Joel brings extensive experience in the banking and capital markets industry, both in Sweden and internationally. He has a strong track record advising major financial institutions, investment advisors, and investment banks on a variety of matters. Joel focuses on funding and capital management, investment activities, and is well versed in the legal and regulatory aspects of derivatives and structured products, among other financial services and products. His skills are further enhanced by his previous positions at Nordea and Sweden’s central bank.

Commenting on the hire, DLA Piper’s managing partner in Sweden, Magnus Oskarsson, said “We’re very pleased to welcome Joel to DLA Piper. He has an impressive track record and his experience greatly complements our existing capabilities. Strengthening our Regulatory and Government Affairs practice in Sweden has been a long term strategic priority. Joel’s appointment significantly enhances our offering and position as a leading law firm.”

Joel will join DLA Piper as a partner in Stockholm on 1 December 2024.

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Rosalie represents a wide range of clients, including public and private owners, general contractors, design professionals, specialized trade contractors, and suppliers. She provides comprehensive legal guidance throughout the lifecycle of construction projects, including advising on procurement methods and contract models, resolving disputes early, and addressing claims through mediation, arbitration, or litigation. Her experience includes appearances before arbitrators, the British Columbia Supreme Court, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, and various administrative tribunals in British Columbia and Ontario.

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Rosalie was a partner at a Vancouver-based full-service law firm.

“Rosalie’s extensive knowledge of construction and infrastructure law strengthens our capabilities in this field,” said Robert Seidel, K.C., Canada Managing Partner. “Her practical approach and focus on achieving client goals align with the firm’s commitment to delivering effective legal solutions.”

Rosalie’s appointment reinforces DLA Piper’s dedication to supporting clients in complex construction and infrastructure matters across Canada.

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“Andrew is recognized as a leader in his field with extensive experience advising financial sponsors on their complex fund finance transactions,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “He is a great addition to our integrated, market-leading fund finance and structured products teams that focus on all aspects of fund capital solutions.”

Mr. Husdan is ranked as a leading partner by Legal 500 and Band 1 by Chambers for fund finance, and his practice includes syndicated and bilateral fund financings, manager/GP facilities, subscription/capital call facilities, continuation fund leverage and NAV-based facilities. He regularly acts on complex leverage solutions for funds and their managers as well as short-term, deal-specific equity and exit bridges advanced to a variety of funds across multiple jurisdictions and asset classes.

With more than 350 dedicated lawyers, Kirkland’s debt finance practice is the largest in the world and serves more than 500 private equity clients. According to Bloomberg, Debtwire and Refinitiv, Kirkland consistently handles more debt finance transactions for borrowers than any other law firm. The practice is recognized by Chambers, Legal 500 and other publications for its work on complex, high-profile transactions; exceptional commercial understanding of European and international financing markets; and excellence in client service.

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US Global Practice Head Tom McGrath said:

“Welcoming Elena to our team marks an exciting milestone as we continue to strengthen our full-service US platform. Her extensive expertise in complex cross-border M&A aligns perfectly with our strategic objectives and reinforces our commitment to providing world-class service to our clients in the US and around the world.”

Global Chairman of Corporate George Casey said:

“Elena’s experience navigating complex transactions across a variety of sectors will be invaluable as we continue to expand our capabilities in the US. Her arrival further consolidates our position as a leader in the global M&A space, and I look forward to the outstanding contributions she will make to our firm and our clients.”

Elena advises clients on mergers, acquisitions and private equity transactions across a variety of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, power and utilities, insurance, media and entertainment, chemicals, financial services and retail. She advises public and private companies, including private equity and infrastructure funds and other investors, on corporate and business combination transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments, co-investments, joint ventures, recapitalizations, restructurings and bankruptcy sales. Elena also advises clients on debt and corporate restructurings in connection with equity recapitalizations, rights offerings and 363 sales and acquisitions.

Elena joins from Mayer Brown, where she was Co-Leader of Infrastructure M&A and Partner. Earlier in her career, she worked at Shearman & Sterling alongside George Casey and Heiko Schiwek, who joined Linklaters earlier this year.

Linklaters has made a series of significant hires in the US over the past two years, including within the firm’s M&A, structured finance, international arbitration, restructuring and insolvency, real estate, intellectual property, energy and infrastructure, financial regulation, capital markets, tax, executive compensation and employee benefits and environmental practices, among others. These hires have had a significant impact on the firm, most recently evidenced by two landmark US mandates: advising Rio Tinto on its $6.7 billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium and advising Volkswagen on its up to $5.8 billion joint venture and investment transactions with Rivian,

Linklaters has a pre-eminent global M&A practice, with over 650 M&A lawyers advising clients across the globe on their most complex and important transactions. The firm is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers for Corporate/M&A in the UK, Europe and Asia, as well as for Global Multi-Jurisdictional Corporate/M&A. In 2023, Linklaters advised M&A deals worth a total of $133 billion, which the firm has already surpassed in 2024.

