Global law firm Dentons has fortified its Tax practice with the recruitment of partner Rezan Ökten as Head of Transfer Pricing in the Netherlands and Sebastian Frankenberg as Counsel and Head of Valuation Services in the Netherlands. Both joined the Amsterdam office on June 1, 2023.
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Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that Clay Brett has joined its Corporate Department as a partner in the Houston office.
Paul Hastings LLP announced today that preeminent complex commercial litigator Susan Leader has joined the firm as a partner in Century City. She joins from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she was firmwide co-chair of the complex litigation practice group.
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP has announced that Andrew Quesnelle has joined the firm as a partner in its Labor & Employment department, based in Charlotte.Quesnelle comes to Seyfarth from Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., where he was the Associate General Counsel, Labor & Employment.
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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that prominent energy and infrastructure dealmaker Chris Bennett has joined the Firm as a partner in the Corporate Department, based in the Houston office. He joins Weil from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he was a partner in that firm’s energy and infrastructure practice, based in Houston.
Tags: Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP | HoustonDentons is pleased to welcome Marie-Andrée Thibault as a partner and lead of the Real Estate group in Montréal. With over 15 years of extensive experience, Marie-Andrée is a trusted advisor to clients in the real estate sector, representing them in every aspect of their transactions. She has a full-service practice which covers real estate developments, acquisitions and sales and financings, with specific expertise in energy, mining and infrastructure projects. Marie arrives from Fasken.
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Akin today announced that Tarun Warriar has joined as a partner in the firm’s special situations & private credit team. Tarun is based in Akin’s Hong Kong office and joins from Värde Partners, a leading global alternative investment firm, where he was a managing director.
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Pillsbury has announced the arrival of trial lawyer Paul Fraidenburgh as a Litigation partner in San Diego. Fraidenburgh was previously a shareholder at Buchalter APC, where he served as Chair of Litigation for the Orange County and San Diego offices.
Anthony “Tony” Phillips, a former Director and Associate General Counsel for Integrity at Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.), has joined Pillsbury as a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office. He is the latest addition to Pillsbury’s prestigious Technology Industry practice, which is consistently ranked among the most active practices in the world. Phillips brings experience as a former trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section. He began his career as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) Officer—a military lawyer—in the U.S. Air Force.
