Allen & Overy has announced the appointment of leveraged and acquisition finance expert Marnie Fels. Marnie will be joining A&O in Sydney as a partner in the Asia Pacific Banking practice and Global Leveraged Finance practice. Marnie joins Allen & Overy from Herbert Smith Freehills in Sydney. Her start date is not yet confirmed.
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Holland & Knight continues to strengthen its leading Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group with the addition of Simone Collins as a partner in its Century City office. Ms. Collins’ practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, joint ventures and other complex investment and strategic business transactions. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, she was a partner at Sklar Kirsh LLP.
Orrick is pleased to announce Benjamin Howe has joined the firm as a partner focused on advising startup companies and venture capital investors. He joins Orrick’s global venture capital practice, which ranks top 3 globally for Q3 2022 (Pitchbook). Howe is the 16th tech-focused partner to join Orrick this year. Prior to Orrick, Ben was a partner at Holland & Knight.
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Dentons announces the addition of Megan Cornell as a partner in the Firm’s Corporate and Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies groups. A seasoned lawyer with 20 years of industry experience, Megan advises many startups, founders, local businesses, large domestic and foreign-owned companies with Canadian subsidiaries in the technology, financial services, retail and industrial/manufacturing sectors. Cornell arrives from Gowling WLG in Ottowa.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Financial Services Regulatory practice with the addition of Woldemar Haering as a partner in Frankfurt. He joins White & Case from Allen & Overy, where he was counsel.
Akin Gump today announced that energy regulatory partner Emily Mallen has joined the firm’s Washington D.C. office as a partner on its energy team. Ms. Mallen has experience advising natural gas, oil and products pipeline clients in U.S. federal regulatory and transactional matters, including matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. She joins from Sidley Austin.
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that Lewis Zirogiannis has joined its Litigation Department as a partner in the Dallas office. Zirogiannis arrives from Foley & Lardner LLP.
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Barnes & Thornburg has added Soo Y. Park as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Park joins the firm’s acclaimed Labor and Employment Department. Park arrives at the firm from Fisher & Phillips LLP in Los Angeles.
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Mintz is pleased to announce that Natashia Tidwell, a former federal prosecutor and police officer, has joined the firm’s Boston office as a Member of the Litigation Group. Ms. Tidwell’s practice focuses on white collar defense and government investigations with a special emphasis on assisting educational institutions in identifying and managing internal and external challenges. Ms. Tidwell previously practiced at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP.
