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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
The newly combined firm brings together more than 3,500 practitioners across 52 offices, with flagship hubs in Seattle, London, Sydney and New York
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
We round up this week’s lateral hires at leading firms across Germany, the US, UK and Brazil
White & Case finance partner Kamran Ahmad and local partner Ryan Gawrych discuss the offtake, financing and execution challenges behind a deal centring on sustainable aviation fuel
Corporate partner Joanna Hewitt, who succeeds Ed Poulton, is the first woman to take on the role
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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    Mozambique was well prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic. The country responded quickly and is now targeting growth for 2020, based largely on natural resource projects, write Tiago Marreiros Moreira of Vieira de Almeida (VdA) and Guilherme Daniel of Guilherme Daniel & Associados
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    Gabon responded quickly to Covid-19, leveraging off its experience with Ebola and Cholera. Matthieu Le Roux, Olivier Bustin and Carolina Reis of Vieira de Almeida (VdA) review the results of the government’s actions and what the pandemic says about Gabon’s future economic development.
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    Governments were already becoming more interventionist, but coronavirus has sped things up considerably
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