LeBoeuf beefs up restructuring team

Orrick's European co-head of restructuring and insolvency, Mark Fennessy, is joining Dewey's seven-partner London business solutions and governance practice alongside fellow restructuring partner Hazel Miller.

Dewey's London managing partner Peter Sharp told The Am Law Daily: "We've been looking for a team in London for some time but there aren't many good teams around and even fewer that become available."

Dewey is also said to be in negotiations to take on the rest of the team, which includes a counsel, a senior associate, two associates and a paralegal.

Fennessy joined Orrick in 2008 from Hunton & Williams, where he headed the restructuring practice. He advises on contentious and non-contentious matters and represents clients on all forms of restructuring and recovery work.

Miller, who joined Orrick in 2005 from Jones Day, advises on leveraged and real estate financing transactions.

Earlier this year, Dewey & LeBoeuf further built its private equity strength by persuading Taylor Wessing's Mark Davis and Russell Van Praagh to join its London practice. As the ex-head of Taylor Wessing's private equity group, Davis has experience in cross-border transactions, while Van Praagh too has advised on acquisitions and exits across the UK, Europe and the US.

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