Cross-border Energy Transactions Lawyer Nicolas Borda Joins Reed Smith in Houston

Nicolas Borda has joined Reed Smith’s Global Energy & Natural Resources Group as a partner in the firm’s 75-attorney Houston office. Borda has more than 25 years of experience in all facets of oil and gas (upstream, midstream and downstream), power and renewable energy projects. Borda, who also joins Reed Smith’s Latin America Business Team, has been involved in some of the largest energy deals throughout Latin America, including the joint operating agreement for a multibillion dollar, first-of-its-kind deep water project in the Gulf of Mexico and the development of an LNG project in Northern Mexico. Before joining Reed Smith, Borda was a partner with Haynes and Boone based in Mexico City.
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Cooley Launches in Singapore

Cooley is further expanding its global presence with the launch of an office in Singapore. It is the firm’s 16th location worldwide, following openings in Brussels and Hong Kong last year. Ferish Patel, partner in charge of the new office, and Matthew Bartus, co-chair of Cooley’s global emerging companies and venture capital practice, who is relocating from Silicon Valley, will serve as the firm’s first resident partners in Singapore. More >>

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Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Joins King & Spalding as a Partner in Washington, D.C.

King & Spalding today announced that former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein joins the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner on its Special Matters & Government Investigations team. Rosenstein is the latest high-ranking Justice Department official to join the firm’s Special Matters & Government Investigations team; he will work closely with a deep bench of former federal prosecutors and senior government officials to help clients with their most challenging litigation, enforcement and reputational issues.

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Lisa Stevens, Hannah Brown, Henry Ellis and Krista Sirola Join Kirkland’s Restructuring Group in London

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that Lisa Stevens has joined the Firm’s London office as a partner in the Restructuring Practice Group. Ms. Stevens focuses her practice on special situations financings and financial restructurings for a wide range of stakeholders including individual lenders, steering committees, sponsors, borrowers and officeholders. In addition to the arrival of Ms. Stevens, associates Hannah Brown, Henry Ellis and Krista Sirola have joined Kirkland’s London restructuring team from Herbert Smith Freehills, Milbank and Norton Rose respectively. Ms. Stevens joins Kirkland from the London office of Latham & Watkins.

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Hunton Andrews Kurth Expands Oil & Gas Practice with Addition of David Pang in Dubai

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its international oil and gas practice with the addition of David Pang as a partner in the firm’s office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Before joining Hunton Andrews Kurth, Pang most recently was senior counsel at Bracewell in Dubai, working with private and public companies, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and private equity funds based both in the Middle East and outside the Middle East looking to invest in the region.

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Pillsbury Adds Real Estate Finance Pro Robert Grados as Partner

Pillsbury has recruited Robert Grados, a prominent leader in the area of real estate finance—particularly repurchase credit facilities, warehouse lines of credit and loan originations—as partner in the firm’s real estate practice. He joins the firm’s New York office from Jones Day, significantly expanding Pillsbury’s firmwide real estate finance capabilities. More >>

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Eversheds Sutherland Expands Corporate Practice with New Partner Lance Phillips in Chicago

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Lance J. Phillips has joined Eversheds Sutherland’s M&A and Private Capital teams in its Chicago office. Mr. Phillips is the second M&A partner, and fifth partner overall, to join Eversheds Sutherland in Chicago since the firm opened an office there in 2019. Mr. Phillips joins from Skadden’s corporate group in Chicago and advises public and private clients on all aspects of domestic and international merger and acquisition transactions, divestitures, controlling and noncontrolling equity transfers, corporate finance, SEC and other regulatory compliance matters, share¬holder activism and corporate governance. More >>

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