Law Firm Management

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP has announced the addition of Maria-Leticia Ossa Daza as a partner in their Mergers & Acquisitions practice, based in New York. Ossa Daza will also lead the firm’s newly established Latin America Practice [...]

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling (Shearman) have announced the first partner promotions for their soon-to-be merged entity, A&O Shearman. The combined firm will welcome 40 new partners upon the merger’s completion on May 1, 2024. Of these, [...]

Andrew Johnston Andrew Johnston, Managing Partner Addleshaw Goddard is expanding its global presence by opening a new office in Madrid, led by 13 partners and their teams from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM). The Madrid office will officially open in May [...]

A multidisciplinary team of PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft (PwC Legal) and the auditing and consulting firm PwC Germany provided comprehensive advice to Sodalis Beratung GmbH on the sale of DMS Group to Avedon Capital Partners (“Avedon”). DMS Group is a [...]

Walder Wyss advised UBS Switzerland AG in its capacity as Mandated Lead Arranger, Sole Bookrunner, Coordinator, Agent, and Lender in connection with the renewal of Zehnder Group’s (SIX: ZEHN) CHF 100 million revolving credit facility agreement with an increase option [...]

At the most recent Partners Meeting, Chiomenti approved Riccardo Rossi’s appointment as Partner. Former managing counsel Riccardo Rossi has been advising banks and alternative lenders on financing transactions (including leveraged and acquisition finance, corporate financing, and secured financing) since joining [...]

I have been dealing with directories and submissions since 2004 and never have I seen a pure reference ranking beginning to shift towards a full research method. Just so that we are on the same page – what is a [...]

A Schalast Corporate/M&A team led by partner Gregor Wedell guided Viessmann Refrigeration Solutions (“VRS”) on a joint venture with Epta S.p.A. (“Epta”). The merger will happen if the antitrust officials give their OK. Epta is a world company that specializes [...]

Marius Welling, a litigation specialist, has taken over as the new head of Schalast’s “Dispute Resolution” practice group on July 1st, 2023. He held many positions throughout his career, including Head of Litigation and Investigations Germany at UBS Europe SE [...]

In June, Dr. Heinrich Pöttinger was sworn in as a lawyer. He will be actively supporting the Real Estate team with his expertise from 2019. EY Law’s newest lawyer, Dr Heinrich Pöttinger, focuses on real estate transactions and construction disputes. [...]