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.
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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.
Holland & Knight Welcomes Corporate and Private Equity Partner Colby Smith in Philadelphia
Holland & Knight has strengthened its leading corporate M&A and private equity practice with the addition of Colby Smith as a partner in its Philadelphia office. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Smith was a partner with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
Mayer Brown Continues West Coast Expansion With Financial Services Class Action Litigator Andrew Demko
Hogan Lovells Continues to Expand M&A Practice in New York With the Addition of Partner Luke Iovine
Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce the continuing expansion of its Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) practice in New York with the arrival of Luke P. Iovine, III as a partner. Iovine will further strengthen the firm’s M&A team, which had an extraordinary year in 2021, having advised on some of the highest-profile transactions of the year, including Oracle Corporation’s US$28.3 billion acquisition of Cerner Corporation and IBM’s worldwide separation and reorganization of its managed infrastructure services business, Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. Iovine is the fourth corporate partner to join the New York office this month. His arrival follows that of M&A partners Peter Cohen-Millstein and Megan Ridley-Kaye, and private equity partner Parik Dasgupta. He joins Hogan Lovells from the New York office of Paul Hastings, where he was a partner.
Tags: Hogan Lovells | New YorkNorton Rose Fulbright Adds Cutting-EdgeTechnology and Life Sciences Team in San Francisco, Including partners Kuan and Novak
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that a team of life sciences and intellectual property practitioners, including San Francisco partners Roger Kuan and Jason Novak, have joined the firm. Together, they will lead the firm’s charge into the digital health and precision medicine space, representing pharmaceutical, biotechnology and health insurance companies as well as technology startups and industry investors. Associate Dagim Tilahun and patent agent Noble Woo complete the arriving team. Kuan and Novak join the firm from Haynes & Boone.