Allen & Overy (A&O) has bolstered its US practice with the hire of a senior in-house lawyer as a partner to advise on project finance. Robert Kartheiser becomes the 25th partner in A&O’s 100-lawyer New York arm after leaving his position as vice president of development at power company Sithe Energies to join the UK firm’s project finance group.

First reported on legalweek.com (5 January).