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Laurence Hanley joins Stephenson Harwood as partner

“Laurence’s arrival fulfils two strategic ambitions: to strengthen our aviation capabilities in Paris and to continue to grow the partnership here,” said Nicolas Demigneux

Conyers Promotes Four Lawyers in Cayman

“We are delighted to announce the promotion of these four talented lawyers and congratulate them on their success,” said Kevin Butler, head of the Cayman office.

Collas Crill Appoints New Chairman

Simon brings an abundance of legal and leadership experience to the firm

A&O bolsters leading leveraged finance practice with senior hires

Robert’s experience is in leveraged and acquisition finance, acting principally for banks on sponsor-backed acquisition finance.

McDermott Will & Emery Boosts Its Litigation & Dispute Resolution Team With The Arrival Of Nicolas Faguer In Paris

He is also highly active in alternative dispute resolution, recently acting for Mediapro in the litigation aspects of its dispute with the Professional Football League.

Dentons Rodyk announces the promotion of Vanessa Tok to Partner

Vanessa joined the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department in 2014, and she handles a broad range of contentious and non-contentious civil, criminal and commercial litigation matters.

New joint heads for Shoosmiths’ Thames Valley office

Melissa Maple, partner and head of the firm’s high net worth team and Nina Smith, partner in Shoosmiths’ corporate team, who already work closely together, will now take on the leadership role jointly.

Four promoted to partner at Shoosmiths

All promotions took effect from 1 May, and from this date Shoosmiths records a 38% female partnership.

Carey Olsen Bermuda appoints new partner

He also frequently advises on multinational joint ventures, M&A (with a focus on infrastructure, telecoms and energy) and private equity projects.

Freshfields makes market-leading hire in administrative and public law market

Having previously worked at Freshfields between 2003-2006, Nico is returning to the firm from his role leading the Administrative Law department of Italian law firm Pavia e Ansaldo since 2006.

Harneys appoints Co-Head of Litigation, Insolvency and Restructuring

Peter also heads the firm’s BVI-based Russian and CIS team and is consistently ranked by leading directories.

Howard Kennedy promotes Jade Chalmers and Rebecca Davison to the Partnership

We are delighted to promote Jade and Rebecca to the Partnership.

Howard Kennedy adds to Private Client team

Manekporia joins from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, where she spent more than 11 years.

Ashurst welcomes new dispute resolution partner in Frankfurt

Global law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Judith Sawang as a partner in the dispute resolution practice, based in Frankfurt.

Bird & Bird appoints partner in its Intellectual Property practice in Helsinki

Henri is an experienced and well-known Finnish IP lawyer with a particular focus on contentious IP matters and brand protection work.

Prominent National Security and International Trade Lawyer Joins Latham

Damara Chambers brings deep CFIUS and trade compliance experience to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

Regulatory and white collar crime partner joins political & legal advisory firm Avonhurst

Based in London, Avonhurst provides advisory services, transactional legal services and capital services to its sophisticated capital clients.

Bird & Bird appoints 14 to partner

All the promotions are effective from May 2021, except for three partners effective November 2020, listed below.

Former Senior Deputy GC of Comcast re-joins Hogan Lovells as litigation partner in Washington, D.C. office

Her broad experience responding to governmental investigations, and her ties to two key industries—media and telecoms—make her a wonderful addition to our practice.

Partner Heidi Chui Appointed as the Panel Arbitrator of CIETAC

Ms. Heidi Chui, has been appointed as one of the panel arbitrators (effective as from 1 May 2021).

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