Simmons & Simmons has hired James Grand, a partner who joins the firm from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Upon joining Simmons, Grand will head up its collateralized loan obligations (CLO) practice, which is a part…
Following the latest round of elections at Simmons & Simmons, the firm has announced that current managing partner Jeremy Hoyland has been elected for another term in the position. Hoyland has served two terms as…
Debevoise & Plimpton has hired Gareth Hughes in the firm’s Hong Kong office. He joins Debevoise as a litigation partner and brings 15 years of Hong Kong experience to the firm. Hughes comes to Debevoise from…
Reed Smith has hired Omar Al-Ali, who joins the firm’s London office as a partner. He specializes in commodities finance and structured trade, and will work in the firm’s energy and natural resources practice. He…
Morgan Lewis & Bockius has made several recent hires in its offices throughout Asia, most recently in Tokyo. Motonori “Moto” Araki and Mitsuyoshi “Mitsu” Saito have joined Morgan Lewis from Morrison &…
TLT has announced the hire of Nick Shenken, who has been appointed as a real estate and clean energy partner in the firm’s Glasgow office. He joins from Pinsent Masons. Simmons & Simmons has hired an IP team from…
Simmons & simmons has appointed its new Tokyo head from New Zealand firm Kensington Swan. Kensington Japan head Aaron Patience returns to Simmons after departing in 2016, having held positions as a solicitor from 2017…
Jones Day has hired infrastructure and energy partner Richard Kramer from Simmons & Simmons in Tokyo. Kramer’s career began at Shearman & Sterling, working in the firm’s offices in New York, Tokyo, and Abu Dhabi.…
Simmons & Simmons has posted surging growth figures for both its revenue and profit per equity partner (PEP). The London firm’s revenue rose 12% to £354m in the 2017/8 financial year, a significant improvement on…
DWF has hired construction partner Iftikhar Ali from Simmons & Simmons in London. Ali will join DWF’s insurance practice, focusing his efforts on construction, power, and engineering cases. At Simmons he worked as…