International law firm Clifford Chance today announced the arrival of real estate partners Kris Ferranti and Jonathan Y. Newman in its US Real Estate practice. Ferranti and Newman bolster the firm’s US and global Real Estate offering comprising 600 attorneys, including 193 partners, across five continents. The pair arrive at the firm from Shearman & Sterling LLP.
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Casper van Weerd has joined NautaDutilh’s Corporate Crime & Corporate Investigations as senior associate. For the past six years, Casper has worked as a lawyer in a law firm specialising in corporate law and corporate criminal law. He obtained his master’s degree (cum laude) in 2017, after having completed both a bachelor’s degree in history and a bachelor’s degree in law. During his studies, Casper worked at the Dutch public prosecution service and various law firms. He also volunteered at a legal clinic where he provided free legal aid in criminal cases. His master’s thesis focused on the scope of Dutch money laundering legislation from a comparative law perspective.
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Terry R. Weiss and Stefanie Wayco have joined Duane Morris LLP as partners in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its Atlanta office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Weiss and Wayco were both shareholders at Maynard Nexsen PC.
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National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Brenda Barrett has joined the firm as a partner in the Austin office and as a member of its Energy & Natural Resources industry group. Barrett arrives at the firm from Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC.
Leading international law firm Baker McKenzie has hired Adil Hussain from Clyde & Co as Partner and Head of the Banking & Finance practice in the UAE, and Global Head of Islamic Finance. He joined the firm’s UAE offices on 11 September 2023.
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Eric S. Aronson, a widely respected trial lawyer with broad experience in trial and appellate courts across the nation, has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Group in New York. Aronson joins Crowell from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.
Tags: Crowell & Moring LLP | New YorkJacqueline A. Brooks has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Baltimore office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Brooks was a partner at Saul Ewing LLP. At Duane Morris, Brooks will serve as chair of the firm’s newly established REIT Division within its Corporate practice.
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is pleased to announce that David Yang is joining the firm’s Washington office as a partner. Yang arrives from Maynard Nexsen PC.
Global law firm Clyde & Co has hired tax expert Rachel Fox as a partner in its Dubai office. Rachel is joining Clyde & Co’s Global Corporate & Advisory practice and will lead the firm’s Middle East tax offering. Rachel joins Clyde & Co from William Fry in Ireland, where she was made partner in 2019.
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Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of Partner Martin “Marty” Mackowski to its Competition – Antitrust Practice in Washington, DC. Mackowski joins from Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.), where he served as Associate General Counsel, Competition and Regulatory.
