Broadfield today announced the addition of five partners across its United Kingdom and United States practices and the appointment of Dr. David Ramm as Head of Corporate for Broadfield UK. These appointments strengthen the firm’s capabilities in energy and infrastructure, cross-border corporate and finance, and private wealth, as Broadfield continues to build a global platform to address complex matters and meet modern client expectations with rational pricing.
Joining Broadfield as Partner and Global Head of Energy and Infrastructure, Gavin Watson brings deep experience advising sponsors, corporates, trading companies, financial institutions, and government-related entities on corporate, commercial, and project development matters across the global energy and infrastructure sectors. His practice spans Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, with a focus on the energy transition and the circular economy, and includes mandates supporting near-term energy security across oil and gas, LNG, and petrochemicals.
Broadfield also welcomes Michael A. Smith as a Partner in Broadfield U.S. in the New York office. Michael is an international corporate and finance lawyer with more than 35 years of experience across New York, London, and Toronto, and is qualified in all three jurisdictions. He advises boards, sponsors, asset managers, and financial institutions on cross-border transactions, capital markets, intricate debt products, governance, and risk management. His recent work includes developing practical legal operating models for clients, including fractional general counsel support for private capital platforms and growth-oriented businesses.
Also joining the New York office, Constantinos Pappas joins Broadfield U.S. as a Partner focused on private equity and mergers and acquisitions. He advises private equity sponsors and portfolio companies across the deal life cycle, including acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, and recapitalizations, with experience across technology, healthcare, consumer, media and entertainment, telecommunications, education, and manufacturing.
In London, Broadfield adds two partners to its Private Wealth offering. Jonathan Kropman advises on family succession planning for family businesses, with experience in trusts, family office structures, shareholder arrangements, and family investment companies. Katherine Forster focuses on domestic and international private client matters, including wealth structuring, offshore trusts and restructurings, governance, asset protection, and succession planning, often working with overseas advisers.
Broadfield has also appointed Dr. David Ramm as Head of Corporate for Broadfield UK. David has nearly 30 years of experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, and commercial transactions, primarily for technology clients. In his expanded leadership role, he will oversee the firm’s corporate practice across the United Kingdom, supporting clients from early-stage capital through later-stage rounds, exits, and strategic commercial arrangements, including joint ventures and licensing.
Over the past year, we have been building a firm with international reach, strong regional depth, and a delivery model designed for speed, multifaceted matters, and business outcomes. Gavin, Michael, Constantinos, Jonathan, and Katherine bring experience that aligns with where our clients are going and what they need next. David’s appointment reflects the momentum in our corporate practice and our focus on strengthening leadership as we scale.
John Hutchinson
Managing Partner of Broadfield UK
Clients are asking for senior judgment, clear execution, cross-border coordination, and a commercial mindset. These appointments deepen our bench in key areas where clients are managing investment, regulatory, and operational complexity across jurisdictions.
Chris Hagenbuch
Managing Partner of Broadfield U.S.
Energy and infrastructure clients are navigating two realities at once. They need to deliver near-term security while investing in transition, innovation, and new technologies. Broadfield is building an agile platform that is genuinely international, commercially focused, priced rationally, and designed for the future.
Gavin Watson
Partner and Global Head of Energy and Infrastructure
Broadfield continues to invest in modern infrastructure and secure AI-enabled workflows that support collaboration across offices and help teams move matters forward with discipline and transparency. The firm works with SHP Legal Services, a subsidiary of LSS Strategic Partners, an A&M Inc. company, which supports operational and technology initiatives and can help facilitate access to broader professional services capabilities when clients require multidisciplinary input. Broadfield remains an independent, partner-owned law firm.
Since launching in December 2024, Broadfield has expanded to offices in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Hong Kong, with more than 300 lawyers worldwide. In 2026, the firm plans to expand and strengthen its current jurisdictions while actively exploring new regions worldwide to meet client demand.
About Broadfield:
Founded in 2024, Broadfield is an international law firm delivering sophisticated legal advice through a modern delivery model. The firm advises clients across industries and jurisdictions, combining regional depth with coordinated cross-border execution. Broadfield has offices in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, Broadfield operates by being associated with Liu, Patrick Ling and Co. LLP.
