Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Sydney Scott has joined the firm as a partner. Scott, formerly a partner with Smyser Kaplan & Veselka L.L.P., will continue her commercial litigation practice at Gibson Dunn.
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Continuing its expansion in Texas, O’Melveny announced today that it will open an office in Houston—its third new office in the state in just ten months. The office will be anchored by three transactional partners—Angela Olivarez, Steven V. Torello, and Ryan Cicero—who join the firm from Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Houston office, and partner Monica Hwang, who joined O’Melveny in November. With these additions, O’Melveny will have a total of 47 lawyers in its Dallas, Austin, and Houston offices, including 20 partners. Firmwide, some 33 lateral partners have joined O’Melveny since the beginning of 2021.
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King & Spalding today announced that Mary Liz Brady has joined the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice as a partner in Chicago. Brady joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis.
Mayer Brown announced today that leading private investment funds lawyer Kristin Rice-Gonzalez has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in its Private Funds Group. Ms. Rice-Gonzalez joins from Baker & McKenzie LLP.
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Katten announced today that Christopher Isaacs has joined the firm’s distinguished Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity practice as a partner in New York, further expanding the office there and adding to the bench of experienced attorneys who handle corporate transactions and strategic investments. Prior to joining Katten, Isaacs was an attorney at Goodwin Procter and an Assistant General Counsel in the Corporate and Investment Bank of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Clifford Chance today announced that William Sturman and Kelly Labritz will join the firm’s US Funds and Investment Management team as partners in New York. The duo arrives to the firm from Covington & Burling.
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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Kyle J. Rekofke as a partner in the firm’s Seattle office. He is a member of the Professional Liability Defense and Construction practice groups. Rekofke joins the firm from Lee Smart P.S.
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Moore brings extensive litigation experience with him to the firm after previously spending his private practice career at an Am Law 100 firm. He is one of several attorneys from other firms to join Klehr Harrison as partner in the past year.
FisherBroyles, LLP is pleased to announce Greg Johnson has joined the Firm in Dallas. Greg joins FisherBroyles’ Corporate Department and its M&A practice. He represents buyers and sellers in the small/middle market space and joins the Firm from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, where he was a Partner.
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For over 30 years, Greg has worked as lead attorney on numerous transactions ranging from $5 million to over $500 million, and he has done deals for public and private companies in a variety of business sectors, including insurance, accounting, business services, software, cloud services, industrials and food. He has particular specialization working with the build-out of portfolio companies of private equity firms, especially in the financial services, investment management and insurance brokerage sectors.
Greg also advises clients in corporate governance matters affecting companies in internal (fiduciary duties, executive compensation and performance, ownership and management changes and succession) and external (strategic alternatives, disclosure, takeover defense) situations. His experience includes serving as independent legal counsel for boards of directors of mutual and closed end funds.
Greg is a member of the Texas, Kansas and Missouri bars and has been selected by The Best Lawyers in America© for Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2007 to present) and Securities Law (2010 to present), and as Kansas City Lawyer of the Year in Securities Regulation (2015). He holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia and a B.A. from Valparaiso University.
Michael Pierson, Managing Partner, Global Corporate said:
“We are delighted to welcome Greg Johnson to FisherBroyles. He is a superb addition to our Corporate Department and his experience will clearly enhance our offering. He will be instrumental in driving our M&A practice, benefiting our Partners and clients alike.”
Greg Johnson said:
“I am excited to join FisherBroyles. The Firm’s variety of seasoned expertise, Am Law 200 ranking and innovative business model were strong motivations in my decision to join. I’ve heard great things about the Firm’s environment and now look forward to serving my clients in an efficient and cost-effective way, alongside some of the leading legal professionals.”
Continuing the rapid expansion of its highly ranked Corporate practice, O’Melveny announced today that leading Capital Markets lawyer Michelle Earley has joined the firm as a partner in its Austin office.
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