Dechert has boosted its private capital capabilities in London with the hire of a senior in-house lawyer from Singaporean wealth fund GIC.
Jarlath Pratt, who has spent the last 12 years at GIC, most recently as assistant general counsel, has previously worked in-house at Barclays Capital.
He was recognised in Legal Business’ 2024 Private Equity Elite, which highlighted the top London-based PE GCs, and will join the firm’s corporate and securities practice.
Meanwhile, McDermott Will & Schulte has bolstered its antitrust department in London with the hire of Kristina Nordlander from A&O Shearman. Nordlander spent the last four years at A&O Shearman, before which she was global antitrust co-head at Sidley Austin. She brings extensive experience of a range of antitrust and merger control matters in the tech and life sciences space.
Also in London, Kingsley Napley has recruited two partners for its dispute resolution practice. Tim Lowles joins from Level, a boutique specialising in media, entertainment, tech and sports law, while Romily Holland joins the firm from McDermott, where she has been counsel for the last three years, with a well-established international arbitration practice.
Wedlake Bell has hired Finella Fogarty in its insolvency and restructuring practice. Fogarty joins from RPC, where she spent the last six years as partner, and brings with her extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious restructurings, special administrations, restructuring plans, and corporate reorganisations.
Elsewhere in the city, Winckworth Sherwood hired private wealth and tax specialist Charlie Hancock as a partner in its London office. Hancock joins the firm from Forsters, where he was a senior associate.
The firm also announced the addition of Tim Foley to its property litigation practice. Foley joins the firm from Freeths, before which he was partner at firms including Ince, Fladgate and Clyde & Co. Foley has extensive experience advising property owners, occupiers, investors, developers and property funds on a whole range of contentious property matters.
Quinn Emanuel has strengthened its international dispute resolution practice with the hire of Ghalib Mahmoud from UAE firm Hadef & Partners. He joins the firm’s Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices. Mahmoud is well versed in disputes in the healthcare and life sciences sectors and frequently handles cross-border matters.
Greenberg Traurig has hired private credit and restructuring expert Andrew Amos to the firm’s Singapore office. Amos previously served as head of restructuring at global investment manager and FTSE 100 company M&G.
In Seoul, Paul Hastings has hired energy and infrastructure partner Sungjin Kang from White & Case. Kang handles energy and infrastructure mandates and has joined the firm’s Seoul and Tokyo offices.