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Zhu represents clients in the technology industry, advising them on IP litigation in US district courts and Section 337 investigations at the US International Trade Commission (ITC). His experience encompasses all aspects of IP litigation, including formulating litigation strategies, coordinating US and China teams to execute the strategies, and conducting patent validity and infringement analysis, technical discovery and production, depositions, expert reports and depositions, Markman hearings, briefing, motion hearings, trials, and settlement negotiations.

His notable experience includes representing a global mobile data service provider in defeating trade secret misappropriation allegations and preserving strong noninfringement positions for a complete victory in a patent case brought by competitors; advising a leading solar technology company in winning a Section 337 investigation before the ITC asserting infringement of six patents covering complex solar power and conductive cell technology; and representing a China-based electric enterprise in invalidating the asserted patent in an inter partes review before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and securing a complete victory in a patent infringement case in the US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, which was dismissed with prejudice.

 “We are excited to welcome Shaobin to the firm, whose sterling reputation in patent litigation will be an immediate benefit to the firm’s international clients. His varied representative experience will also broaden the scope of our IPT and general disputes offerings,” said MattSatchwell, US Chair of DLA Piper’s Patent Litigation Practice.

“Shaobin has a proven track record with advising Chinese companies in various patent disputes, and his presence will have immediate impact on the firm’s outbound work from that region,” said Trenton Dykes, Managing Partner of DLA Piper’s Seattle office.

DLA Piper’s global Technology sector lawyers work across practice areas and offices to support technology clients – from startups to fast-growing and mid-market businesses to mature global enterprises – doing business around the world.

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Andrew, who joined DLA Piper in 2003, is currently the Global Co-Chair Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity practice, and the Office Managing Partner for its Leeds office.

Since coming into the role in 2019, Liam has elevated the UK firm’s offering, significantly increased revenue and cultivated a positive and inclusive culture.

Liam Cowell, UK Country Managing Partner, DLA Piper said: “Having the opportunity to lead the UK firm over the last six years has been an honour, and I’d like to thank everyone who supported me during my term and helped to bring our strategy to life. I am proud of the firm we are today, and our position in the market.”

“As I hand the reins over to Andrew, I am confident that he will continue to grow and develop the firm.”

Andrew Dyson, Partner and UK Country Managing Partner Elect, DLA Piper added: “I want to thank Liam who has been a fantastic leader for the UK firm and taken the firm from strength to strength, and for his support and guidance as I prepare to enter the role. I look forward to working with Charles and his leadership team as we continue to grow and develop the firm.”

Daphne Bens, Joint Managing Director for Europe, DLA Piper, concluded: “We are grateful for Liam’s commitment, guidance and leadership during his tenure. He has significantly built our position in the market and cultivated a positive and inclusive culture of which we’re all very proud.”

“Andrew is an outstanding candidate who brings an esteemed market reputation in Data and Cyber, passion for ethics and global mindset to the role. As Andrew takes the baton from Liam, we look forward to his contributions to the UK firm, as well as his wider collaboration with our global business.”

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Andrew, who joined DLA Piper in 2003, is currently the Global Co-Chair Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity practice, and the Office Managing Partner for its Leeds office.

Since coming into the role in 2019, Liam has elevated the UK firm’s offering, significantly increased revenue and cultivated a positive and inclusive culture.

Liam Cowell, UK Country Managing Partner, DLA Piper said: “Having the opportunity to lead the UK firm over the last six years has been an honour, and I’d like to thank everyone who supported me during my term and helped to bring our strategy to life. I am proud of the firm we are today, and our position in the market.”

“As I hand the reins over to Andrew, I am confident that he will continue to grow and develop the firm.”

Andrew Dyson, Partner and UK Country Managing Partner Elect, DLA Piper added: “I want to thank Liam who has been a fantastic leader for the UK firm and taken the firm from strength to strength, and for his support and guidance as I prepare to enter the role. I look forward to working with Charles and his leadership team as we continue to grow and develop the firm.”

Daphne Bens, Joint Managing Director for Europe, DLA Piper, concluded: “We are grateful for Liam’s commitment, guidance and leadership during his tenure. He has significantly built our position in the market and cultivated a positive and inclusive culture of which we’re all very proud.”

“Andrew is an outstanding candidate who brings an esteemed market reputation in Data and Cyber, passion for ethics and global mindset to the role. As Andrew takes the baton from Liam, we look forward to his contributions to the UK firm, as well as his wider collaboration with our global business.”

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Mr. Steele is experienced in negotiating a wide array of commercial real estate transactions, including joint ventures, construction and stabilized asset financings, and the acquisition and disposition of real estate assets. He serves as the lead negotiator and drafter of all aspects of complex real estate transactions, and has worked on large acquisitions of distressed hospitality loan portfolios, single-family housing portfolios, self-storage portfolios and life sciences properties. Mr. Steele has represented clients in real estate financings in excess of $2 billion in the office, multi-family, industrial and self-storage sectors.

