Skadden Adds Friven Yeoh as Head of International Litigation and Arbitration Group in Asia

Skadden is pleased to welcome Friven Yeoh to the firm as a partner and leader of the firm’s International Litigation and Arbitration Group in Asia. Mr. Yeoh most recently spent eight years as co-leader of the Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy group at another global law firm, where he oversaw the practice from Hong Kong and Singapore. He will split his time between Skadden’s Hong Kong and Singapore offices. Yeoh arrives at the firm from Sidley Austin.

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Former Google Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright Joins Gibson Dunn as AI, Tech and Innovation Partner in Palo Alto

Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce that Keith Enright, former Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer for Google LLC, has joined the firm’s Palo Alto office as a partner. Keith will serve as Co-Chair of the firm’s Artificial Intelligence Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Tech and Innovation Industry Group, where he will focus on AI, data privacy, and technology risks and strategies for an array of clients.

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Baker McKenzie Enhances Data, Cyber and Technology Team in the United Arab Emirates with Prominent Partner Hire

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has hired Dino Wilkinson as a partner and head of the Firm’s Middle East Data, Cyber and Technology practice. Dino’s arrival further enhances the Firm’s global data, cyber and technology offering and underscores the continued growth of the Firm’s capabilities in the Middle East. Dino joins from Clyde & Co in Abu Dhabi where he served as a partner and led the Middle East technology, media and telecommunications law practice, also playing a key role in developing the firm’s international technology, data and outsourcing practice.

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Private Equity M&A Partner Joins Paul, Weiss in Los Angeles

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Bianca Levin-Soler has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity groups. Levin-Soler’s practice focuses on representing private equity firms and their portfolio companies on a wide range of transactions. Levin-Soler arrives at the firm from Ropes & Gray LLP.

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Cooley Adds Privacy and Cybersecurity Leader

Kristen Mathews joins Cooley’s New York office as a partner in the firm’s global cyber/data/privacy group and litigation department. A pioneer in the privacy and cybersecurity fields, Mathews is a trusted advocate and adviser across the full spectrum of the most complex privacy and cybersecurity issues – including treatment of personal and experiential information about individuals, cybersecurity preparedness and data breach incident response. Her practice also meets the convergence of privacy issues, artificial intelligence, brain tech, and the ethical ramifications of the use of AI and other new technologies. Mathews joins Cooley from Morrison & Foerster.

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Financial Services Policy and Regulatory Veteran Kara M. Ward Joins Baker Donelson in D.C.

Kara M. Ward, a former attorney and advisor with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has joined Baker Donelson as a shareholder in its Washington, D.C., office. Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Ms. Ward was general counsel and managing director at Falcon Capital Advisors, LLC, where she advised clients on key financial services policy issues.

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Litigation Team of Jason Halper and Sara (Bussiere) Brauerman Join Vinson & Elkins in New York

Vinson & Elkins today announced that Jason Halper and Sara (Bussiere) Brauerman have joined the firm as New York-based partners in the firm’s Litigation Practice. The lawyers join from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, where Halper was co-chair of the firm’s Global Litigation Group, head of the Corporate and Financial Services Litigation Practice, co-chair of the ESG Practice, and a member of the firm’s Management Committee.

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