Jindrich Kloub Joins Wilson Sonsini’s Antitrust and Competition Team in Brussels

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Jindrich Kloub has joined the firm’s antitrust and competition department as a partner in the Brussels office. Kloub’s more than 10 years of service at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition and his most recent Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC) role illustrate the range of his enforcement agency experience and connections. His addition fortifies Wilson Sonsini’s acclaimed antitrust and competition practice in the United States and Europe. Most recently, Kloub was executive director of operations at the HKCC, where he was responsible for all antitrust enforcement since 2017. 

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Addleshaw Goddard Grows Construction Disputes Team With New Partner Hire

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Addleshaw Goddard has hired Clarissa Smith as a partner in its fast-growing construction and engineering team. Clarissa, who primarily specialises in cross-sector disputes for clients within the construction industry, previously worked as a partner at Trowers & Hamlins. Her practice has focused on all forms of alternative dispute resolution, adjudication, meditation and the resolution of claims under the pre-action protocol for construction and engineering disputes. Previous clients have included some of the UK’s largest developers, contractors, sub-contractors, consultants and local authorities.

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W. Anders Folk and Kristin Berger Parker join Jones Day as partners in Minneapolis

Thursday, November 10, 2022

The global law firm Jones Day announced today that W. Anders Folk and Kristin Berger Parker have joined the Firm as partners in the Minneapolis Office. Mr. Folk joins Jones Day’s Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice, and Ms. Parker joins the Firm’s Labor & Employment Practice. Mr. Folk spent the last four years at the Department of Justice, initially serving as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota and later as the Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota. Parker joins Jones Day from Stinson Leonard Street LLP.

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O’Melveny Welcomes Leading Bank Regulatory Lawyer Jarryd Anderson

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

O’Melveny announced today that leading bank regulatory lawyer Jarryd Anderson has joined the firm as a partner based in Washington, DC. He will advise financial institutions, banks, fintech companies, and their investors on transactional, regulatory, supervisory, and enforcement matters. He comes to O’Melveny from WilmerHale, where he served in the Financial Institutions Group and the Bank Regulation and Enforcement Practice.

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Eversheds Sutherland Makes Second Financial Services Partner Hire In a Month

Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Eversheds Sutherland today announces the appointment of experienced funds professional Claudia Hoffmann to Partner in the firm’s Luxembourg office. Claudia’s practice is focused on the alternative investment fund space, working with clients across all asset classes. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Claudia was Counsel at Arendt & Medernach SA in Luxembourg, where she has practised for the past ten years.

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