“Conrad has broad experience representing purchasers and sellers in portfolio and single-asset acquisitions and dispositions across various sectors throughout the U.S., including the negotiation of complex joint ventures and novel financing arrangements,” said Brian Sedlak, Co-Leader of Jones Day’s Real Estate Practice. “This proven track record across the spectrum of commercial real estate is a tremendous addition to our practice and we are pleased to welcome him back to Jones Day.”

At Jones Day, Mr. Steele joins a global team of 120 lawyers in Jones Day’s Real Estate Practice, who provide clients with comprehensive legal solutions to business opportunities by drawing on their experience in the real estate industry worldwide and collaborating with their Jones Day colleagues in environmental law, tax law, financial services, corporate law and dispute resolution. Jones Day’s Real Estate clients include investment banks, real estate funds, institutional investors, lenders, major corporations, real estate developers, property management companies, retailers, and hospitality companies. Jones Day has achieved a top ranking among global law firms in Bloomberg’s real estate M&A league tables, ranked by number of completed deals, every year since 2003.

“Conrad has deep roots here in the Texas legal community and is a highly accomplished lawyer who has worked on high-stakes transactions for some of the largest and most well-known commercial real estate investors in the world,” said Matthew Kairis, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day’s Dallas Office and Texas Region. “His industry experience and regional knowledge will be a great asset to our clients. I am delighted that he has returned to our office at Jones Day.”

Mr. Steele earned his law degree from the SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas and his undergraduate degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He began his legal career as a Law Clerk to the Hon. Harlin D. Hale, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas, and as Law Clerk to the Hon. Carl E. Stewart, Chief Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

“I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to return to Jones Day, the firm where my career in private practice began a decade ago,” said Mr. Steele. “Jones Day’s global real estate practice group includes some of the most highly respected commercial real estate lawyers in the world and I look forward to rejoining this team here in Dallas,” said Mr. Steele.

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“Jared and Suril will round out our new Structured Finance & Structured Private Credit Practice, which has been a high-priority growth area for Kirkland this year given increased demand for structured products across private equity and private credit, as well as infrastructure, fund finance and other key areas,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “We’re excited about adding these talented lawyers to the best-in-class team we’ve assembled, which now covers the gamut of sophisticated structured finance transactions for our sponsor and funds clients.”

Mr. Axelrod advises clients on negotiating and structuring CLOs and other complex securitizations. He has nearly a decade of experience advising clients within the CLO industry and is viewed as a leading advocate for collateral managers. He has advised domestic and international asset managers and issuers across a wide variety of CLO transactions, as well as other complex structured credit financing arrangements, including private credit securitizations, rated note feeders and insurance solution products.

“I’m extremely excited to join Kirkland and to team up with the many talented attorneys across the Firm’s various top-tier practice groups,” said Mr. Axelrod. “Kirkland’s deeply embedded relationships with leading private equity, private credit and asset management firms will provide a robust platform for serving clients and growing my practice. The group that Kirkland has put together to serve our funds clients is top-notch, and I can’t wait to start advising on some of the most exciting transactions in our space.”

Mr. Patel brings state-of-the-art experience with his background in EU risk retention and London-market CLOs. His practice focuses on advising sponsors, credit funds, institutional investors, financial institutions and borrowers on a broad array of structured finance transactions that include securitizations, structured private credit and other complex financing structures. He joins from Harvey, a legal artificial intelligence start-up, which he joined after earning a master’s degree from Stanford Business School. Prior to that, he was a structured finance partner at Allen & Overy. Mr. Patel has been recognized as a leading practitioner in various legal directories, including Chambers UK, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.

“I’m delighted to help bring Kirkland’s structured finance platform to London,” Mr. Patel said. “The Firm has amassed a terrific group of lawyers covering structured finance, and the ability to access the knowledge of the entire Kirkland platform is a huge addition for clients in Europe that are seeking structured finance advice.”

Kirkland’s Structured Finance & Structured Private Credit Practice has tripled in size since this summer, adding partners Michael Urschel and Kelly Mellecker and bringing the size of the dedicated cross-border team to nearly 30 attorneys. The team is active in structuring highly complex and first-of-their-kind transactions across industries including whole business, energy, digital infrastructure, media and entertainment, fund finance, CLOs, trade receivables and consumer loans.

“Reflecting on the growth of the practice this year, we believe the right line-up is in place for our clients’ highest-profile structured finance opportunities,” said Mr. Urschel. “Our full complement of professionals and deep experience will allow us to serve clients across structured finance, and we are ready to continue to grow alongside our clients as we help them create the next generation of opportunities.”

With more than 300 dedicated lawyers, Kirkland’s debt finance practice is the largest in the world and serves more than 500 private equity clients. According to Bloomberg, Debtwire and Refinitiv, Kirkland consistently handles more transactions for borrowers than any other law firm and, for the last five years, has led the market in U.S. borrower transactions. The practice is recognized by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and other publications for its work on complex, high-profile transactions; exceptional commercial understanding of U.S. and international financing markets; and excellence in client service.

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