Dechert LLP announced today that Kathleen “Kate” Mylod has rejoined the firm’s global finance practice as a commercial real estate finance partner based in New York. Mylod rejoins the firm from Shipman & Goodwin LLP.
Perkins Coie Continues Texas Growth With Opening of New State-of-the-Art Austin Office
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Allen & Overy Expands Technology Litigation Offering Through Hire of IP Litigator Lisa Nguyen in Silicon Valley
Allen & Overy (“A&O”) today announced that Lisa Nguyen has joined the firm as partner in A&O’s Litigation & Intellectual Property practice, and will be based in Silicon Valley, CA. Lisa joins from Latham & Watkins, where she was a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice.
Winston & Strawn Bolsters New York Real Estate Practice With Addition of Jarrid King
Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Jarrid King as a partner in the firm’s New York office and as a member of the firm’s Real Estate practice. King comes tot he firm from Goodwin Procter, LLP in New York.
Cozen O’Connor’s Real Estate Practice Continues to Expand to Meet Increased Market Demands with Hire of Commercial Real Estate Attorney Nicholas Richard
Cozen O’Connor announced it has made another addition to its growing real estate practice with the hire of commercial real estate attorney Nicholas Richard. Richard has joined the New York Office located at 3 World Trade Center as a member. Richard is a well-regarded commercial real estate attorney who has represented institutional investors, developers, operators, property owners, and financial institutions throughout a variety of sophisticated and large-scale real estate transactions. He brings extensive joint venture experience, including a wide range of transactions involving atypical aspects, such as distressed partnership assets, ownership restructurings, uniquely tailored ownership structures, and the exercise of liquidity rights. Richard joins the firm from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.
Shearman & Sterling Expands Capital Markets Offering in Asia as Wanda Woo Re-joins
Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Wanda Woo as a Capital Markets partner in Hong Kong. Her return to Shearman & Sterling adds to its capital markets offering in the Asian market, further strengthening the firm’s global platform. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Wanda was a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Hogan Lovells Continues To Grow M&A and Private Equity Practice With Addition of Partner Adrienne Ellman in New York
Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Adrienne Ellman has joined the firm’s Corporate & Finance practice group as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Private Equity practices, based in New York. Recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” by The Legal 500 in M&A nationwide, Ellman will further strengthen the firm’s transactional capabilities, particularly in the life sciences and health care sector. Ellman is the fifth corporate partner to join the firm’s New York office this month. Her arrival follows those of M&A partners Luke Iovine, Peter Cohen-Millstein, Megan Ridley-Kaye, and investment funds partner Parik Dasgupta, each of whom joined the firm in February. Ellman joins the firm from Foley Hoag, where she co-chaired the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Transactions group and served as co-lead partner of the New York office and as a member of the diversity committee.
Tags: Hogan Lovells | New YorkAllen & Overy Expanding Life Sciences Intellectual Property Litigation Practice With Five New U.S. Partners and Launching in Boston
A&O today announced that Elizabeth Holland, Bill James, John Bennett, Nick Mitrokostas and Daniel Margolis will join as partners in A&O’s U.S. Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation practice, focused on the life sciences industry. Elizabeth will become U.S. Head of A&O’s Life Sciences Practice. The five-partner team will be based in New York, Washington, D.C. and Boston, and will bolster A&O’s global life sciences patent litigation capabilities. The five partners will join A&O from Goodwin Procter’s IP Litigation practice, where they focused on representing innovators in the life sciences sector.
Husch Blackwell’s White Collar Team Adds Washington, DC-Based Partner
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Cormac T. Connor has joined the firm’s White Collar, Internal Investigations & Compliance practice group as a partner in its Washington, DC office. Connor comes to the firm from Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC in DC.
Willkie Welcomes Private Equity Partner Joe Kaczorowski to Los Angeles Office
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Joe Kaczorowski has joined the Firm as a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department, where he will be part of Willkie’s leading Private Equity Practice Group. Joe is based in Willkie’s Los Angeles office. He was previously Special Counsel at Cooley LLP, and Assistant General Counsel at Platinum Equity. His arrival follows the addition of private equity partner Ray LaSoya, who joined Willkie’s Los Angeles office earlier in February.
