Paul Hastings today announced the launch of its enhanced Brussels platform with leading antitrust lawyer Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte, who joins the firm as a partner and chair of its Brussels office. Joining from King & Spalding, where she led the firm’s EU Antitrust & Competition practice, Cisnal de Ugarte advises on all aspects of EU competition law and has substantial experience in cross-border mergers and joint ventures, high-stakes antitrust investigations and complex vertical agreements.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | BrusselsSkadden Expands Private Credit and Restructuring Capabilities With Scott Heard and the Return of Matthew Murphy
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 Strengthens National Real Estate and Market-Leading Data Center Capabilities with Two-Partner Team
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.
Greenberg Traurig Continues Expansion of Corporate Practice with Private Equity Attorney William R. ‘Bill’ Halaby III
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. continues the strategic expansion of its Corporate Practice with the addition of William R. “Bill” Halaby III as a shareholder in the firm’s Miami office. Halaby, who joins from Morrison Foerster, represents private equity sponsors, other private companies, and public companies in a wide range of transactional matters, including leveraged buyouts, carveout transactions, spinoffs, joint ventures, growth equity investments, business combinations, and securities offerings. He advises on domestic and cross-border transactions across the leisure, life sciences, industrial, financial services, energy, technology, and consumer goods and services industries, representing both buyers and sellers.
Tags: Greenberg Traurig, LLP | MiamiOrrick Enhances Life Sciences and Tech Capabilities with Partner Gina Marek in Silicon Valley
Orrick today announced the strategic addition of Gina Marek as a partner in the firm’s Technology Transactions Group, based in Silicon Valley. Gina joins the firm from Gunderson Dettmer, where she served as Co-Chair of the Strategic Licensing & Transactions Group. Her arrival follows the recent high-profile additions of New York tech advisor Agatha Kluk and former USPTO Solicitor Farheena Rasheed.
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Menlo ParkBaker McKenzie Adds Leading Data, Technology, Privacy and Cybersecurity Partner Frankie Tam in Hong Kong
Baker McKenzie announced today that Frankie Tam has joined the Firm’s Hong Kong office as a partner in its Data, Technology, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, strengthening the Firm’s capability advising on technology transactions, outsourcing, data privacy, information management, and cybersecurity to support clients as they navigate the growing challenges of innovating and staying competitive.
Tags: Baker McKenzie | Hong KongDechert Continues Lateral Hiring Momentum with Addition of Cybersecurity, Privacy and AI Expert J.J. Jones
Dechert LLP announced today the addition of J.J. Jones as a partner in its cyber, privacy and AI practice, further elevating the firm’s capabilities in incident response, AI counseling and litigation. Ms. Jones will be based in the firm’s San Francisco office. Before joining the firm, Jones was Microsoft’s Senior Director of Customer Incidents within the CISO’s Customer Security Management Office.
Alston & Bird Adds Tax Partner in New York, Strengthens Private Equity and Transactional Offerings
Alston & Bird announced today that Robert Friedman has joined the firm as a partner in its Federal & International Tax Group in New York, adding an accomplished legal adviser to its growing tax and corporate practices for private equity, M&A, and other transactions. Friedman joins Alston & Bird from Proskauer Rose LLP.
Tags: Alston & Bird LLP | New YorkBaker Botts Accelerates California Corporate Expansion with M&A Dealmaker Joseph Halloum
Baker Botts L.L.P. has added Joseph Halloum as a partner in its Palo Alto office and West Coast M&A Chair. The addition of Halloum strengthens the Firm’s corporate capabilities and California presence to meet the evolving needs of companies and private equity sponsors at the forefront of artificial intelligence, software, semiconductor, and other critical and emerging technologies. Halloum arrives at the firm from King & Spalding LLP.
Paul Hastings Welcomes Leading Securities Litigators in San Francisco and New York
Paul Hastings today announced that leading securities litigation partners Daniel Laguardia and Patrick Hein have joined the firm in San Francisco. Laguardia, who also practices in New York, will serve as co-chair of Securities Litigation. Joining from A&O Shearman, where Laguardia previously held various leadership positions, the pair expands Paul Hastings’ Securities Litigation team in Northern California and further enhances the firm’s broader capabilities for public company clients and financial institutions.
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