Womble Adds Leading Fintech Partner, Deepens Corporate Bench in Nashville

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that Howard W. Herndon has joined the firm’s Nashville office as a partner in the Corporate & Securities group. Herndon focuses his practice on the electronic transaction industry and regularly advises emerging businesses, private equity firms, and venture capital investors. For over two decades, he has represented public and private payments companies in significant industry transactions ranging from $100 million to over $1 billion. He joins Womble from the Nashville office of Frost Brown Todd, where he led that firm’s Payment Industries team.

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Sheppard Mullin Lands Five-Attorney Real Estate Team

Monday, March 27, 2023

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that a five-attorney team has joined the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental practice group. The team is led by Dallas-based partners Michelle R. Brown and Andrew W. Bengtson, who were most recently at Jones Day. Also joining from Jones Day are partners Ian Lange and Shane M. Trawick and special counsel Jeffrey T. Ramsey.

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Gibson Dunn Adds Two Partners to FinTech and Financial Institutions Practices

Monday, March 27, 2023

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Jason Cabral and Sara Weed have joined the firm’s New York and Washington D.C. offices, respectively. Cabral and Weed will continue their individual practices in regulatory and transactional matters for traditional financial services and FinTech clients, as well as advising clients in the development of payments, lending, and deposit products and services. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Cabral practiced with Paul Hastings LLP, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Before joining Gibson Dunn, Weed practiced with Paul Hastings LLP.

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Eversheds Sutherland Adds Energy Project Development and Finance Partner Prem Malali

Monday, March 27, 2023

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Prem Malali has joined the Global Energy Group as a partner in the New York office. As a highly experienced energy project development and project finance attorney with a strong focus on renewable energy, Mr. Malali will further enhance the firm’s legal services that address the full lifecycle of energy projects. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Mr. Malali was a partner at Nelson Mullins in New York. 

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Experienced Energy Lawyer Added to the Hinshaw team in New Orleans

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Colleen Jarrott has joined the firm as a partner in the New Orleans office. Formerly with Baker Donelson, Jarrott has more than 20 years of litigation experience in a wide range of industries, as well as advising oil and gas industry clients on legislative and regulatory matters related to carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS).

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