Paul Hastings Adds Leading Finance Partner Patrick Bright in London

Continuing the strategic expansion of its market-leading global finance practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that Patrick Bright, a leader in European high-yield transactions, has joined the firm as a partner in London. Bright is consistently ranked by Legal 500, Chambers UK, and IFLR1000 as a top practitioner in the high-yield space and he previously led the European high-yield team at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

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Cooley Adds M&A and Private Equity Partner to Growing Shanghai Office

Ruomu Li has joined Cooley’s Shanghai office as a partner in the firm’s business department, where she will focus on mergers & acquisitions and private equity transactions with an emphasis on the technology and life sciences industries. Li arrives from Morrison & Foerster, where she served as a partner in the M&A, private equity investments and buyouts practices. She has extensive experience representing strategic and financial investors and target companies in the US, across China, and internationally on a broad range of M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions.

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Holland & Knight Welcomes Partner Bradley Seltzer to its Tax and Energy Practices

Holland & Knight has expanded its tax and energy practices with the addition of partner Bradley Seltzer. Mr. Seltzer brings significant experience representing Fortune 100 utility, energy and telecommunications clients in complex tax matters, including tax planning, accounting and controversy. He will work in both the Washington D.C. and Orange County offices at Holland & Knight. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Seltzer was a partner with Eversheds Sutherland. 

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Clark Hill Adds Litigator Kevin D. Kent to Philadelphia Office

International law firm Clark Hill PLC announced today that Kevin Dooley Kent has joined the firm as a Member in the Litigation practice. Kent, who joins from Philadelphia-based Conrad O’Brien where he was a shareholder, will co-lead the firm’s Transatlantic strategy with Jarrod Duffy, Member and Co-Chair of Clark Hill’s Corporate practice group, and Sam Saarsteiner, Member with the firm’s Dublin, Ireland office. Kent works from the firm’s Dublin and Philadelphia offices.

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Clyde & Co Continues to Expand With New Corporate & Advisory Partner Appointment, Mohamed Barakat

Mohamed is a highly regarded US-qualified lawyer with more than 17 years of experience working in the United States (Chicago and Washington, DC) and the Middle East (Egypt and Saudi Arabia). He is a leading corporate lawyer with a deep understanding of the region and advises clients on complex M&A and restructuring transactions in the energy, financial services, infrastructure and real estate sectors. He joins from Baker & McKenzie LLP.

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ArentFox Schiff Welcomes Insurance Partner Huhnsik Chung in New York

Huhnsik represents clients in a wide range of regulatory and transactional matters, while also resolving complex disputes that arise in the insurance industry. He advises on insurance-related matters involving formations and capitalizations, mergers and acquisitions, portfolio transfers, insurance-linked securities, investments, commutation agreements, and restructurings and receiverships. Huhnsik also advises on risk mitigation and exposures arising from transactions and investments, global licensing issues, tax matters, and representations and warranties policies on both the buy and sell side. In his dispute resolution practice, Huhnsik has served as lead counsel in more than 70 insurance, reinsurance, and commercial proceedings. Huhnsik joins ArentFox Schiff from Carlton Fields, PC, where he was a shareholder and served as co-chair of the firm’s Fintech and P&C Insurance Regulatory and Transactional Practice and the Blockchain and Digital Currency Practice. 

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