Qatar sovereign fund poaches from White & Case

Tom LaMacchia left his role as a partner at US law firm White & Case in Japan earlier this month to join Qatar’s $115 billion sovereign wealth fund, which plans to invest $30 billion this year. He has already started in his new post in Doha at Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which did not respond to AsianInvestor requests for comment on the hire.  A source says LaMacchia’s role will involve advising on fund investments and M&A work. The latter is likely to take up most…