EY has made its third senior private practice hire in three months months with the announcement that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Richard Norbruis is to lead the accountancy giant’s global transaction law practice.
The Amsterdam-based corporate and M&A lawyer has been a partner at Freshfields for nearly 15 years, after joining from the New York office of NautaDutilh where he was managing partner. Since May 2011, he has acted as Freshfields’ global people partner with responsibility for recruitment, retention, diversity, partner development and leadership.
