Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its global finance practice with the arrival of partner Jeremy Grant.

Grant, who will be based in the firm’s Paris office and will divide his time between there and London, is a finance expert specialising in capital markets, structured finance and banking. He brings more than 16 years of experience in advising credit institutions, corporates and funds on transactional and regulatory matters with a particular emphasis on cross-border and emerging markets structures. He is dual-qualified in England and Wales and in France. He previously practised at Linklaters in London and Moscow before moving to Paris, and joins Stephenson Harwood from De Pardieu Brocas Maffei, where he was a partner.

“Jeremy’s arrival, and in particular his capital markets expertise and cross-border experience, marks an important step in the continuing development of our global finance practice,” said Tammy Samuel, head of finance, Stephenson Harwood. ”We are seeing an increase in the number of occasions where we are being asked by clients to support their capital markets requirements and Jeremy’s arrival underlines our commitment to meeting the needs of these clients.”

Stephenson Harwood's international finance practice acts for international banks, investment companies, other corporates, lessors, funds and other stakeholders on challenging transactions which often involve novel instruments or structures.