SNR Denton Strengthens London Banking Practice with Strategic Hire

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February 08, 2013 // Franchising.com // London - SNR Denton is pleased to announce that Samantha Hutchinson has joined the firm's London office as a partner in the Banking and Finance practice. Samantha joins from Hogan Lovells where she spent 12 years, most recently leading its fund finance team.

An expert on fund lending transactions, Samantha has been advising lenders since the inception of the fund-lending market. Over the last decade, she has worked together with them to help structure and develop a range of bespoke fund-lending products. Her practice covers the full range of fund-lending transactions across all fund-lending sectors.

Paul Holland, Head of Banking and Finance in London at SNR Denton, said; "The top-drawer fund lending expertise that Samantha brings to the firm comes at a crucial time as we continue to expand and strengthen our global banking and finance practice. We have a long-standing commitment to banking and the wider financial services sector, and Samantha's experience in the fund finance arena will enable the firm to meet increasing client demand."

Samantha is the latest of a number of recent appointments to the SNR Denton’s EMEA Banking and Finance department.

About SNR Denton

SNR Denton is a client-focused international legal practice delivering quality and value. We serve clients in key business and financial centers from more than 60 locations worldwide, through offices, associate firms and special alliances across the US, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Russia and the CIS, Asia Pacific and Africa, making us a top 25 legal services provider by lawyers and professionals. Joining the complementary top tier practices of its founding firms—Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP and Denton Wilde Sapte LLP—SNR Denton offers business, government and institutional clients premier service and a disciplined focus to meet evolving needs in eight key industry sectors: Energy, Transport and Infrastructure; Financial Institutions and Funds; Government; Health and Life Sciences; Insurance; Manufacturing; Real Estate, Retail and Hotels; and Technology, Media and Telecommunications. Please see snrdenton.com for more information and Legal Notices.

On November 28, 2012, the partners of SNR Denton voted to combine with international law firm Salans and Canadian law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain (FMC) to create Dentons—a new Top 10 international law firm with more than 2,500 lawyers and professionals in 79 locations in 52 countries—to provide clients a competitive edge in an increasingly complex, interconnected and competitive marketplace. The new firm will launch first quarter of 2013. For more information, visit dentonscombination.com.

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