Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Jonathan Levine has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Business Restructuring & Insolvency Group. Mr. Levine comes to the firm from Andrews Kurth, where he represented ad hoc bondholder groups, indenture trustees, and creditor committees. His addition follows the recent arrival of Peter Declercq and Sonya Van de Graaff as business restructuring and insolvency partners in London. More >>
Tags: Morrison & Foerster LLP | WashingtonMonthly Archives: February 2016
Mayer Brown Boosts its Global Energy Capabilities With Addition of London Partner Mathew Kidwell
Mayer Brown announced today that it has appointed Mathew Kidwell as a partner in London to further boost its global Energy group. More >>
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | LondonFaegreBD Strengthens International Corporate Practice With Ted Cominos and Cristina Audran-Proca
Faegre Baker Daniels has added experienced corporate partner Ted Cominos, in Chicago, and counsel Cristina Audran-Proca, who joins in the firm’s London office. Both attorneys come from Locke Lord LLP. More >>
Tags: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Chicago | LondonPolsinelli Adds Well-Known Senior DOJ Official and White Collar Defense Attorney Bill Mateja to Dallas Office
Polsinelli welcomes well-known, white collar defense attorney William B. Mateja to its Dallas office as an equity shareholder. With extensive knowledge in a variety of white collar defense matters, and an emphasis on health care and securities enforcement, Mateja joins the firm’s national White Collar Defense & Government Investigations Practice Group, and will also focus heavily on health care fraud and abuse matters. More >>
Tags: Polsinelli PC | DallasK&L Gates Strengthens Corporate/M&A Practice with Houston Partner Addition
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added two new partners in its Asia practice. Corporate lawyer Ian Liao joins K&L Gates’ Shanghai office from Jones Day, while disputes lawyer Glenn Cheng — who arrives from Nabarro LLP — is based in the firm’s Singapore office. More >>
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | HoustonBracewell’s New York Office Welcomes Tax Partner Michele J. Alexander
Bracewell LLP announced today that Michele J. Alexander has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the tax practice. Alexander counsels clients in mergers and acquisitions, securities and capital markets, funds and joint ventures, bankruptcy, real estate, and compensation matters. More >>
Tags: Bracewell LLP | New YorkSheppard Mullin Adds San Francisco Finance Partner Colleen McDonald
Colleen H. McDonald has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Finance and Bankruptcy practice group, based in the firm’s San Francisco office. McDonald joins from Reed Smith. More >>
Tags: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP | San FranciscoOrrick Announces Seven More Houston Office Partners
The international law firm Orrick today announced seven additional partners in the firm’s new Houston office: Carlos Treistman, Bill Parish, Rodrigo Dominguez, Jonathan Ayre and Joe Roger all join from Morgan Lewis; and David Ronn, who will join the firm tomorrow, and Barbara de Marigny join from McGuireWoods. This team brings talent and depth in M&A, capital markets, tax, and energy and infrastructure transactions and projects, including substantial experience in cross-border transactions throughout Latin America. More >>
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | HoustonMorgan Lewis Adds Prominent Oil and Gas Partner Kirstin Gibbs to Energy Team
Morgan Lewis has further strengthened its premier energy team with the arrival of Kirstin Gibbs, a lawyer with a wide-ranging background representing clients in the oil and gas industry. Ms. Gibbs, who joins as a partner practicing from both Washington, DC, and Houston, was a partner at another prominent energy firm. More >>
Tags: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | WashingtonStephen Hibbard, Veteran Financial Institutions Litigator, Joins Jones Day as Partner in San Francisco
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Stephen Hibbard has joined the Firm as a partner in its Financial Institutions Litigation & Regulation (FILR) Practice and will be based in the Firm’s San Francisco Office. Mr. Hibbard was previously a partner in the San Francisco office of Shearman & Sterling LLP, where he was a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice. More >>
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