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Mourant hires from Campbells in Hong Kong
Mourant has hired a disputes and insolvency partner for its litigation team in Hong Kong from offshore rival Campbells.
10 February 2022
Kirkland partner joins new trustee services group in Hong Kong
Serica Trust & Agency, a debt and transactions services provider launched in Hong Kong last year by former Kirkland & Ellis restructuring lawyer Louise Coffey, has hired from the firm again.
09 February 2022
HFW launches BVI office with Lennox Paton acquisition
Holman Fenwick Willan says it is “uniquely positioned” to assist clients with litigation in London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and the British Virgin Islands, after acquiring Bahamian disputes specialist Lennox Paton’s BVI office.
07 February 2022
GLAS hires former Greensill general counsel and VP
Debt administration services group GLAS has expanded in the US, hiring a lawyer and fintech specialist from insolvent trade finance group Greensill.
03 February 2022
Judge Martin Glenn elected to SDNY chief role
Judge Martin Glenn, who presided over the Chapter 11 and Securities Investor Protection Act proceedings of derivatives broker MF Global and many other large cross-border insolvencies, has been selected as the next chief bankruptcy judge for the Southern District of New York.
01 February 2022
Sontchi talks Singapore on new III podcast
Judge Christopher Sontchi, who in November announced plans to step down from the Delaware bankruptcy bench to take up a new position on the Singapore International Commercial Court, has described how he is hoping to help the city-state attract more international insolvencies.
25 January 2022
Teneo opens in the Middle East with AlixPartners hires
Teneo has launched a restructuring team in the Middle East with hires from AlixPartners, one week after it recruited pre-pack pioneer Jay Goffman in New York.
24 January 2022
Eversheds Sutherland hires insurance duo from Hogan Lovells
Eversheds Sutherland has hired a pair of veteran bankruptcy lawyers from Hogan Lovells for its insurance practice group in New York, with a view to growing its cross-border offering for the insurance industry.
21 January 2022
Alvarez & Marsal hires new bank restructuring co-head from AlixPartners
AlixPartners’ head of distressed financial services has joined Alvarez & Marsal to co-lead its European bank restructuring practice in London, while the firm has also made nine promotions in its restructuring group around the world.
20 January 2022
Pre-pack pioneer joins Teneo in New York
The former long-time chair of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom’s global restructuring group Jay Goffman has joined advisory firm Teneo in New York – two weeks after it acquired KPMG’s Cayman and BVI restructuring groups.
18 January 2022