appoints Farhana Merchant Malik As Partner In Real Estate Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2026

Dentons Link Legal has appointed Farhana Merchant Malik as a partner in its Real Estate practice, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in real estate transactions, regulatory advisory, and development projects. Malik will be based in the firm’s Mumbai office and will focus on advising clients across infrastructure and real assets sectors.

DLA Piper: Strategic Partner Appointments Strengthen Corporate, Finance, And Tax Practices In London And Luxembourg

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2026

Global law firm DLA Piper has strengthened its corporate, finance and tax capabilities with the appointment of four new partners across its London and Luxembourg offices.

Cresset: MeMe McNairy-Glenn Promoted To Managing Director, National Strategic Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2026

Cresset announced that it has promoted MeMe McNairy-Glenn to Managing Director, National Strategic Growth, a role in which she will help guide the firm’s next phase of national expansion by welcoming families of wealth and high-caliber advisory teams to the platform.

BakerHostetler: Adam Baas Joins As Partner To Expand West Coast Environmental And Product Liability Litigation Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 6, 2026

BakerHostetler announced that veteran environmental and product liability litigator Adam Baas has joined the firm as a partner in its San Francisco office, strengthening the firm’s litigation capabilities and continuing its strategic expansion on the West Coast.

Vintage Investment Partners: David Chiodo Joins To Expand North American Venture Presence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Vintage Investment Partners announced that David Chiodo has joined the firm’s investment team as it strengthens its presence in North America. The global venture capital platform, founded in 2003 and managing more than $4.4 billion in assets under management, said Chiodo will be based in New York and will focus on deepening engagement with venture capital fund managers, founders, and the broader venture ecosystem across the United States and Canada.

DLA Piper: Cathrine Foldberg Møller And Mark Brown Join As Partners In Strategic Financial Services

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Global law firm DLA Piper announced the strategic appointment of two partners to its Financial Regulatory and Capital Markets practices. Cathrine Foldberg Møller has joined the firm’s Luxembourg office, while Mark Brown has joined the firm’s London office, strengthening the firm’s capabilities across key European financial hubs.

Kirkland & Ellis: Private Equity Lawyer Sebastian Heim Joins Munich/London Offices

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Dr. Sebastian Heim will join the firm as a corporate partner based in its Munich and London offices, strengthening its private equity capabilities in Germany and across Europe.

White & Case: Jeffrey Steinfeld Joins As Partner In Los Angeles

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

White & Case announced that Jeffrey Steinfeld has joined the firm as a partner in its Los Angeles office, strengthening the firm’s global litigation practice and expanding its securities litigation capabilities in the United States.

White & Case: Gabriel Salinas Joins As Partner In Houston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 5, 2026

White & Case announced that Gabriel Salinas has joined the firm as a partner in Houston, expanding its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Global Energy Industry Group.

Maven Capital Partners: Ewan MacKinnon Appointed Managing Partner As Founder Bill Nixon Becomes Chair

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

UK alternative asset manager Maven Capital Partners has appointed Ewan MacKinnon as managing partner as part of a planned leadership succession at the firm. Founder and previous managing partner Bill Nixon has transitioned to the role of chair on a part-time basis.

Keebo: Eric Shoemaker Appointed CEO To Lead Next Phase Of Growth

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

Keebo, a company focused on autonomous cloud data warehouse optimization, announced the appointment of Eric Shoemaker as chief executive officer. The leadership change marks the beginning of the company’s next growth phase as demand rises for technologies that help enterprises optimize performance and manage cloud data infrastructure costs.

GetReal Security Appoints Mark Priebe As Chief Revenue Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 4, 2026

GetReal Security, a cybersecurity company focused on detecting and mitigating threats from deepfakes and AI-driven identity manipulation, has appointed Mark Priebe as chief revenue officer. The company said the move comes as enterprises face a surge in AI-powered impersonation attacks and synthetic identity threats.