Banking/finance

TEAM HIRE

Morgan Lewis beefs up international funds arm with London team hire from Morrison & Foerster

Four-lawyer team will plug into top 10 US firm's 150-strong practice
INSOLVENCY LAW

Houthoff mourns sudden loss of co-managing partner Gerhard Gispen

Dutch firm pays tribute to 'passionate and collegial' leader with a 'big heart and great ambitions'
TEAM HIRE

K&L Gates hires seven-strong restructuring team in Frankfurt

Top 50 US firm prepares for significant increase in restructuring work as a result of Covid-19
BLOCKCHAIN

Carlton Fields launches dedicated blockchain consultancy

SQrBlock Solutions will be led by the firm's fintech practice co-chair Huhnsik Chung
CRYPTOASSETS

Facebook's digital currency project Libra names HSBC's chief legal officer as first CEO

Stuart Levey will join the Libra Association in the summer with a mission to allay regulators' concerns about the currency
APPOINTMENT

Deutsche Bank names long-time in-house lawyer as new GC

Karen Kuder replaces Florian Drinhausen, who quit as GC in April after two years in the job
IN-HOUSE SALARIES

US GCs and CLOs out-earning global peers by nearly half, new study finds

Major Lindsey & Africa survey shows female GCs in US also earning less than their male colleagues
IN-HOUSE APPOINTMENTS

Around the house: Kraken appoints crypto currency pioneer as CLO

Marco Santori joins top bitcoin exchange; Eastman Chemical and Emirates Airlines also make key legal appointments
CORONAVIRUS

Q1 global M&A suffers sharp fall as Covid-19 bites

Wachtell, Freshfields and Latham top Mergermarket table by value with DLA Piper advising on the most deals
PARTNER HIRE

Greenberg Traurig makes 'timely' UK restructuring hire from Baker McKenzie

US firm heralds 'unique opportunity' to balance the firm's practice amid global economic disruption
APPOINTMENTS

Wells Fargo appoints former TD Bank GC as bank's new legal head

Ellen Patterson takes over as GC at the scandal-hit lender from Allen Parker
CORPORATE COUNSEL

Wells Fargo promotes senior in-house lawyer to interim GC role for second time

Doug Edwards steps up to replace outgoing GC and former interim CEO Allen Parker
OFFICE LAUNCH

Ashurst targets West Coast projects work with Los Angeles office launch

Second US office is latest stage of plan to grow UK-based firm's global projects business
OFFICE OPENING

Winstead hires airline financing duo from Debevoise to open New York office

Texas-based firm's new hires will help bolster its aviation transactions practice
LIBOR

Eversheds Sutherland's new law arm dispenses with 'ego' to collaborate on LIBOR advice

Konexo teams up with Grant Thornton UK and DXC Technology to offer transition advice

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