Sidley Accelerates Expansion in Emerging Companies Practice

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Sidley is pleased to announce that Cynthia Bai and Nicholas (Nic) Frey have joined the firm as partners in its Palo Alto office. Ms. Bai joins the firm’s Global Finance group from Cooley LLP, while Mr. Frey joins the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice from Baker Botts. Sidley’s presence in Northern California continues to grow with more than 100 lawyers serving technology, life sciences, emerging companies, venture capital, and other practice areas.

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Womble Bond Dickinson Establishes New York Office with Addition of Elite IP Team

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson is opening an office in New York with the addition of a prestigious group of lawyers from the intellectual property boutique firm Abelman Frayne & Schwab. With this year marking the fifth anniversary of the transatlantic combination that created Womble Bond Dickinson, the firm’s continued growth has included new offices in Boston, Los Angeles, and Houston, and an expanded presence in Palo Alto. The New York-based trademark, licensing, and copyright team will be led by partners Julianne Abelman and Marie Anne Mastrovito, who will be joined by of counsel Erica R. Halstead, senior counsels Lori B. Cohen and Anthony A. Coppola, and six paralegals.

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Troutman Pepper Continues Expansion of National Financial Services Team with Addition of Partner Glen Trudel

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Glen Trudel, a top financial services, payments, and business attorney, has joined Troutman Pepper as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in Wilmington, DE. Trudel is one of 34 financial services-focused attorneys who have joined the firm since January, including  seven partners announced in February and two partners announced last month. The firm has more than 200 attorneys who regularly advise financial services providers. Trudel joins Troutman Pepper from Ballard Spahr, where he was a partner, and brings more than 30 years’ experience counseling financial institutions, marketplace lenders, fintech entities, and other companies on both regulatory and transactional matters.

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Blank Rome Adds International Trade & National Security Partner in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to welcome leading international trade and national security attorney Anthony Rapa as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office where he will lead the firm’s National Security team. Working closely with the firm’s Aerospace, Defense and Government Services industry group, Anthony will counsel companies, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions on sanctions and export control-related matters in cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, government investigations, and regulatory matters. A dual U.S./UK-qualified practitioner, he joins Blank Rome from Kirkland & Ellis where he was a partner.

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Greenberg Traurig is Adding Six Top Tier Real Estate Finance Partners from Winston & Strawn

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, already renowned for its national and global real estate industry practice, has raised its game in real estate finance. The highly regarded team from Winston & Strawn consists of partners Corey Tessler, Michael Moser, Jarrid King, Brian Smetana, Christine Spletzer, and Brian Bailey.

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Latham Grows Mergers & Acquisitions Practice With Energy & Infrastructure Partner

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Ethan Schultz has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. and Houston offices as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and the Energy & Infrastructure Industry Group, and as a member of the Corporate Department. Schultz represents clients in acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, financings, and other transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors.  He joins Latham from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Washington, D.C. and Houston.

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