Simmons & Simmons has boosted its London projects team with the hire of Addleshaw Goddard energy and infrastructure partner Andrew Petry.

Petry, who joined Addleshaws from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in 2008, spent five years from 2001 to 2006 in the magic circle's Amsterdam office, where he helped establish a finance practice in the region.

His start date at Simmons has not been finalised but is expected to be in February. Petry has particular experience in Islamic finance, social infrastructure, transport PPPs and project bond and capital markets financings in sectors including liquefied natural gas (LNG), oil storage and renewables.