People Moves

The departure comes six months after the firm said it was opening in the UAE to deepen its push into the Gulf region.

The law firm also added six associates from Simmons & Simmons to its growing practice.

The law firm hired five finance partners from rival Latham & Watkins.

Bart van Dijk joins from global compliance firm CSC and is the industry body's first regional head outside North America.

A partner from DLA Piper joins the law firm as it continues to grow its fund formation practice in London.

Julia Kohen and Jennifer Levitt will succeed Mary Touchstone, who helped to establish the group.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has hired Karen Chao as a partner for its private funds practice. She is the fourth attorney to join the group in under a year, with all the new arrivals being partners. Chao is based in New York and arrives from Goodwin, where she was also a partner with its private […]

Law firm lands seasoned attorney amid growing demand for fund debt.

King & Spalding has hired Daniel Daneshrad for its Real Estate and Funds practice group. He joined the law firm as a New York-based partner, coming from Schulte Roth & Zabel. Daneshrad comes with broad experience, the law firm said, having covered several client types and fund processes. He has worked with GPs in assets […]

The law firm has hired a former Apollo counsel as a new private funds partner.