Akerman today announced that Jeannil Boji has joined the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group as a partner in the Chicago office. She brings more than 18 years of experience advising companies, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals on complex and sensitive workplace matters. Most recently, Boji served as Labor & Employment and Commercial Litigation Partner at Perkins Coie in Chicago.
Akin announced today that Rory Wellever has joined the Chicago office as head of its music practice, bringing deep music industry experience that expands the firm’s media, entertainment & sports practice and strengthens its leadership in corporate and finance transactions across the music market. Rory joins Akin from Kirkland & Ellis where he was a partner.
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Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Lee Discher has joined the firm’s Transactions Department as a partner in the Finance Practice in Chicago. Discher arrives from the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis.
King & Spalding announced today that Matthew Kita has joined the firm as a partner in the Finance and Restructuring practice group. Kita joins King & Spalding from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner.
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Kenneth K. Suh has joined the firm as a principal in its Chicago office. He has more than a decade of experience in data privacy and cybersecurity, with a focus on artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, regulatory compliance and high-stakes litigation. Suh comes to the Firm from McDonald Hopkins LLC.
Skadden is pleased to announce that Scott Heard and Matthew Murphy have joined its market-leading Finance and Corporate Restructuring Groups, respectively, further strengthening the firm’s private credit and restructuring capabilities. Having worked together closely at another prominent global law firm, Mr. Heard and Mr. Murphy provide integrated service across complex debt financing transactions, including acquisition financings, recapitalizations, restructurings and liability management exercises. The duo arrives at the firm from Paul Hastings.
Morgan Lewis continues to deepen its national real estate platform and build on its position as a global leader in data center development, investment, and operations with the arrival of partners Nathan Fahrer and Valerie Johnston from Perkins Coie. Nathan, resident in Seattle, and Val, resident in Chicago, focus on sophisticated real estate transactions nationwide spanning acquisition, development, financing, and operations across asset classes, with significant experience in the data center sector.
Akin announced today that Christopher “Chris” Odell has joined the firm as a tax partner in Chicago, bolstering the firm’s global market‑leading tax and funds capabilities and advancing its strategic expansion in the Chicago market. Chris joins Akin from Kirkland & Ellis where he was a partner.
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Paul Hastings LLP today announced that leading funds partner Joshua Cohen has joined the firm, further boosting its premier global funds platform and ability to advise the world’s leading asset managers on their most significant and complex matters. Cohen arrives at the firm from Norton Rose Fulbright.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | ChicagoKing & Spalding announced today that Tinos Diamantatos has joined the firm as a partner in its Business Litigation practice group. He is based in the Chicago office. Diamantatos joins King & Spalding from Morgan Lewis, where he served as managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office and co-leader of the firm’s global White Collar Litigation & Government Investigations practice.
