Topping this week’s main strikes, Phil Cheveley has joined Covington & Burling’s cross-border M&A apply group in London as a associate. Cheveley departs Sidley Austin, bringing a wealth of expertise from high corporations, together with legacy Shearman & Sterling, the place he served as EMEA and Asia M&A head, in addition to his earlier function as M&A head at Travers Smith.
Cheveley’s current high-profile transactions embody advising GE Healthcare on its acquisition of Clever Ultrasound, Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc. on its acquisition of Outcomes Worldwide, and HPS Investments LLC on its funding in its European wealth administration enterprise.
‘Phil’s a few years of expertise on the intersection of M&A, capital markets and personal fairness will additional bolster out apply and our capacity to help our purchasers with a few of their most advanced world transactions,’ mentioned Catherine Dargan, chair of Covington’s company apply, in a press release.
Cheveley follows three of his former Sidley Austin colleagues who joined Covington earlier this 12 months: non-public fairness companions Adrian Chiodo in February and Lyndsey Laverack and Jade Williams Adedeji in July. He strikes to Covington after lower than two years at Sidley.
HFW has bolstered its commodities disputes providing with the rent of Anna Fomina as associate from Clyde & Co. With over 15 years’ expertise advising on a variety of commodities and worldwide trade-related disputes within the UK, Europe and the Center East, Fomina specialises in bodily commodities disputes, with a specific deal with the oil, fuel, petroleum, chemical merchandise, and metals sectors.
Charles Russell Speechlys has expanded its European footprint with the launch of a brand new workplace in Milan. Cristiana Felisi, previously of counsel at Maisto e Associati, joins as a associate and head of the Milan workplace, whereas Giovanni Angelini additionally makes the transfer from Maisto e Associati to hitch as counsel.
Nicola Saccardo, associate within the non-public consumer staff in London, will proceed to steer the agency’s Italian apply. Commenting on the strategic significance of the brand new workplace, Saccardo mentioned in a press release: ‘Italy is a vitally vital location for us as a result of vital relocation of international UHNWIs to Italy and the presence of rich Italian households with a global dimension.’
Saccardo added that the Milan launch was a ‘logical subsequent step to ensure that us to finest serve the wants of a fast-growing consumer base.’
The growth comes as two different corporations make strikes in Europe, with HSF and Simpson Thacher every saying a brand new workplace in Luxembourg this week.
In the meantime, DLA Piper has bolstered its world restructuring apply with the addition of Sandra Esquiva-Hesse in Paris, efficient early December. Esquiva-Hesse joins from Simmons & Simmons, accompanied by associates Amélie Gorphe and Alexandre Gratio.
The transfer follows a number of current high-profile restructuring hires for DLA, with Sven Schelo becoming a member of in Frankfurt in June and Authorized 500 company restructuring and insolvency Corridor of Famer Adam Plainer becoming a member of in London earlier this month.