Simon Petersen

April 06, 2011 | International Edition

Beachcroft has boosted its professional and financial risk practice with the hire of a partner from Eversheds. Paul Davison, who specialises in insurance projects, secured lending, corporate insurance and professional indemnity, joined the firm's Leeds office on 4 April, bringing the number of partners in the office to 24.

By Simon Petersen

2 minute read

April 05, 2011 | International Edition

DLA Piper is set to see a trio of high-profile partner departures, with its global co-head of litigation, its EMEA head of corporate crime and investigations and its EMEA private equity head all leaving for rival US law firms. Joint global litigation chief Neil Gerrard and EMEA corporate crime head Jonathan Pickworth are both leaving to join Dechert in London, while EMEA private equity chief Will Rosen is to join the City arm of Ropes & Gray.

By Simon Petersen

3 minute read

April 04, 2011 | International Edition

Norton Rose has strengthened its Paris employment capabilities with the hire of a three-lawyer team from Simmons & Simmons. The trio, led by partner Laure Joncour alongside of counsel Marie-Therese Euginio and Elodie Grangier, joined Norton Rose this week, bringing the number of partners in the UK firm's Paris office to 18.

By Simon Petersen

2 minute read

April 01, 2011 | International Edition

Private client firm Wilsons Solicitors is launching an agriculture practice in Bristol with the hire of a team led by former Burges Salmon agriculture head Peter Williams. Williams, who specialises advising on property disputes, farming partnerships and banking, will join Wilsons on 1 April, where he will head up a team including Miles Farren and Ben Sharples, both of who join Wilsons as partners.

By Simon Petersen

2 minute read

March 30, 2011 | International Edition

A trio of offshore law firms has announced new partner promotions for 2011, with Conyers Dill & Pearman, Appleby and Mourant Ozannes all boosting their partnerships. Conyers Dill is promoting three lawyers to partner with effect from 1 April, with Cayman Islands investment funds lawyer Gene DaCosta, Bermuda corporate associate Peter Ch'ng - who focuses on funds and insurance - and Dubai associate Fawaz Elmalki - who focuses on funds and Islamic finance - all joining the partnership. The promotions will take the number of partners at the firm to 48.

By Simon Petersen

2 minute read

March 30, 2011 | International Edition

Eversheds has strengthened its project finance and infrastructure practice with the hire of SNR Denton partner Howard Barrie. Barrie, whose experience includes project and structured finance deals in the UK and internationally, is set to join Eversheds on 1 May, when he will take the number of partners in the London finance practice to 11.

By Simon Petersen

2 minute read

March 30, 2011 | International Edition

Hogan Lovells is adding its first dedicated capital markets partner in Singapore, with the relocation of London partner Andrew Carey to the office. Carey, who will join the five-partner office on 4 April, specialises in international securities offerings including corporate debt issues, high-yield and equity and asset-backed debt offerings.

By Simon Petersen

2 minute read

March 29, 2011 | International Edition

Clarke Willmott's Southampton insurance team is set to join specialist insurance disputes firm Greenwoods. The team - which is led by partner Rod Evans and includes two associate partners, seven lawyers and a number of support staff - will join Greenwoods on 1 May to form the basis of a new Southampton office.

By Simon Petersen

2 minute read

March 29, 2011 | International Edition

Gomez-Acebo & Pombo is mourning the loss of two partners, including one of the firm's founders. Co-founder and honorary president Ignacio Gomez-Acebo Duque de Estrada passed away last Sunday at the age of 79. He founded the firm in 1971 alongside Fernando Pombo, and had been a member of the Madrid Bar since 1962.

By Simon Petersen

2 minute read

March 29, 2011 | International Edition

DLA Piper has recruited the founder of Reed Smith's Dubai office to head its Middle East finance and projects team. Sean Angle is set to join DLA Piper's Dubai office as a partner in mid-April after around five years with Reed Smith and legacy merger partner Richards Butler.

By Simon Petersen

2 minute read