Community news
Shearman rehires ex-partner to lead New York team
Ahead of his return to Shearman & Sterling in New York, former Lehman Brothers managing director Mark Shapiro spoke to GRR about his 30-year career and how opportunities for hedge funds have “changed quickly” during the covid-19 pandemic.
28 January 2021
Fried Frank hires Reed Smith partner in London
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson has hired a former Reed Smith partner in London, who has been working on the restructuring of Dutch subsea services provider DeepOcean Group.
25 January 2021
Alvarez & Marsal continues European growth with London Deloitte hire
Former Deloitte partner Christian Ebner has joined Alvarez & Marsal as a managing director in London, where he will focus on German and Italian markets.
21 January 2021
French firm Franklin expands in Paris
A year on from the foundation of its restructuring practice under Numa Rengot, France’s Franklin has expanded in Paris with a hire from Deloitte’s French firm Taj.
21 January 2021
Community roundup: hires at Simmons, Dentons and Hunton Andrews Kurth, as Begbies Traynor acquisition launches it offshore
Simmons & Simmons, Dentons and Hunton Andrews Kurth have hired in London, Portland in Maine and Bangkok respectively; while Begbies Traynor has acquired insolvency advisory group CVR Global, adding its first overseas offices.
18 January 2021
Creel hires Ritch Mueller veteran in Mexico City
Ritch Mueller Heather y Nicolau name partner Thomas Heather in Mexico City, a founding member of the International Insolvency Institute, is joining Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enriquez as of counsel.
13 January 2021
Community roundup: Hires at Jeantet, White & Case and GÖRG
Updated: European firm Jeantet has established a restructuring practice with a four-lawyer team from France's Fidal in Paris; while White & Case has hired from Clifford Chance in Japan and GÖRG from Anchor Rechtsanwälte in Germany.
11 January 2021
US community round-up: Armstrong Teasdale, Jones Walker and Sheppard Mullin make hires
Missouri-headquartered Armstrong Teasdale has announced plans to open an office in Delaware with a four-partner hire from Elliott Greenleaf, while Jones Walker has added a bankruptcy litigator in Atlanta and Sheppard Mullin has snapped up a debt finance partner from Hogan Lovells in Los Angeles.
08 January 2021
Quantuma acquires new Cayman firm
UK-headquartered Quantuma has acquired a Cayman Islands-based advisory firm recently founded by asset recovery specialist Angela Barkhouse, stating it wants to replicate its past success expanding internationally in Cyprus and Mauritius.
07 January 2021
DLA Piper hires in Canada
DLA Piper has hired Jerritt Pawlyk, a former partner from Alberta firm Bishop & McKenzie, in Edmonton.
07 January 2021
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