Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Ronie Schmelz as a partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution group, accompanied by Avril Love as counsel. They join K&L Gates’ Los Angeles office from Tucker Ellis LLP.
King & Spalding Hires Projects Partner Brendan Hundt in the United Arab Emirates
King & Spalding has recruited projects lawyer Brendan Hundt as a partner in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group in the United Arab Emirates. Hundt will split time between the firm’s Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices as a member of its Middle East Energy and Project Finance team. Hundt was most recently a partner in the Dubai office of Shearman & Sterling.
Akerman Extends Global Reach with Corporate Partner Michael Doherty
National law firm Akerman LLP with 24 U.S. offices expanded its largest office, New York, and its global reach with corporate partner Michael Doherty. Doherty joins the Corporate Practice Group from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
Leading M&A partners Kimberly Petillo-Dcossard and Ross Sturman join White & Case in New York
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice with the addition of Kimberly Petillo-Décossard and Ross Sturman as partners in New York. Petillo-Décossard and Sturman both arrive to White & Case from Cahill Gordon & Reindel, where Petillo-Décossard was co-chair of the M&A and corporate advisory practice, and where they both started their legal careers.
Allen & Overy Expands U.S. M&A and Private Equity Team With Partner Romain Dambre
Allen & Overy (“A&O”) today announced that Romain Dambre has joined the firm as a partner in its U.S. Corporate practice. Romain joins A&O’s New York office from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice.
Richard C. Godfrey joins Quinn Emanuel
Adding to its formidable capabilities in complex multidistrict litigation, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP announced today that Richard C. Godfrey is joining the firm as a partner, resident in the firm’s Chicago office. Godfrey joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where he served for 16 years on the Global Management Executive Committee. At Quinn Emanuel, Godfrey will become Chair of the Complex Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) practice group, the firm said.
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Paul Hastings Adds Elite International Arbitration Partner in London
Further establishing itself as a destination for premier legal talent, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that widely recognized international arbitration lawyer Garreth Wong has joined the firm as a partner in its London office. He will serve as the firm’s global co-chair of international arbitration. Wong joins Paul Hastings from Shearman & Sterling LLP.
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Cozen O’Connor Adds Two of the Country’s Leading Data Privacy Litigators to its Commercial Litigation Practice Group
Cozen O’Connor today welcomed Melissa A. Siebert and Erin Bolan Hines — data privacy litigators with renowned track records of successfully defending employers and technology enterprises entangled in major data privacy class actions and appellate cases — to its award-winning Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Both come to the firm from Shook Hardy & Bacon and join Cozen O’Connor as shareholders. Each will work out of the firm’s Chicago office.
Goodwin Adds Asset Management Transactions Partner Ranan Well in Washington, D.C.
Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Ranan Well joined the firm’s Asset Management Transactions practice and Private Equity group as a partner, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. Well arrives at the firm from the Washington office of Stradley Ronon.
Holland & Knight Adds Real Estate Capital Markets Partner Stacey Lara in New York
Holland & Knight has strengthened its nationally recognized Real Estate Capital Markets Practice Group with the addition of Partner Stacey Lara. Ms. Lara, who will reside in the firm’s New York office, has extensive experience handling complex commercial and real estate litigation and appeals in state and federal courts. She was previously with Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.
