Blank Rome Adds Private Equity Litigation Leader Will Weltman as Partner in Chicago

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that William “Will” S. Weltman has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Business Litigation group and Food & Beverage and Technology industry teams. Will brings significant experience in complex litigation and counseling, particularly for private equity firms and their portfolio companies facing intricate and high stakes contractual, trade secret, and technology disputes. He also represents high net worth individuals and family offices in trust and estate litigation. He joins Blank Rome from Reed Smith LLP.

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Betre Gizaw, former Stripe Chief Counsel for Global Strategic Initiatives, Rejoins King & Spalding’s International Trade Team

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

King & Spalding announced today that Betre Gizaw has rejoined the firm as a partner on its International Trade team. He is based in the Washington, D.C. office. Gizaw returns to the firm from Stripe, Inc., where he advanced through the ranks to his most recent role as Chief Counsel for Global Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the General Counsel. In this role, he advised the global General Counsel, C-suite executives, and investors across the company on regulatory risk, strategic growth, and operational readiness. 

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Dechert Welcomes Private Equity and Infrastructure Lawyer Jarlath Pratt

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Dechert LLP is pleased to announce that Jarlath Pratt has joined the firm as a partner in its corporate and securities practice group in London, significantly enhancing the firm’s global private capital capabilities.With over 20 years of experience in both private practice and as Managing Director and Assistant General Counsel at GIC, a leading global institutional investor, Mr. Pratt brings a wealth of expertise in private equity, infrastructure and M&A.

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Glenn Leon, Former DOJ Fraud Section Chief and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Chief Compliance Officer, Joins Jenner & Block in Washington, DC

Friday, January 16, 2026

Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that Glenn Leon has joined as a partner in its Washington, DC, office, where he will play a key role in the Investigations, Compliance, and Defense Practice. Glenn joins Jenner & Block following service as Chief of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section at the US Department of Justice (DOJ). In this role, he oversaw the nation’s most significant corporate criminal investigations, including, healthcare fraud, commodities, securities, procurement fraud and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement. Prior to his tenure as Fraud Section Chief, Glenn served as Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

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Antoine Mercier, Sarah Fleury and Romain Gunin join White & Case as partners in Paris

Friday, January 16, 2026

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Global Real Estate Industry Group and Global Private Capital Industry Group with the addition of Antoine Mercier, Sarah Fleury and Romain Guénin as partners in Paris. Antoine, Sarah and Romain join White & Case from DLA Piper, where they were partners, and bring respectively more than 25 years, 20 years and 15 years of experience.

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Dechert Strengthens Litigation Bench with Preeminent NY Trial Attorney Randy Mastro

Friday, January 16, 2026

Dechert LLP today announced the hire of veteran NY trial lawyer Randy Mastro, further bolstering the firm’s ability to handle high-stakes disputes, multi-jurisdictional investigations and regulatory enforcement actions for its corporate clients. Immediately before joining Dechert, he served as First Deputy Mayor and Acting Mayor of New York City, and he previously served in government as Deputy Mayor for Operations under a different New York City mayor and as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York.

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Morgan Lewis Deepens Private Client and Private Funds Tax Capabilities with Two-Partner Addition

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Morgan Lewis is deepening its private client and private fund tax practices with the additions of partner Daniel Hudson, resident in Miami, and Alexios Hadji, who returns as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Daniel joins Morgan Lewis’s private client practice—working closely with its tax practice—and arrives from Berger Singerman LLP. Alexios arrives from Dentons, rejoining the firm’s global tax practice with a focus on private funds and institutional investor tax structuring. Together, these additions advance the firm’s commitment to delivering integrated tax advice that benefits private clients, family offices, and investment managers across key financial centers and asset classes worldwide.

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