Hill Dickinson starts new financial year with three London partner hires

Full-service commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has started its new financial year with the appointment of three new partners in its London City office.

Private Client partner Hed Amitai, Healthcare partner Ros Foster and Corporate partner Monica Macheng are the latest in more than 15 lateral partner hires announced across the firm in the past 12 to 15 months.

Hed Amitai joins as partner in the Private Client team, specialising in asset structuring for capital tax planning and wealth preservation. Previously a partner in the wealth structuring team at Memery Crystal, he has considerable experience in tax and legal issues, advising international high net worth entrepreneurs and their families on wealth and business management.

Amitai also specialises in capital and income tax planning through trusts, foundations, finance, business set ups and restructuring; advising on structuring internationally active businesses to reduce overall tax leakages; and on issues around current structures arising from legal and compliance changes in the UK, Europe and the US.

Ros Foster joins Hill Dickinson as partner in the Healthcare and Public Law team, specialising in regulatory, governance and information law matters, where she joins from Browne Jacobson.

Having begun her career in local government, Foster moved into private practice in 2008, expanding her practice to become a leading and nationally recognised practitioner in administrative, regulatory and disciplinary law. She is also an experienced information law specialist, advising clients on all aspects of data protection and freedom of information law, disclosure and privilege. Foster regularly advises senior leaders within local government, NHS bodies and charities on complex and often high-profile regulatory, disciplinary and governance matters. Notably, she acted for Sharon Shoesmith in the Baby P case, winning her appeal in the Court of Appeal in 2014. Foster was admitted into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame for Professional Discipline and Dispute Resolution in 2022.

Monica Macheng joins the firm’s Corporate team as partner and Head of Corporate Healthcare, specialising in Health & Social Care. She joins from Bevan Brittan, with significant experience in advising her clients on mergers and acquisitions, exit strategies, investments and group restructuring and reorganisation.

Macheng’s clients span owner-managed businesses to multi-national corporations, investors, funders and not for profit organisations.  She is recognised in The Legal 500 as “highly experienced in the fields of health and social care and assists with a wide range of corporate, investment and transactional matters”. She will be working with clients supported by a large cross disciplinary team on both national and cross-border transactions.

Commenting on these latest appointments, Craig Scott, head of the firm’s Business Services Group, said:
“It’s always exciting to embark on a new financial year with fresh thinking and - where strategic growth across the firm in the previous 12 months has allowed us to further invest - in bringing additional senior capacity on board to meet growing client demand.

“The addition of Hed Amitai and Monica Macheng to our Business Services Group reflects Hill Dickinson’s reputation in the market as a firm that is driving forward on the back of sustained financial growth. A significant element of that growth strategy is vested in the calibre of the people we employ and we’re delighted to welcome Hed, Monica and Ros to the firm.”

Andrew Craggs, head of the firm’s Health Group, added:
“Having already experienced such strong growth across the firm, as well as within the Health Group, Ros Foster and Monica Macheng both represent strategic hires for our nationwide team, bolstering our service offering and enhancing the expertise we provide to clients.

“Given their extensive work in both the public and private sectors, Ros and Monica’s appointment positions us well to continue to provide market-leading, innovative legal counsel to a range of clients. With our growth strategy focused on hiring exceptional talent, I look forward to working closely with Ros and Monica, as well as welcoming Hed to the wider Hill Dickinson team.”