Dickinson Wright is pleased to announce that Stephanie E. Kaiser has joined the firm’s Austin office as a Member to the litigation team. Kaiser comes to the firm from Husch Blackwell.
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Sidley Expands London Private Equity Practice with Addition of Partner Tony Downes
Sidley welcomes Tony Downes as a partner to the firm’s M&A and Private Equity practice. He was previously a partner in the Private Equity & M&A group at Proskauer.
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Weil Adds Executive Compensation & Benefits Partner Regina L. Readling in New York
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Regina L. Readling has joined the Firm as a partner in the Executive Compensation & Benefits practice, based in Weil’s New York office. Regina joins Weil from the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
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Real Estate Partner Danna Horton Joins King & Spalding in Chicago
King & Spalding announced today that Danna Horton, a real estate lawyer with extensive experience serving the commercial real estate and financial services industries, has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group. Horton is based in the firm’s Chicago office. Horton joins the firm from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in Chicago.
Dentons Grows Real Estate Finance Team in Italy With Partner Pierandrea Bonali
Global law firm Dentons has announced the arrival of Pierandrea Bonali as a partner in the Banking and Finance practice in Milan. He is a highly regarded lawyer in the area of real estate finance and will strengthen the Firm’s offering for clients in the real estate sector. He joins from McDermott Will & Emery law firm, along with senior associate Antida Cutuli.
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Fennemore Joins Forces With Bay Area Wendel Rosen
Fennemore continues its strategic Western expansion announcing today that it is combining with Wendel Rosen LLP, one of the oldest and largest full-service business law firms in the East Bay. The combined firm will be called Fennemore Wendel in Northern California, Fennemore Dowling Aaron in the Central Valley and Fennemore across the rest of its footprint in Southern California, Arizona, Colorado and Nevada.
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McDermott Launches Austin Office with Prominent Intellectual Property Group
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Austin, Texas, with a team of eight intellectual property (IP) partners: Kevin Meek, Syed Fareed, Stephen Hash, Paula Heyman, Brian Oaks, Margaret Sampson, Nick Schuneman and Brett Thompsen. The group joins the newly opened office from Baker Botts LLP.
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Gibson Dunn Adds Technology, Privacy and Cybersecurity Partner Vivek Mohan in Palo Alto
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Vivek K. Mohan has joined the firm’s Palo Alto office as a partner. Mohan will serve as Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems Practice Group and continue his privacy, cybersecurity and tech regulatory practice. Mohan joins Gibson Dunn from Mayer Brown LLP, where he was a partner. Previously, he was a senior attorney at Apple Inc., where he was on the company’s global privacy law and policy team and head of information security law.
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Willkie To Add Leading Private Equity Finance Lawyer Daniel Gendron As Partner in London
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that it will add prominent leveraged finance lawyer Daniel Gendron as a partner, based in the Firm’s London office. Daniel will join the Firm’s Finance Practice Group from Linklaters where he is a partner. Prior to joining Linklaters in 2008, Daniel began his career at Borden Ladner Gervais in Montreal, Canada. He is the third lateral partner to join Willkie’s London office this year and the sixth lateral to join Willkie’s multidisciplinary private equity platform in this same time period, with others joining in Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Freshfields Welcomes Joseph N. Soltis to Tax Team in New York
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP announced today that Joseph N. Soltis has joined the firm’s tax practice as Partner, based in New York. Soltis joins Freshfields from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP in New York.
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