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People moves

The Ohio-headquartered firm said the real estate finance and structured finance group will support growth across New York and its new Florida base
Among top moves, Freshfields and Baker McKenzie strengthened their corporate benches, while Sidley added a former Ashurst partner in Hong Kong
Additions from Clifford Chance, Mayer Brown, Akin and Freshfields headlined a week that also included an M&A hire for Paul Weiss and Cleary’s hire of a PE-focused debt finance partner
The firm enters North America with hires from London-headquartered firm Withers, in a move that establishes a permanent US presence for its private capital practice
We round up this week’s top moves in the finance, corporate, M&A and PE practices in the UK, France, the US and Germany
Leon Stephenson’s arrival follows the firm’s Charlotte launch and global fund finance build-out, as Paul Hastings continues to expand its London platform
M&A
New hires were made in the finance, M&A, corporate, data and technology practices in London, Tokyo, New York, Washington DC and Chicago
Sarah Pearce, the firm’s first corporate partner in the City focused on data privacy, cyber security and AI, tells IFLR the move comes at a 'momentous' time for her practice
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