The London arm of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has boosted its project finance team with the hire of a partner from Denton Wilde Sapte.Elisabeth Gaunt's hire takes Orrick's London projects group to five partners, and the office to 20 partners in total. Gaunt, who joined Dentons in 1992 as a partner, has a practice focusing on the telecoms and energy sector. She has acted for clients including Nokia, Millicom International Cellular, Citi and ABN Amro in the past.Gaunt told Legal Week: "The move represents a fresh challenge for me - the global platform that the firm offers is one of the major draws for coming here."Martin Bartlam, head of Orrick's London office, said: "We are very pleased that [Gaunt] is joining us as her capability is a significant boost to the London office."The hire is Orrick's third partner-level appointment so far this year in the City. In May, Mark Fennessey joined from the London office of US rival Hunton & Williams and in February corporate veteran Hilary Winter came from Jones Day. The firm has also been actively expanding in Europe, opening in Germany through a merger with national independent Hoelters & Elsing
September 25, 2008 at 01:55 AM
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The London arm of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has boosted its project finance team with the hire of a partner from Denton Wilde Sapte.
Elisabeth Gaunt’s hire takes Orrick’s London projects group to five partners, and the office to 20 partners in total.
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