Wilson Sonsini Hires Sebastian Alsheimer as Partner, Expanding Shareholder Engagement and Activism Practice

Monday, February 6, 2023

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Sebastian Alsheimer has joined the firm as a corporate partner in New York. Alsheimer will be a member of the firm’s leading shareholder engagement and activism practice, which regularly ranks as one of the most active in the U.S. and globally by Bloomberg, Factset, and Refinitiv. He joins from Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, where he was a partner.

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Sidley Bolsters Growing M&A and Private Equity Practice in London With Addition of Partner Phil Cheveley

Monday, February 6, 2023
Sidley is pleased to announce that Phil Cheveley has joined the firm’s M&A and Private Equity practice in London. He is the fourth new partner in 2023 for Sidley’s growing London office, following the promotions of regulatory and enforcement lawyer Francesca Blythe and tax lawyer Steve Quinn, as well as the recent arrival of restructuring lawyer Kieran Sharma. Mr. Cheveley joins Sidley from Shearman & Sterling where he was Head of the firm’s M&A practice for EMEA and Asia.

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BakerHostetler Adds Business Partner in Dallas

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Jenny Givens joins BakerHostetler’s Dallas office as a partner in the firm’s Business Practice Group and on the firmwide Healthcare Industry team. Givens advises on compliance and regulatory healthcare matters, including fraud and abuse, privacy, licensure and enrollment, and a variety of other complex offerings. Givens arrives at the firm from the Dallas office of Gray Reed & McGraw P.C.

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Clyde & Co Continues its US Expansion With New Boston Office

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the opening of an office in Boston, United States, through a merger with local firm Hermes, Netburn, O’Connor & Spearing (Hermes Netburn).  Hermes Netburn is a 14-lawyer-strong firm based in Boston that focuses on insurance coverage, surety and fidelity, and civil litigation with a particular focus on product liability, toxic torts and exposures, and construction matters.

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Barnes & Thornburg Continues Expansion in New Jersey and Pennsylvania With the Addition of Five Attorneys

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Barnes & Thornburg is continuing its strategic East Coast expansion with the addition of partner Brett Kahn and associates William Carlucci and Thomas Zelante, Jr. in New Jersey and associates Lindsay Miller and Cathryn Ryan in Philadelphia, as well as new staff and paralegals in both offices.
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