Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that James M. Hays will join the firm’s Houston office as a partner, where he will continue to counsel private fund sponsors on the organization and administration of private investment funds across a diverse range of asset classes and strategies. He began his career at Simpson Thacher in New York.
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Clark Hill has announced that Jeff Harvey has joined the firm as a Member in its Corporate practice group in Dallas. Harvey joins the firm from the Dallas office of Holland & Knight LLP.
Mayer Brown announced today that Emily Naughton has joined the firm as a partner in its Real Estate Markets practice and Projects & Infrastructure team in Washington DC, along with associates Whitney Smith and Sarah Mernin. They join from Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of David Tobin as a partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group based in Dallas. David joins from Baker Botts where his practice focuses on high-stakes patent litigation in district courts and proceedings before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB).
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Seyfarth announced today the addition of three partners to the firm’s Seattle office. Michael Herbst and Russel Robertson join the firm’s Corporate department, and Ryan Dumm joins the Litigation department—all from Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt.
King & Spalding has added tax lawyer Olivier Goldstein as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group in Paris. Goldstein joins King & Spalding from his role as external auditor for Ligue de Football Professionnel.
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Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anette Gärtner to Partner in its soon to be opened Frankfurt office. Anette will be joining the firm’s commercial practice from Reed Smith, where she has been partner for the past seven years.
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Mark Silverman and Jonathan Aberman have joined Locke Lord’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group as Partners in the Firm’s Chicago office. Silverman, who will serve as Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) Special Servicer Team Leader, and Aberman bring to Locke Lord a strong roster of lender and special servicer clients, along with substantial and ongoing experience in advising lenders and servicers on a host of cutting-edge finance and bankruptcy issues. The pair join Locke Lord from Dykema Gossett PLLC.
