Dechert Welcomes Financial Services Partner Back to its London Office

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Dechert LLP announced today that Colin Sharpsmith has returned to the firm as a partner in the financial services and investment management practice based in London, strengthening the firm’s financial services regulation capability. His return to the firm marks the seventh lawyer to return to Dechert as a partner in 2021-2022, following Richard Pugh, Kathleen Mylod, Alon Goldberger, Sonia Gioseffi, Jon Burke and Steve Engel. Sharpsmith returns to the firm after four years with Kirkland & Ellis LLP. 

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Linklaters Welcomes M&A Heavyweight Back to The Firm

Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Linklaters has expanded its corporate practice in Spain with the hire of Sebastián Albella, who re-joins the firm as an M&A partner. Previously a partner at Linklaters for more than 10 years, Sebastián re-joins after a period at Latham & Watkins, following his time as Chairman of the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) to which he was appointed by the Spanish Government in 2016.

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Allurie Kephart Joins Wilson Sonsini’s Corporate Department in Delaware

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Allurie Kephart has joined the firm’s corporate department as a partner in the Wilmington, Delaware, office. Kephart’s addition reflects the firm’s ongoing expansion in both Delaware and other markets, as well as sustained demand for transactional and corporate advisory experience from technology and life sciences clients. Most recently, Kephart was a partner at law firm Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor. 

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Cozen O’Connor Adds Veteran Tax Attorney Kevin Zimka to Canadian Tax Group

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

As part of the ongoing expansion of its Canadian offices, Cozen O’Connor announced veteran corporate tax attorney Kevin Zimka — who has advised on numerous Canadian M&A and mining transactions worth (cumulatively) more than CAN$13 billion — has joined its Vancouver office as a shareholder. Zimka, who comes to Cozen O’Connor from major Canadian firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, is the 15th attorney to join its Vancouver/Toronto offices since June 2021.

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Further Private Equity Partner Adds to Corporate Expansion in Paris

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed private equity lawyer Arnaud Lafarge as a partner in its Corporate practice in Paris. M. Lafarge joins from Lamy Lexel, and is accompanied by two associates, Nicolas Leveque and Eva Jouannic. He joins a Corporate team in France significantly bolstered by the recent arrivals of private equity lawyers Maxime Dequesne and Anthony Guillaume, and private equity finance and tax specialists Benjamin Marché and Charles Briand, and his appointment is the eighth partner hire in the firm’s Paris office since summer 2021.

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Locke Lord Adds Steve Bolden as Partner in Dallas, Further Strengthening Deep Public Finance Bench

Monday, September 19, 2022

Steve Bolden has joined Locke Lord’s Public Finance Practice Group as a Partner in the Firm’s Dallas office. His arrival highlights Locke Lord’s continued commitment to the Firm’s public finance presence in the Lone Star State, one of the largest and most diverse public finance markets in the country. Bolden, who joins Locke Lord from Bracewell, concentrates on public finance matters and acts as bond counsel, disclosure counsel and underwriters’ counsel.

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McDermott Adds Prominent Litigators in Dallas

Monday, September 19, 2022

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of partners Richard Salgado and David Genender to its Litigation Practice Group based in Dallas. David and Richard are experienced first-chair trial lawyers who understand the complex litigation risks associated with doing business in today’s economy. David joins McDermott after 28 years at Baker Botts LLP. Richard joins McDermott from Jones Day.

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Greenberg Traurig’s Global Tax Practice Adds Sharon Katz-Pearlman, a Marquee Name in Tax Controversy Practice

Monday, September 19, 2022

KPMG International’s Global Head of Tax Dispute Resolution & Controversy and the Co-Principal in Charge of KPMG LLP’s U.S. Tax Dispute Resolution Practice, Sharon Katz-Pearlman, joined Greenberg Traurig’s Global Tax Practice. Katz-Pearlman, known for her role in developing the tax controversy practice at the Big Four accounting firm, joins Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in its New York City office to assist clients worldwide.

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