Dechert LLP announced today the lateral acquisition of a top-tier restructuring team, consisting of partners Doug Mannal and Stephen Zide. They will be the sixth and seventh partners to join the global financial restructuring practice in the past three years and are key hires in the strategic growth of the firm’s New York offering. The duo arrive from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney continues its strategic growth with the addition of David T. Cellitti, shareholder in the Corporate section. Cellitti, who will be based in the Tampa office, brings more than 20 years of experience in helping clients navigate everything from middle-market mergers and acquisitions and other significant transactions, to strategic planning, compliance and day-to-day operations. For many clients, he has provided his insights while serving as outside general counsel. Cellitti joins Buchanan from Quarles & Brady LLP.
Our Hong Kong office is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Wee as a partner, who joins the firm on 1 August 2022. Jeffrey spent most of his legal career at Winston & Strawn and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added B. Allison Borkenheim as a shareholder in its San Diego office. Borkenheim, who joins from Best Best & Krieger LLP, is the latest shareholder arrival and is one of five laterals Littler has brought on over the past month.
Mayer Brown announced today that Perry Hicks has rejoined the firm’s Banking & Finance practice as a partner in Charlotte. Mr. Hicks’ practice focuses primarily on private investment fund finance. He joins from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.
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Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that Michelle Boudreaux has joined the Energy Projects and Transactions section of the Global Projects Department in the firm’s Houston office. Boudreaux arrives to the firm from Caldwell Boudreaux Lefler PLLC.
Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is delighted to welcome Brandon C. Szymula as a Partner to its growing office in Tampa, Florida. Szymula joins the firm from Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of four partners to our growing intellectual property (IP) practice. Charles (Chuck) Larsen (formerly White & Case) joins the Boston office, while Ryan Clark, Aashish Kapadia and Samoneh (Sammy) Schickel join McDermott in Austin. Clark and Kapadia join the firm from Baker Botts LLP.
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