Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that John Bakht, whose career is highlighted by senior in-house and private practice roles, has joined its corporate, M&A and securities team in Houston as a partner. Bakht, who joins from Gray Reed, has more than 25 years of experience guiding clients through all types of transactional, commercial, compliance, operational and governance matters.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced today the appointment of Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi as the Asia Chair of the Transactions Practice to lead the Pan-Asian build out of its energy and infrastructure practice. Based in Singapore, Clarinda adds a wealth of experience in projects and finance to a strong pre-existing corporate and finance team covering the entire region. She joins from Latham & Watkins where she was a former Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Power Industry Group and launched its Women Enhancing Business initiative across Asia.
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Global Law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Matthew Skinner as an International Arbitration partner, based in London. Matthew Skinner joins Shearman & Sterling from Jones Day.
Katten announced today that corporate attorney John Corrigan has joined its Private Credit practice as a partner in LA to advise public and private companies and investors in M&A transactions and handle a range of other client matters. Before joining Katten, Corrigan was at Goodwin Procter LLP.
FisherBroyles, LLP is pleased to announce John Tucker has joined the Firm in Dallas. John joins FisherBroyles’ Corporate Department and its Real Estate and Finance practices from Stinson LLP, where he was a Partner. His practice represents funds, investment banks and other institutional lenders and market participants in connection with commercial mortgage loan origination and servicing, securitization and other secondary market transactions.
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Global law firm Goodwin today announced that George Davis joined the Tax practice as a partner, resident in the New York office. David joins the firm from the NY office of Dechert LLP.
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has expanded its real estate group with the addition of partners Matt Harris and Rick Pensinger and of counsel Christian Schütz in the firm’s Nashville office, which recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its establishment and now includes more than 40 lawyers. They join K&L Gates from Baker Donelson and are among the nearly 110 partners and of counsel the firm has welcomed across its platform since the beginning of 2020.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added three new shareholders to key practice areas in its Atlanta office, signifying its continued investment in the region. The additions include Christine M. Steenman, a shareholder in the firm’s Banking & Financial Services Practice, Timothy A. Butler, a shareholder in the Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, and Theresa S. Clark, a shareholder in the Real Estate Practice. Steenman joins from Allen and Overy, LLP. Butler joins from Troutman Pepper. Clark joins from Paul Hastings, LLP.
