BakerHostetler announces the addition of Tom L’Helias, Erik Mengwall and Mike Ginzburg as partners in the firm’s New York office. Joining the Business Practice Group and the Mergers and Acquisitions team, the trio brings extensive experience in high-stakes transactions, signaling a significant expansion of the firm’s corporate capabilities for financial and strategic buyers.
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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its International Trade Practice and National Security Group with the addition of Shareholders Shrutih R. Tewarie and Luciano (Lu) Racco. The accomplished attorneys join from Foley Hoag LLP, where they served as co-chairs of that firm’s International Trade & National Security practice. Tewarie will be resident in New York, while Racco will be based in Washington, D.C.
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Sidley is pleased to announce that Ike Chidi has joined the firm’s Global Finance practice in Sidley’s office in Century City. Mr. Chidi joins from O’Melveny & Myers, where he was a partner in the Corporate Finance group.
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Paul Hastings LLP announced today that Alicia Osei has joined as a tax partner in London, further strengthening the firm’s London and global tax platform and expanding its capabilities to guide clients through complex strategic M&A, private equity, funds and private capital investments, capital markets, structured credit and other transactions in the U.K. and internationally. Joining from Macfarlanes, Osei brings nearly 15 years of experience advising clients across the full spectrum of tax and structuring matters in the private fund and capital industry, including fund formations, secondary transactions, continuation funds, executive carried interest and co-investment arrangements and the establishment and reorganization of investment management businesses.
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Vinson & Elkins today announced that Melissa Raciti-Knapp has joined the firm as a New York-based partner in the firm’s Finance practice. Raciti-Knapp joins from Freshfields, where she was head of the U.S. Energy and Infrastructure group and co-head of the firm’s Latin America practice.
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Pilar Puerto has joined Dinsmore & Shohl LLP as a partner in its Tax, Benefits and Wealth Practice, adding valuable insight and experience from her role in the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Chief Counsel.
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Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Nicole Aiken-Shaban has joined the firm’s Healthcare practice, Goodwin Health, as a partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Aiken-Shaban arrives at Goodwin from Reed Smith LLP.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce the addition of nationally recognized hospitality lawyers Jim Butler, David Sudeck, Mark Adams, Jeff Myers, and Joe Mellema as partners. The group previously practiced at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP, where Jim Butler was a founding partner and established and built its market-leading hospitality group, for which he and David most recently served as co-chairs.
Tags: Blank Rome LLP | Los AngelesPaul Hastings LLP today announced that leading funds partner Joshua Cohen has joined the firm, further boosting its premier global funds platform and ability to advise the world’s leading asset managers on their most significant and complex matters. Cohen arrives at the firm from Norton Rose Fulbright.
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