Global law firm Baker McKenzie has announced the appointment of four new Global Practice Group and Industry Group leaders. All appointments will be effective from 1 July 2023. London-based intellectual property partner Eva-Maria Strobel and technology partner Steve Holmes will be taking over from Anne-Marie Allgrove as CoChairs of the Global Intellectual Property, Technology and Data Practice Group. Meanwhile, Washington-based tax partner James Wilson will be taking over from Antonio Russo as chair of Baker McKenzie’s Global Tax Group, and Singapore-based Emmanuel Hadjidakis, who also leads the firm’s banking and finance practice in Asia Pacific, will be taking over from Jonathan Peddie as chair of the Global Financial Institutions Group. Baker McKenzie's Global Chair Milton Cheng said in a statement on the appointments: “I am delighted to announce the new Global Chairs in these important areas of growth for the firm. It is through these and our other practice and industry groups that we are able to be at the forefront of the trends that matter most to our clients." Baker McKenzie Appoints New Global Practice Group and Industry Group Leaders Jones Day announced that Ted Powers has joined the firm as a partner in its corporate practice. He will be based in Jones Day’s New York Office. Powers brings more than 20 years of experience practicing corporate law, including private and public mergers and acquisitions, asset and stock transactions, minority investments and general corporate and securities matters. He has played a lead role in negotiating, managing and implementing a number of high-stakes private equity, M&A and corporate transactions for clients in a wide range of industries. The newly structured corporate practice which Powers joins encompasses both M&A and private equity. Powers’s practice will primarily focus on advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. “Ted works closely with directors, senior managers and executive leadership as a valued business partner to successfully implement important transactions,” said Andy Levine, Co-Head of Jones Day’s corporate practice. “His complementary experience in private equity and public M&A align in a deal market where the two areas increasingly overlap and sponsors increasingly transact.” Jones Day Bolsters Corporate Practice With New Private Equity Partner United Kingdom & USA Baker McKenzie New York, USA Jones Day LAWYER MOVES 11
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