Clifford Chance drives global private capital growth with leveraged finance partner hires. 23 september 2026. Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired Taner Hassan and Silvia Menendez as partners, adding significant leveraged finance expertise to its global Private Capital offering. Both are rejoining Clifford Chance, having previously been at the firm. Taner is one of the market's most experienced leveraged and infrastructure finance lawyers. He advises private equity houses on a broad range of financing transactions, including leveraged and infrastructure finance buyouts and sales, public takeovers, mergers, joint ventures, IPOs, restructurings and refinancings. He also advises portfolio companies on a wide range of financing matters. Taner will rejoin Clifford Chance as a partner based in London, from Paul Weiss where he was most recently Head of European Leveraged Finance. Silvia advises sponsors, borrowers and financial institutions on leveraged and infrastructure finance transactions across European and international markets. Qualified in England and Wales, Spain and New York, she brings strong global client relationships, broad product experience and the ability to advise across jurisdictions. Silvia will join Clifford Chance as a partner, having previously practised in the firm's London officebefore joining Paul Weiss Her appointment adds to the firm's European leveraged finance capabilities and the support available to clients on cross-border matters. The appointments continue Clifford Chance's investment in global private capital, focused on areas where clients need increasing depth and international reach. Clifford Chance's Private Capital partners work closely across practices and markets, bringing top-tier transactional and financing expertise together throughout the investment lifecycle. Clients can draw on joined-up advice across M&A, leveraged and infrastructure finance, private credit, equity, funds, portfolio matters, refinancings, restructurings and exits. Emma Matebalavu, Global Head of Debt Finance, comments: "Its strategy remains clear: Clifford Chance LLP is growing its global Private Capital offering with exceptional lawyers who will work collaboratively to continue to deliver excellent service for its clients. Taner and Silvia are outstanding additions, bringing deep expertise, strong client relationships and practices that complement its own. Clifford Chance LLP is delighted to welcome them back to Clifford Chance. Taner Hassan comments: "I know first-hand the calibre of Clifford Chance and, above all, its people. The firm has built an exceptional global Private Capital offering, bringing together deep M&A, transactional and financing expertise, which combined with unrivalled international reach, delivers outstanding results for clients. I'm delighted to be rejoining the firm and very much look forward to contributing to its continued success." Silvia Menendez comments: "I am excited to be returning to Clifford Chance. As Private Capital becomes increasingly global and complex, clients need advisers who can understand the full picture while navigating the detail of transactions. I am looking forward to supporting clients throughout the investment lifecycle, from origination and financing through to exit, helping to consistently deliver successful outcomes." Following the appointments of Taner and Silvia, Clifford Chance will have welcomed nine global private capital lateral partners so far in 2026. The senior hires span New York, London, Paris, Madrid, Düsseldorf and Luxembourg and include Michal Netanyahu, Charles B. Tanenbaum, Christopher Phillips-Hart, Matthias Kerbusch, Patrick Tardivy, Paul Loisel and most recently Thyl Hassler.

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amNewYork Law On the Docket: Profiles of people and firms making moves, September 10. Eric Perelman has joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP as a partner in the Investment Funds Group within the Corporate Department based out of its New York office. Welcome to The Docket, amNewYork Law's weekly column focused on the movers and shakers in New York's legal community. Paul, Weiss brings on former SEC clerk as investment funds partner. Eric Perelman has joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP as a partner in the Investment Funds Group within the Corporate Department based out of its New York office. In that capacity, Perelman will advise private fund and asset managers on regulatory, compliance and transactional matters related to the Investment Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act, and related securities laws and regulations. "Eric has extensive experience advising fund clients on their most important regulatory and transactional issues, and he will be a strong addition to the firm," said Angelo Bonvino, global head of the Corporate Department for Paul, Weiss. Prior to entering private practice, Perelman served as a law clerk in the Division of Investment Management at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). That experience, the firm notes, provides him with the knowledge to help clients navigate cutting-edge and complex SEC regulatory and compliance matters. He also counsels private fund sponsors on compliance and regulatory issues pertaining to their minority investment and control-sale transactions, in addition to regulatory considerations for capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. Perelman earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from New York University and a J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University Law School. Weil, Gotshal & Manges boosts banking & finance group. International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has reunited with Damian Ridealgh, making him a partner in its U.S. Banking & Finance Group, based in New York. Ridealgh specializes in representing private capital clients, including credit funds, private equity funds and other financial institutions. His practice focuses on capital solutions, special situations and liability management transactions. "We are incredibly pleased to welcome Damian back to Weil," said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. "His knowledge of the Weil platform and his deep experience advising private capital clients across the range of direct lending mandates, creditor-side liability management exercises and restructurings will be invaluable as we continue to grow strategically in these areas." Damian joins Weil from Freshfields LLP, where he served as Global Co-Head of Private Credit at Ridealgh Capital Solutions. He was previously a partner in Weil's Banking & Finance practice. "I'm excited to return to Weil. The Firm's premier Corporate and Restructuring platforms and collaborative culture create an outstanding environment to grow my practice and deliver exceptional results for our clients," said Damian. "Weil's increasing focus on liability management and capital solutions aligns closely with where I see the market heading, and I'm looking forward to reconnecting with colleagues I've long admired and to contributing to the Firm's outstanding Banking & Finance team." Ridealgh received his LPC from the College of Law, London, England. He is admitted to the bars England & Wales, and New York State. ABA to posthumously honor former New York State Bar president. The American Bar Association Law Practice Division will posthumously pay tribute to Pamela McDevitt, the late executive director of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), at its upcoming meeting in Boston. McDevitt is being recognized with the 2026 Samuel S. Smith Award, the ABA Law Practice Division's highest honor, awarded to lawyers who achieve "a lifetime of exceptional contributions to the advancement of law practice management," the ABA noted. McDevitt, who died on Jan. 4 of this year, had a career that reflected those ideals, according to the ABA. A former Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps lawyer, she began her civilian legal career practicing law in Schenectady, before moving into bar leadership roles that would define her national impact. She went on to serve as director of the NYSBA's law practice management between 2006 and 2010, modernizing attorney resources. She joined the ABA and served as its director until 2017. "Pam was one of the most consequential leaders in the history of the Law Practice Division," said Division Chair Roberta Tepper. "Her leadership, vision, and commitment to the profession left a lasting mark on the division and on the many people who had the opportunity to work with her. It is especially meaningful for us to honor Pam's extraordinary career and legacy with the Sam Smith Award." The award will be presented to family and colleagues of McDevitt during the ABA Law Practice Division Fall Meeting in Boston on Oct. 8. Attention legal eagles! Have you promoted a new partner? Are you giving back in your communities? We want to know about it! Send us your good news by emailing [email protected] and you may be featured in our Docket every week. Robert Pozarycki has been the editor-in-chief at amNY since 2019. Previously, he served as editor-in-chief at the Queens Courier and QNS.com, as well as reporter and managing editor at the Times Newsweekly/Ridgewood Times in Ridgewood, NY. Have a tip or a question? Email [email protected]. All comments are subject to our Community Guidelines. Schneps Media does not endorse the views shared by readers in our comment sections.