Dechert Expands Presence in Germany with Opening of Office in Frankfurt

Dechert LLP announced today that it has expanded its presence in Germany with the opening of an office in Frankfurt. Achim Pütz, who joined the firm in 2010, will serve as the managing partner for the office. He will be joined by Dr. Carsten Fischer and Dr. Benedikt Weiser, who have been elected as partners in the Financial Services group. Fischer, who has started with the firm, was previously a partner and a leader of the regulatory team at WTS Group, while Weiser, who will join the firm in February, was most recently a partner at Mayer Brown and head of its German Private Investment Funds group.

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Fried Frank Continues to Expand Its Hong Kong Corporate Practice With the Addition of Prominent Corporate Lawyer Carolyn Sng

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today the continued expansion of its Hong Kong Corporate practice with the addition of Carolyn Sng, who joins the Firm as a partner. Ms. Sng’s practice is primarily focused on complex capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, corporate finance and private equity transactions. She specializes in high-profile global offerings and debt capital markets transactions. Ms. Sng joins Fried Frank from Herbert Smith, where she was a partner.

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Weil Expands US Capital Markets Practice As Jennifer Bensch Joins New York Office

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced that Jennifer A. Bensch has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. Ms. Bensch joins Weil’s Capital Markets team from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP where she was a partner serving a broad range of financial institutions and corporate clients.

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Davis Polk Welcomes Leading International Trade Lawyer, John B. Reynolds III

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP today announced that John B. Reynolds III, a leading international trade lawyer, is joining the firm as a partner in the Washington, DC office. The arrival of Mr. Reynolds, who will be a member of Davis Polk’s International Trade and National Security practice and its Financial Institutions Group, will augment the firm’s global regulatory and enforcement capabilities.

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Leading Patent Litigator Joins Latham & Watkins in New York

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Daniel G. Brown has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Brown, who specializes in patent litigation involving pharmaceutical and life sciences companies, joins a team of premier IP litigators that has nearly doubled in the last two years.

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