UK-based law firm Speechly Bircham has appointed Caroline Porcher Marquis as a senior advisor.

UK-based law firm Speechly Bircham has appointed Caroline Porcher Marquis as a senior advisor.

Porcher Marquis specialises in banking and finance law and will support clients on project finance, corporate finance acquisitions, LBO, refinancing, intra-group arrangements and derivatives.

She began her career at Watson Farley & Williams, moving on to posts at Orrick and Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés. She joins from STC Partners, where she was a partner alongside Frédéric Jeannin, Anne-Marie BB and Stéphane de Lassus, all of whom joined Speechly Bircham in November 2013.

"The priority for Speechly Bircham Paris in its first year is to develop a strong profile in the French market. We are delighted that results so far have been very encouraging. Having Porcher Marquis on-board will enable us to offer a more enhanced/bespoke service to our French-based clients, as well as reinforce the ties we have across the firm,” said Jeannin.

Speechly Bircham recently promoted six of its lawyers to the status of partner, in areas including private wealth and financial services.

The new partners are all located in the London office. The private client partner is Alice Neilan. She is an international private client lawyer, advising foreign domiciled individuals on their UK tax matters and personal estate planning.  She also advises non-UK private banks and investment managers on how to structure bank accounts and tailor their investment offering from a UK tax perspective to attract UK resident, non-UK domiciled clients.

The five other new partners at Speechly Bircham are Adam Crossley (private equity); Fiona Edmond (construction); David Hicks (corporate); Sarah Morley (real estate); and Louise Ward (real estate).