Goodwin

Goodwin has announced the expansion of its private equity and private investment funds practices with the appointment of six new partners, 15 associates and five trainees in the London office, all of whom join from the London office of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM). The group comprises the bulk of the market-leading and former SJ Berwin investment funds team and includes Michael Halford, Ed Hall, Laura Charkin, Shawn D’Aguiar, Patrick Deasy, and Ajay Pathak. These specialists join Goodwin as partners.

“A fully built-out, integrated private investment funds offering is instrumental to the continued growth of Goodwin’s international private equity practice,” said David Evans, chair of Goodwin’s European offices. “We are very fortunate to have attracted this remarkable team of fund experts for the benefit of Goodwin’s fund management and investment clients. We look forward to welcoming Michael, Ed, Laura, Shawn, Patrick, Ajay, and their colleagues to the Goodwin family.” 

“With the addition of this talented group of lawyers, we reinforce Goodwin’s commitment to providing truly sector-wide private funds formation coverage to clients across multiple geographies,” said AJ Weidhaas, co-chair of Goodwin’s private equity practice. “This talented team joins our growing international private equity platform of more than 150 lawyers, and—coupled with a number of other recent appointments across Goodwin’s offices—significantly augments our leading private equity, real estate and investment fund formation capabilities.”