On May 15, 2013, Shearman & Sterling LLP announced that it has bolstered its global private equity business with the addition of three partners to its PE team in London.  Mark Soundy, Sarah Priestley and Simon Burrows have joined the firm from Weil, Gotshal & Manges.  For insight from Shearman recently published in the HFLR, see “JOBS Act: Proposed SEC Rules Would Dramatically Change Marketing Landscape for Hedge Funds,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 5, No. 34 (Sep. 6, 2012); and “So You Don’t Want to Take the Series 3 Exam?  Alternatives to the General Proficiency Requirement for Associated Persons of Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 5, No. 37 (Sep. 27, 2012).