Clifford Chance has lost partner David Bernstein to K&L Gates. Bernstein is joining the firm’s New York office from his former firm’s New York office. He joined Clifford Chance when the firmed merged with Rogers and Wells. Bernstein was head of the corporate practice and chairman of the M&A group.
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Shibeer Ahmed has joined Baker Botts’ Dubai office. Previously, Ahmed co-led Lovells’ Middle East practice from 2007, when it launched, through April of this year. Ahmed specializes in banking, finance, specifically Islamic finance. Baker Botts launched its Dubai office in 2005.
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David Hertzog has made his way back to Winston & Strawn LLP. He rejoins as of counsel in the firm’s New York office. Hertzog practices corporate law, focusing on securities, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and financial transactions. Hertzog joined the firm the first time when his firm Hertzog, Calamari & Gleason merged with Winston & Strawn in 1999.
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Foley & Lardner has added two veteran energy attorneys. Howard Margulis and Ellen Wolchek join the New York office from Troutman Sanders. They both join the Finance & Financial Institutions Practice and Energy Industry practice group.
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has suffered a major hit when two major partners deferred to Kirkland & Ellis. David Fox and Daniel Wolf made tens of millions of dollars of fees for Skadden. Fox has practiced with Skadden for more than 20 years and Wolf is one of the youngest attorneys to make partner at the firm.
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Cozen O’Connor recently received the honor of placing most charitable in all four categories for large companies at the Corporate Philanthropy Summit held by Philadelphia Business Journal. When compared against both large and small companies, 65 in total, the firm ranks at the 13th most charitable contributor in the region. In 2007, Cozen donated about $1.7 million.
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Tags: Cozen O'Connor, P.C.Blake Lapthorn has taken head of banking Claire Wheatley from Clyde & Co. Under the supervision of Wheatley, Blake Lapthorn will launch its London banking practice. Wheatley concentrates her practice in real estate finance and mezzanine finance.
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Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears has taken a position with Schiff Hardin. Sears joins the Atlanta office on October 15th as partner. She will concentrate on general and appellate litigation.
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Clifford Chance has lost four litigation partners who have decided to start their own arbitration boutique in NY. Peter Chaffetz , David Lindsey, Charlie Scibetta and James Hosking left to start the firm. Counsel Cecilia Moss joins them. The new firm, which officially opened Tuesday, May 5th, is called Chaffetz Lindsey. It will focus on international arbitration, reinsurance and commercial litigation.
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A month has yet to even pass as Linklaters hires its second US partner. Daniel Dufner joins the firm from White & Case’s New York office. Linklaters now has 7 partners in its New York’s corporate practice. Prior to joining White & Case, Dufner practiced with Sullivan & Cromwell.
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