Dentons has announced the appointment of Sulema Medrano as a partner in the firm’s commercial litigation practice. Joining the Chicago office, Medrano will bring extensive experience in commercial litigation cases to the practice group. Specialising in fraud, breach of contract, misrepresentation and bad-faith claims, Medrano is known for her capabilities in commercial disputes in both state and federal courts across the US. With success in defending wrongful-death claims, arbitrating large-scale firstparty claims and obtaining scores of dismissals for clients, Medrano also acts as a trusted representative for insurance clients seeking counsel on litigation, complex coverage disputes and regulatory compliance matters. Medrano has experience in representing a diverse range of clients, including those in the transportation and construction sectors, property owners and securities firms and healthcare and manufacturing companies. Dentons Bolsters Commercial Litigation Practice with Partner Hire Dechert LLP ha announced that Sam Kay, one of the UK’s leading private equity fund lawyers, has joined the firm as a partner in its financial services and investment management practice in London. With over 25 years of experience advising on investment funds, Kay specialises in fund formation work for a wide range of private equity firms across a broad range of investment strategies, including leveraged buyouts, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, energy and transition funds, and for asset management clients in the private equity, private debt, infrastructure and real estate sectors. He also regularly works on GP-led transactions and secondaries (both buy-side and sell-side), carried interest arrangements and co-investment schemes, and counsels on ongoing and follow-on fund strategy as well as liquidity solutions. In addition, he advises institutional investors in connection with their investments in private equity funds and thus sees a broad range of fund terms and conditions. Kay has been distinguished as a ‘Global Leader’ for private fund formation by Who’s Who Legal and ranked in Chambers UK in 2022. He was included in Real Deals’ list of the ‘Top 20 Most Influential’ in private equity in 2022. Dechert Boosts London Fund Formation Practice in London with New Partner Chicago, USA Dentons London, United Kingdom Dechert LAWYER MOVES 11
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