Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Megan Knell as a Member in the firm’s Corporate Finance practice and Energy industry groups resident in its Dallas office. She joins Dykema after practicing at Harris, Finley & Bogle, P.C.
Arnold & Porter announced today the continued growth of its Corporate & Finance practice with the arrival of partner Marina Richter. She will be resident in New York. Richter arrives from O’Melveny & Myers LLP.
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O’Melveny announced today that Robert Wann Jr. has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Corporate Finance Practice Group, strengthening O’Melveny’s complex finance capabilities in the world’s most active deal market. He comes to O’Melveny from the New York office of Baker Botts.
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Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced today that Kevin Whittam, a skilled leveraged finance and specialty lending lawyer, has joined the Firm’s Transactional Practice in New York. He brings extensive deal experience and has been involved in numerous multimillion and multibillion dollar transactions over the past several years. Kevin joined Baker McKenzie from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where he served as Counsel.
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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Abigail Smith has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office and as a member of the Capital Markets and Public Company Representation Practices. Smith represents issuers, underwriters, and other parties across an array of capital markets transactions, with a primary focus on the real estate investment trust (REIT), financial services, and hospitality industries. She also advises clients on ongoing disclosure, reporting, and broader corporate governance matters. Smith arrives at Latham from Hogan Lovells.
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Gabe Fleet has joined the firm as a partner in the Connectivity, Privacy & Information Practice. Fleet is a leading deal lawyer in the music space, representing entertainment, digital media, and technology companies in connection with large-scale licensing transactions and related strategic guidance. Fleet joins Latham from iHeartMedia, where he served as Executive Vice President of Business Affairs and Chief Music Licensing Counsel.
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Ian Nussbaum has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Nussbaum advises public and private companies on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate governance, and shareholder activism and takeover defense matters. Nussbaum joins Latham from Cooley LLP.
Law firm Nixon Peabody LLP has added experienced litigator and trial lawyer Paul F. Downs, continuing to expand the firm’s Complex Disputes practice at a time of increased commercial litigation across many industries. Nixon Peabody Welcomes Downs from the New York office of Foley Hoag LLP.
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, a full-service national law firm, announced today the opening of its newest office located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a group of attorneys from Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP. The team consists of seven litigation attorneys and five corporate attorneys and includes 10 partners. The office will be located at PPG Place.
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Building on the firm’s longstanding presence in Frankfurt, Morgan Lewis is establishing a Munich office with 20 lawyers and advisors from the Munich office of Shearman & Sterling. Three partners—Florian Harder, head of Shearman & Sterling’s German offices and M&A/PE partner; Florian Ziegler, leveraged finance partner; and Jann Jetter, leader of the tax advisory practice—will launch Morgan Lewis’s new Munich office with a leading transactional and regulatory team in the areas of M&A, private equity, finance, and tax. Florian Harder will become Managing Partner of the Munich Office.
