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Ian Dillon
Firm:
Arthur Cox
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Investment funds
Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Investment management
Bar Admission:
Ireland
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William Dillon-Leetch
Firm:
Mason Hayes & Curran
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Ireland
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Christian Ditlev-Simonsen
Firm:
Simonsen Vogt Wiig
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Norway
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Oil and gas
Bar Admission:
Norway
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Andrew Dixon
Firm:
Matheson LLP
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Asset finance
Jurisdiction:
Ireland
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Iliana Djagova
Firm:
Walder Wyss
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
New York
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Shane Dolan
Firm:
Mason Hayes & Curran
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Project development
Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Industry Sector:
Construction and materials
Bar Admission:
Ireland
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Christian Donagh
Firm:
Matheson LLP
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Capital markets : Derivatives
Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Industry Sector:
Banking
Financial services
Investment management
Bar Admission:
Ireland
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John Donald
Firm:
Arthur Cox
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Restructuring
Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Bar Admission:
Ireland
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Thomas Donegan
Firm:
A&O Shearman
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Financial services regulatory
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Insurance
Investment management
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
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Fergus Doorly
Firm:
William Fry
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Bar Admission:
Ireland
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Gonçalo dos Reis Martins
Firm:
PLMJ
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
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Kate Downey
Firm:
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
Rating:
Market leader
Women Leaders
Practice Area:
Private equity funds
Investment funds
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Investment management
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
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Tara Doyle
Firm:
Matheson LLP
Rating:
Expert consultant
Women Leaders
Practice Area:
Investment funds
Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Industry Sector:
Investment management
Bar Admission:
Ireland
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Panagiotis Drakopoulos
Firm:
Drakopoulos
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Greece
Industry Sector:
Real estate
Bar Admission:
Greece
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Yvon Dréano
Firm:
Jeantet
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
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Shelby R du Pasquier
Firm:
Lenz & Staehelin
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Banking
Financial services regulatory
Investment funds
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
New York
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Diogo Duarte Campos
Firm:
PLMJ
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Project development
Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Bar Admission:
Portugal
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Dieter Dubs
Firm:
Bär & Karrer
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
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James Duncan
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Derivatives
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
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Nicola Dunleavy
Firm:
Matheson LLP
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Project development
Jurisdiction:
Ireland
Bar Admission:
Ireland
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Banking
Eric Romba
‘The chance to build’: Fieldfisher partner on kick-starting a digital finance practice
Eric Romba explains why digital finance regulation has become a live business priority – and why Fieldfisher is using it as a foundation in Berlin
August 17 2026
Corporate
Modern skyscrapers reaching towards bright sun and blue sky in urban cityscape
This week’s top moves: US firms chase capital markets and finance firepower
Among top hires, Orrick added a Kirkland & Ellis capital markets duo, Paul Weiss brought in NY capital markets partners, while King & Spalding, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Lowenstein Sandler expanded their structured finance and securities benches
Noemi Distefano, August 13 2026
Corporate
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Michelman Robinson’s London managing partner on vision amid pressure
Daniel Burbeary, appointed to lead the City office in February, discusses specialist growth, client demand and building the firm’s London presence
August 10 2026
Corporate
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This week’s top moves: Sidley’s 11-lawyer team leads finance-heavy lateral round
Among top hires, Akin continues its Chicago build-out, while Latham, Reed Smith and Vinson & Elkins expanded their infrastructure, PE, corporate and regulatory benches
Noemi Distefano, August 06 2026
Banking
Investigate the impact of geopolitical risks on investment returns.
From niche to necessity: financing defence as strategic infrastructure
Defence finance is moving from specialist lending into infrastructure-style investment as governments seek bankable routes to private capital
Ryan Ayrton, August 03 2026
Corporate
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This week’s top moves: M&A and corporate hires span US, UK and Hong Kong
Among top moves, Freshfields and Baker McKenzie strengthened their corporate benches, while Sidley added a former Ashurst partner in Hong Kong
July 30 2026
Corporate
Chicago with morning light
This week’s top moves: Dealmakers land in New York, Chicago and Paris
Additions at King & Spalding, Latham, White & Case and Norton Rose Fulbright spanned fund finance, capital markets, M&A, energy and data centres, while Orrick added a Willkie partner to lead French project finance
Noemi Distefano, July 23 2026
Corporate
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This week’s top moves: Simpson Thacher dominates transatlantic hiring
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
Noemi Distefano, July 16 2026
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