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Dentons welcomes Sylvain Bélair as a litigation and municipal planning law partner in the Montréal office

A highly respected lawyer, Sylvain has earned an outstanding reputation in the Québec market.

Dentons welcomes partner Jason Brooks to its PNG office

Jason’s appointment follows closely from the appointment in January of local PNG woman, Wavie Kendino Leki, as Head of Office for Dentons in Papua New Guinea.

New partner to join expanding Mourant Luxembourg office

Jan has experience of advising private equity and real estate funds as well as international and domestic companies in the fields of company law, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.

Maples Group's Global Asset Finance Team Recognised Again on Aviation Finance Deals of the Year

The team is delighted to have provided Cayman Islands, Irish counsel and/or supporting fiduciary and administrative services on the winning deals across the following categories:

Maples Group Hires Yann Hilpert, Growing its Luxembourg Asset Finance, Fund Finance, Securitisation and Capital Markets Capabilities

Yann is a highly experienced banking and finance lawyer with over 20 years’ experience practising in Luxembourg.

New partner Joanne Collett joins Ogier's Hong Kong office

She has particular experience in advising on questions of corporate governance and directors' duties, and regularly gives advice regarding structuring and insolvency risk assessment for finance and corporate transactions

Gracie Helms joins Willow Street

She is responsible for trust administration, financial reporting and analysis, cash flow management, and special projects.

FCA urged to rethink plans to name companies under investigation

Currently, the FCA’s normal approach is not to make public the fact that it is or is not investigating a particular matter, or any of the initial findings or conclusions of an investigation.

Addleshaw Goddard appoints Finance Head to lead Middle East region

The Middle East was Addleshaw Goddard's fastest growing region in the most recently reported financial year, delivering 43% income growth

Raft of promotions announced across Mourant global network

The appointments span the firm's Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey, London and Mauritius offices, with 32 promotions in Mourant Governance Services

Clifford Chance promotes 15 new counsel in Asia Pacific

These promotions represent the depth and breadth of our talent across the region and our practices that enable the successes of the firm and our clients."

Clifford Chance appoints Miloš Felgr as the new managing partner of its Prague office

Miloš previously led the firm's Banking and Finance team in Prague and brings over 20 years of experience as an expert in his field.

David Foster appointed as regional managing partner for A&O Shearman in Middle East, Turkey and Africa effective May 1, 2024

Joint announcement Allen & Overy LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP

Dechert Bolsters Fintech and Crypto Regulatory Expertise With Key Strategic Hire Neel Maitra

The arrival of Neel is testament to the growth and innovation of our financial services practice and the firm at large

Funds specialist joins the Ogier partnership in Jersey

Named a rising star by Legal 500 UK 2024, Matt has more than 15 years' experience in the Jersey funds industry.

William Fry Announces Nine New Partners

The firm also appointed two new Consultants and 13 Senior Associates in the promotions round.

Allens appoints five new partners

Their practices span the areas of energy, ESG, intellectual property, M&A and tax, being areas of importance to our clients and the economy.

Herbert Smith Freehills appoints Jinny Chaimungkalanont as Managing Partner of its Finance practice in Australia and Asia

Based in Sydney, Jinny will succeed Andrew Booth, who has led the practice since 2017, including through the pandemic.

Herbert Smith Freehills appoints Matthew White as new joint managing partner for Real Estate practice

Matthew succeeds real estate partner Jeremy Walden, who successfully held the role for six years and will continue the full-time fee-earning role that he maintained whilst performing the Managing Partner role.

Stephenson Harwood promotes eight to partnership

It's particularly heartening to see that our efforts to increase the diversity of our partnership are coming to fruition.

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