Eversheds Sutherland announces the launch of its first office in Frankfurt with the lateral hire of corporate and M&A partner Dr Steffen Schniepp who joins from PwC’s Legal practice. Steffen Schniepp was Managing Partner, PwC Legal Germany and led the firm’s global M&A practice.
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Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Caroline L. Cao to its Sacramento and San Francisco offices as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Chinese Business & Litigation, and Real Estate & Land Use Practices. Ms. Cao brings to Lewis Brisbois more than 15 years of transactional experience, most recently as the general counsel for the Oceanwide Center. With a particular focus on managing securities and corporate finance, cross-border transactions, and real estate matters, Ms. Cao works with clients of all sizes across several industries. Fluent in Chinese Mandarin and Cantonese, Ms. Cao also has significant experience assisting China-based companies with compliance, investments, financing, international licensing, and joint ventures.
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Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Carsten Loll will join the firm in Germany as a partner in the Real Estate Practice. Loll’s practice focuses on advising private equity firms, institutional investors, and asset managers on a variety of sophisticated real estate matters. Loll will divide his time between the firm’s Frankfurt and Munich offices.
National labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete is pleased to welcome two new partners to its Northern New Jersey and Asheville office, continuing an aggressive expansion that has brought eight new attorneys to the firm over the past month. Denner comes to Constangy from FordHarrison while Sumerell Spainhour joins from Davis Hartman Wright LLP.
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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Nathan M. Eisler as a finance shareholder in its Westchester County office, continuing to deepen the bench of the firm’s Finance Practice. He joins Greenberg Traurig from Luskin, Stern & Eisler LLP, where he was a co-founder and partner.
Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Robert Emerson joined the firm’s Private Investment Funds practice as a partner, resident in the New York office. Emerson comes from Kirkland & Ellis LLP in New York.
Allison M. Stelter, an experienced attorney who advises clients on the federal income tax aspects of asset securitization, partnerships and capital markets transactions, has rejoined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a counsel in the firm’s Richmond office. Stelter returns to the firm from Honigman LLP.
Emily Huggins Jones has joined Locke Lord’s Energy & Infrastructure Practice Group and Renewable Energy Section as a Partner in the Firm’s Cincinnati office. Her significant experience in maritime counseling, litigation and environmental matters will provide additional breadth to the Firm’s renewable energy practice, particularly in the burgeoning offshore wind industry. Prior to joining Locke Lord, Huggins Jones was a partner with Squire Patton Boggs in Cleveland, where she will continue to be based.
Matthew Biben, a leading litigator who focuses on banking, regulatory and enforcement matters, has joined King & Spalding as a partner in its New York office. Biben was most recently a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he was Co-Chair of its Financial Institutions Practice Group.
