James Lu Joins Sidley’s Growing Life Sciences, Corporate, and ECVC Practices

Sidley is pleased to welcome James Lu as a partner in the Corporate Practice in Century City. He was a partner at Cooley LLP, as well as co-founder of its Shanghai office and the head of its corporate practice. Mr Lu’s addition comes on the heels of his former Cooley colleague, Daniel Elefant, joining the firm from Softbank Investment Advisers in San Francisco.

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Second Partner Hire in London Litigation Practice

Squire Patton Boggs is further strengthening its Litigation Practice with the addition of Lucy Webster who joins the firm from Eversheds Sutherland. Ms. Webster is the second partner to join the team in as many months, following Christian Toms who arrived from Brown Rudnick LLP in July.

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Baker Donelson Launches Charleston Office with Addition of Four South Carolina Shareholders

Baker Donelson has launched a new location in Charleston, South Carolina, with the addition of four attorneys from two well-respected firms. Joining Baker Donelson as shareholders in the Firm’s new Charleston location are corporate attorney J. Ashley Cooper and employment attorney Jennifer K. Dunlap, both previously with Parker Poe, and health law attorneys Alissa Fleming and Catherine F. Wrenn, both previously with Womble Bond Dickinson.

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Weil Adds Partner Daniel L. Stein as Co-Head of White Collar Practice in New York

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Daniel L. Stein has joined the Firm as Co-Head of the global White Collar Defense, Regulatory and Investigations practice, based in Weil’s New York office. Dan joins Weil from the New York office of Mayer Brown, where he was a co-leader of the firm’s White Collar Defense & Compliance group. 

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Corporate Transactions Partner J.A. Glaccum Joins Hunton Andrews Kurth in Houston

Prominent corporate transactions attorney J.A. Glaccum has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in the firm’s Houston office. Glaccum joins Hunton Andrews Kurth from DLA Piper LLP (US), where he was a partner in the firm’s corporate practice. Prior to joining DLA, Glaccum was a counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

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Real Estate Partner Jason Polevoy Joins Seyfarth’s New York Office

Seyfarth announced today the arrival of partner Jason Polevoy to the firm’s Real Estate practice in New York. Polevoy is a broad-based real estate practitioner with comprehensive transactional experience in virtually all practice areas, and first chair acquisition/disposition, leasing, and financing experience. Polevoy joins Seyfarth from Patterson Belknap. 

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Nicola Di Giovanni Joins Skadden in Paris

Skadden is pleased to announce that Nicola Di Giovanni has joined Skadden as a partner in our Paris office. Nicola’s practice focuses on domestic and cross-border private equity matters, advising investment funds, family offices and industrial companies on acquisitions, buyouts and joint ventures. Nicola is fluent in French, English and Italian. He arrives to the firm from Winston & Strawn in Paris.

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