Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice David Nahmias Will Join Jones Day as a Partner in Atlanta
David E. Nahmias, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, and Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, will join the Firm as a partner based in the Atlanta Office. He will lead the Investigations & White Collar Defense team in Atlanta while also working with the Firm’s Issues & Appeals Practice.
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King & Spalding Adds Global Investigations Partner Olivia Radin in New York
King & Spalding announced today that Olivia Radin has joined the firm as a partner on its Special Matters and Government Investigations team. She is based in the New York office. Radin joins the firm from Freshfields, where she was managing partner of the New York office and a member of its global board.
Dentons expands Commercial Litigation practice with Audrey Kwak
Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, announces today that Audrey Kwak has joined the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice as a shareholder in the Pittsburgh office. Kwak joins from Eckert Seamans and brings more than 15 years of significant commercial litigation experience, including complex business, intellectual property and construction disputes.
Tags: Dentons | PittsburghAllen & Overy bolsters its U.S. Corporate M&A practice with Partner David Ingles
Allen & Overy (“A&O”) today announced that David Ingles has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate M&A practice. David joins A&O’s New York office from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP where he served as a partner in its M&A practice in New York.
K&L Gates Bolsters Corporate/Private Equity Practice with Addition of Seven-Partner Team in Pittsburgh Office
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added a team of seven corporate and private equity partners in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. The group joins K&L Gates from Dentons Cohen & Grigsby and consists of partners Chris Thel, Ron Aulbach, Curt Anderson, John Wingerter, Lauren Crossett, Andrea Steiner, and Jeff Berkey.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Veteran Banking Attorney Mark D. Shaffer to its Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice in New York
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expands its Financial Regulatory & Compliance capabilities with the addition of Mark D. Shaffer as a shareholder in the New York office. He joins from Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) where he served as chief compliance officer of BNY Trust Company of Canada and BNY Mellon (Toronto Branch), and as a director in Asset Servicing, Digital, and Issuer Services (Corporate Trust and Depository Receipts) Compliance.
Orrick Expands Energy Transition Team with Top California Energy Regulatory Adviser
Patrick Ferguson joins Orrick as a partner in our Energy & Infrastructure practice in San Francisco, focused on helping clients in the energy transition space navigate the demanding regulatory environment in California and the Western U.S.With a deep background advising independent power producers, as well as utilities and community choice aggregators, Patrick’s wide-ranging practice covers regulatory policy and transactions involving renewable energy and capacity sales, energy storage, offshore wind and transmission projects, carbon trading and beyond. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Power Association of Northern California, and he previously worked as in house commercial and regulatory counsel with a wind developer. Patrick, who co-chaired Davis Wright Tremaine’s energy practice, is the 9th partner to join our global E&I team since the beginning of last year.
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