Lawyer Monthly Magazine - August 2019 Edition

17 AUG 2019 | WWW.LAWYER-MONTHLY.COM Lawyer Moves recent appointments Deloitte Legal announced the appointment of two new partners, Andrew Lilley and Liz Pierson. Andrew will be responsible for building Deloitte Legal’s employment law practice in the UK. He will be focused on providing businesses with advice on informed decisions about their workforce and all aspects of employment law and employee relations, as well as supporting Deloitte’s wider business services. Andrew began his legal career at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in 1985 before moving to Travers Smith LLP in 1995. He became head of the firm’s employment law practice and was appointed as its managing partner in 2010. Andrew currently sits on the advisory board of Rare Recruitment, which places talent from diverse and socially disadvantaged backgrounds across investment banks, law firms and other leading professional services firms. In addition, Liz Pierson will join the firm, becoming the legal lead for Deloitte’s Reward practice, which acts for c.25% of the FTSE 350. In her role, Liz will lead a team of approximately 20 lawyers offering legal advice around executive remuneration, equity and incentives for both private and public clients. Liz joins from Squire Patton Boggs, where she has been partner since September 2017. Prior to this, Liz worked as a senior counsel at Clifford Chance for four years. She has also worked as an in-house reward and governance lawyer for Virgin Media and held various roles at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer after qualifying at Bowman Gilfillan in South Africa. Commenting on the two appointments, Michael Castle, UK managing partner for Deloitte Legal, said: “Andrew and Liz both have fantastic track records in their respective fields. As we continue to build Deloitte Legal’s presence in the UK, we are determined to hire the very best talent in order to provide our clients with best-in-class service. “Andrew and Liz’s knowledge of employment law and reward will add to a wealth of expertise across Deloitte, providing clients with technology-enabled, practical solutions to tackle the complexities they face.” Andrew Lilley, incoming lead partner for employment law at Deloitte Legal UK, added: "In today’s globalisedenvironment where employees can be located all over the world, businesses are having to make accurate and informed decisions about their workforce, comply with a multitude of regulatory and procedural requirements and minimise their exposure to conflict. “Through its global network of employment lawyers, working alongside specialists in immigration, employment taxes and restructuring, Deloitte Legal is perfectly poised to assist clients across the full range of employment issues including significant cross-border reorganisations.” Liz Pierson, incoming UK legal lead partner for reward at Deloitte, added: “Having the right reward strategy is a crucial competitive advantage in the world of work. Deloitte Legal Continues to Build Talented Team Less than a year since its office opening in Managua, the Dentons Muñoz Nicaragua is expanding, hiring two seasoned attorneys to join the team. Oliver Salazar is an experienced litigation attorney with over 20 years of experience in Civil, Corporate and Commercial Law, Banking and Finance, and Dispute Resolution. His success rate in the Nicaragua courts makes him a feared adversary for those who find themselves on the opposite side of the courtroom. He will join Dentons Muñoz as of Counsel. Gabriel Alvarado will join the Managua office as Senior Associate. His expertise includes private and public sector counselling, civil, constitutional, real estate, labour and family law proceedings and assisting national and foreign clients in portfolio recovery. “Welcoming Gabriel and Oliver to the firm will, no doubt, strengthen our client service offering and expand the capabilities of our accomplished team. Our colleagues in Nicaragua and Central America, as well as our local and regional clients will benefit from their knowledge and experience in multiple areas of law” said Edgard Torres, Managing Partner of Dentons Muñoz in Nicaragua. “We are truly impressed by the quick growth and positioning the Dentons Nicaragua team has been able to achieve in such a short period of time and under such difficult national circumstances. To have a need to grow the team so quickly is a testament to the hard work Edgard and the team has put forth to get the Dentons name out to the public” said José Antonio Muñoz, Regional Managing Partner. Dentons Muñoz Expands in Nicaragua