Former A&O Shearman Riyadh co-lead to spearhead launch of six-lawyer office, the latest in a procession of Saudi openings by international law firms | 10mos
Banking and finance
Tie up with iLS sees London-based Norman Pepe join as an equity partner | 11mos
Promotions spread across 20 of firm’s 43 global offices in largest cohort since 2022 | 11mos
Miles Flynn and Rehan Hanif join as part of broader infrastructure push by Milbank in London | 11mos
Emanuela Da Rin joins with four-strong team as BonelliErede announces hire of partner trio from rival Gatti Pavesi | 11mos
New recruits include Simmons & Simmons’ former Asia head of funds Jek Aun Long | 11mos
Kurt Meyers, who was also previously deputy GC, replaces José Ramón González as legal chief | 11mos
Partners Sebastian Pauls and Susanne Decker join with four team members as Weil moves to build pan-European PE powerhouse | 11mos
New arrivals to head Pinsents’ equity capital markets practice and US securities practice | 11mos
Eminent finance lawyer Michael Bray led Clifford Chance from 2000-2002, later joining Grimaldi | 11mos
BN Lawyers’ Bruno Nunes explains how the ‘First Store Economy’ programme is luring global luxury brands to this Asian gateway country | 11mos
Firm opens 50th global office with financing and restructuring partner Christian Adams and M&A partner Chris Lester | 11mos
Trish O’Donnell will be based in New York, while Nathan Menon joins in London | 1yr
Decision to close arbitration-focused outpost after 10 years follows ‘routine review’ | 1yr
Matthew Abrusci replaces Heidi Mason, who retired at the start of this month | 1yr
Robert Parson is the second trade finance partner to join in as many months | 1yr
Ouns Lemseffer joins as head of Ashurst’s Morocco practice as it prepares to open an office in Casablanca | 1yr
Cadwalader’s leveraged finance head, Ron Lovelace, joins with team to open office in second-largest financial centre in US | 1yr
Edward Smith joins from Travers Smith, while Seyavesh Rahnema joins from Norton Rose Fulbright | 1yr
US firm doubles down on Europe with second launch on the continent in six months | 1yr