Willkie Adds Corporate Transactions Partner Tilda Shin in Los Angeles

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced the addition of Tilda Shin, who has joined as a partner in the Firm’s Los Angeles office, where she will be a member of the Corporate & Financial Services Department. A corporate lawyer with a focus on transactions in numerous industries, Tilda is the eighth partner to join Willkie’s Los Angeles office this year. Since opening in September 2021 with three partners, the office has added close to 20 partners across various practice areas, including corporate and M&A transactions, private equity, music and entertainment, asset management, private wealth, litigation, and tax. Tilda was previously senior counsel in the Capital Markets & Corporate Department at Loeb & Loeb LLP. In addition, Tilda is a retired Certified Public Accountant in California.

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Dechert Continues Global Finance Expansion with Addition of En-Min Chua to its New York Office

Dechert LLP is pleased to announce that En-Min Chua has joined the firm’s global finance team as a partner based in New York. She joins Dechert from UBS Securities LLC, where she worked on the structured financing desk in the investment banking division. Previously, Ms. Chua worked as a counsel in the finance group in the New York office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.

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Paul Hastings Expands London PE and M&A Platform With the Addition of Prominent M&A/Private Equity Partner Tom Cartwright

Paul Hastings LLP, a global law firm advising leading financial institutions, asset managers and corporations, announced today that private equity and M&A specialist Tom Cartwright has joined the firm as a partner based in London. He joins from Morgan Lewis and adds firepower to the Firm’s fast-growing London office, which has increased revenue by 41% over the last year on the back of strong demand in its Private Equity, Finance, Structured Credit and Securities & Capital Markets practices.

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Winston & Strawn Adds Two Corporate Partners to Firm’s Newly Launched Miami Office

Winston & Strawn LLP announced the addition of two corporate partners in the firm’s rapidly growing Miami office: Craig V. Rasile, who joins the Corporate Restructurings practice, and Nicholas E. Rodríguez, who joins the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice. Their arrival closely follows that of the initial six partners who launched the firm’s Miami office on May 19, 2022. It is expected that additional partners will be announced in the near future. Craig and Nicholas come from McDermott, Will & Emery and Jones Day, respectively.

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Foley Welcomes Transactions Partner Jeffrey Steele to Salt Lake City Office

Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey “Jeff” Steele has joined the firm as a partner in the Transactions Practice Group in Salt Lake City. Steele is the latest addition in a long string of recent hires in the firm’s Salt Lake City office, with 14 new attorneys added just this year. Prior to joining Foley, Steele was a partner in the Salt Lake City office of a Holland & Hart LLP. 

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Pircher, Nichols & Meeks Attorneys Join Holland & Knight

Holland & Knight announced today that the lawyers of Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP, one of the nation’s premier real estate law firms located in Los Angeles, have joined its ranks and will constitute Holland & Knight’s new Century City office. The partner group joining Holland & Knight includes Stevens Carey, John Irons, William Jackson III, David Packer, Ariel Robinson, Michael Scheinberg, Eric Shortz and Jennifer White.

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McDermott Adds Commercial Litigators in New York and Washington, DC

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of two partners to its Litigation Practice Group: Joel Haims in New York and Jonathan (Jon) Henry in Washington, DC. Joel is a highly respected litigator with vast experience handling securities and complex commercial cases, while Jon represents some of the largest accounting firms across the United States and has served as first-chair trial lawyer in many influential commercial disputes. Joel joins from Morrison & Foerster LLP where he served twice as the firm’s global co-chair of the Securities, Litigation, Enforcement and White-Collar Defense Group. He is recognized by both Chambers USA and Legal 500 for his work in securities litigation. Jon joins from King & Spalding.

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