1 Mar 2021 07:00
RNS Release: 1 March 2021
MJ Hudson Group plc
(the "Company", "Group" or "MJ Hudson")
MJ Hudson bolsters law firm with senior ex Skadden Arps hire, partner promotions; Legg Mason's former Head of Legal (EMEA) also joins
International asset management consultancy, MJ Hudson, today announces two senior legal hires and two internal law partner promotions.
Former Skadden Arps partner, Stephen Sims, joins as a partner in the law firm's Funds practice. Previously European Head of Investment Management at the US law firm, Sims has extensive experience with private equity fund formation and LP and family office fund advisory mandates. Prior to Skadden Arps, Stephen was a partner at Macfarlanes and also worked in the funds group of SJ Berwin with MJ Hudson CEO, Matthew Hudson, and funds partner, Eamon Devlin. He is a past chair of the IBA's Private Funds Committee, served as original contributing editor of the International Comparative Law Guide to Alternative Investment Funds and, earlier in his career, was named to Financial News' 40 Under 40 in Legal Services.
Trevor Goodman also joins from listed US asset management group Legg Mason, (recently merged with listed asset management giant Franklin Templeton). Trevor was EMEA Head of Legal and joins MJ Hudson to focus on group compliance, operational management and regulation.
Commenting on these hires, Matthew Hudson, CEO, said;
"We see a pipeline of new fund launches emerging through the second half of 2021 and into 2022. Stephen has worked with blue-chip clients such as Hermes GPE, Blackrock, ICG, and Goldman Sachs and we are delighted he is joining our team to help drive the growth of our funds practice as momentum builds in the market. Trevor will be a significant asset to our growing compliance and operational functionality. His strong legal pedigree and 20 years´ experience, in-house at a global asset manager will add depth to the MJ Hudson group."
MJ Hudson also announces today that it has made two new Partner promotions within the expanding funds practice of the law firm:
Whitney Lutgen, previously at NYC and London based Kirkland & Ellis is made partner after three and a half years' service. Her practice is focussed on private funds. Ronan McCann is made partner, in the venture capital and tech team, also with a specialism in funds work. Ronan is home-grown talent, having joined the firm more than eight years ago.
Commenting on the promotions, MJ Hudson Law Managing Partner, Andrew Mills, added:
"We are pleased to welcome both Ronan and Whitney to our growing partnership. Our ability to attract rising stars like Whitney and also provide a path to partnership for exceptional junior lawyers is testament to the unique environment at MJ Hudson."
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Notes to Editors
ABOUT MJ HUDSONMJ Hudson, the asset management consultancy, provides legal and financial services, investment consultancy, outsourcing, analytics and complementary advice and support to fund managers, investors and their counterparties, together forming an end-to-end platform of services to asset management.
From its offices in Europe's major asset management centres and across North America, MJ Hudson's team of more than 200 professionals works in all alternative and traditional asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, infrastructure, energy, private credit and the equity and debt capital markets.
The firm was admitted to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange on 12 December 2019 and trades under the MJH.L symbol.
ABOUT MJ HUDSON'S LAW PRACTICE
MJ Hudson's lawyers work with asset managers, institutional investors, management teams and advisers, with a focus on M&A, finance and fund formation.
Founded in 2010 as a new model of law firm focused on one industry and as an ABS, the MJ Hudson law team began with a focus on alternative assets and has quickly built a reputation as one of the market's most astute and commercial practices, advising across financial services in three jurisdictions.