PARTNER HIRE
Shearman hires Allen & Overy partner to boost London leveraged finance practice
Head of direct lending and India practice chair Sanjeev Dhuna will co-head European team
Banking/finance
PARTNER HIRE
White & Case hires Allen & Overy's Johannesburg head to boost debt financing coverage
Banking and finance partner Lionel Shawe will provide both domestic and cross-border expertise
PARTNER HIRES
Cooley makes double capital markets hires in New York amid SPAC boom
Rupa Briggs and Nicolas Dumont join as partners from White & Case and Fenwick & West respectively
LEADERSHIP CHANGE
Linklaters appoints former China head as new Asia regional managing partner
Hong Kong-based William Liu set to replace Nathalie Hobbs in June after her four-year term ends
DEALS
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Mid-sized New York firm trumps Kirkland and Skadden in $77bn SPAC IPO bonanza
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole advises on 71 IPOs amid surge in SPAC issuance in 2021
LEADERSHIP CHANGE
Linklaters names Hong Kong-based partner as new global capital markets head
Hwang Hwa Sim starts four-year term in May, replacing London partner Michael Voisin
SOVEREIGNS
Hogan Lovells widens government focus with launch of sovereigns practice
Global team will be led by London-based infrastructure partner Jeremy Brittenden
PARTNER HIRE
Davis Polk expands in Beijing with equity capital markets partner hire from Freshfields
Wall Street firm cites growing demand for elite Hong Kong law advice as Jason Xu climbs on board
PARTNER HIRES
Faegre Drinker boosts restructuring group with twin US partner hires
Richard Bernard and Scott Gautier join from Foley & Lardner and Robins Kaplan respectively
PARTNER HIRE
Dechert hires Weil's former head of restructuring and insolvency in London
Adam Plainer joins as co-head of US firm's global financial restructuring group