Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Brant K Brown ,an associate general counsel at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA), as counsel in the firm’s Washington office.  Brown’s hire is the latest regulatory addition to the firm’s Washington office in recent months, following former Chairman (and Director of the Office of Enforcement) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Norman C. Bay and former Acting General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury Priya R. Aiyar, who joined the firm in September. “Brant’s strong reputation and experience bring added depth to our team of asset management

Sadis & Goldberg has expanded its private equity, investment funds and corporate practices with the addition of partner Paul J Marino (pictured) who advises national and multinational hedge funds, private equity funds and corporations, ranging from telecommunications to technology companies, as well as commercial real estate investors and investment advisers.   Marino has considerable experience in the financial services industry, having organised and represented hedge funds, private equity funds and corporate entities in connection with various matters including corporate transactions and mergers and acquisitions. “Sadis, like Marino Partners, focuses on superlative client service and excellent work product, and that quality, combined

Stroock has promoted 11 lawyers to partner and special counsel effective 1 January. The new class underscores Stroock’s broad and deep capabilities throughout multiple practice areas, including real estate, litigation, corporate, private funds, financial services, intellectual property and environmental law. The elevated lawyers – six partners and five special counsel – are resident in the firm’s New York, Los Angeles and Miami offices.   “The 2018 class represents a good snapshot of our key strengths and demonstrates the breadth of solutions we provide for our sophisticated clients,” says Jeffrey Keitelman (pictured), Stroock’s co-managing partner. “Each of these lawyers has achieved

Alternative assets platform CoInvestor has made three senior hires to its client team to bolster the rapid adoption of its software as a service for financial advisers and fund managers. The company has appointed Darren Fletcher formerly at Intelliflo, a supplier of financial adviser software; Ella-Louise Houghton from Thomson Reuters, and Declan Blackwood from Coutts, the private bank. The expertise they bring from financial services and technology will further enhance CoInvestor’s ability to provide innovative solutions to meet the challenges advisers and investors face.   Launched at the end of 2015, CoInvestor is transforming the management of alternative assets by

Gresham House, the specialist alternative asset manager, has appointed Simon Stilwell as a Non-Executive Director effective 18 December 2017. With over 20 years’ experience in the City, Stilwell was, until 2015, Chief Executive of Liberum, the investment bank that he co-founded in 2007. Prior to Liberum, Simon was Head of Sales for Small Companies at Collins Stewart plc and was also a Director at Beeson Gregory Limited. Stilwell is currently CEO of Vitesse Media Plc, an AIM listed digital media and events business.   Stilwell replaces Peter Moon who is stepping down from his position on the Board of Gresham

Goji, an investment manager and platform in the Direct Lending sector, has added two seasoned wealth management executives to its new advisory board. The board’s expertise will enable Goji to further pioneer Direct Lending in the advisory sector during the 2018 IFISA season.   Paul McMahon, former group marketing director of Aegon and UK CEO of FNZ, and Vincent Bordes, Founding Partner of Vestigo, the credit risk consultancy, will comprise the advisory board.   Goji has also expanded its executive team with the appointment of Elizabeth McCallum as Head of Marketing, David Beacham as Head of Distribution, and three regional