Davis Polk today announced that veteran prosecutor and senior Department of Justice official Daniel Kahn will join the firm as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations practice in Washington DC. He will focus on representing clients in criminal and regulatory investigations, as well as in civil and criminal trials.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Susan Kay Leader has joined its litigation department as a partner in the Los Angeles office. She joins the firm’s expanding trial and commercial litigation practices. Her addition represents Wilson Sonsini’s latest move to add first-chair trial experience as it continues to develop a national litigation department that represents clients in a growing range of high-profile, bet-the-company cases.
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Van Ness Feldman is delighted to welcome Mosby Perrow to the firm as a partner. Until recently, Mosby served as a Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Kinder Morgan, one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America, where he managed the legal team responsible for Kinder Morgan’s interstate natural gas pipeline systems. Mosby’s previous experience also includes several years at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of General Counsel.
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Thomas joins the firm in London from PwC to bolster the firm’s M&A, growth equity, venture capital and technology practices.
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International law firm Bird & Bird bolsters its Corporate practice in Paris with the arrival of venture capital and private equity partner Xavier Leroux. His first day at the firm will be on the 1st of October.
Chamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to welcome Senior Counsel John Coughlin to the firm’s Atlanta office. He will join the Real Estate Practice adding to their strong real estate background advising clients on many different aspects of commercial real estate transactions from land acquisition to leasing, construction, financing and disposition. Coughlin is the latest addition to Chamberlain’s Atlanta office, which has been experiencing rapid expansion in 2021, adding eight additional lawyers to its headcount since January.
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Nicholle Allen-Steele as a partner in the finance practice. She joins the firm’s Raleigh office from Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP.
The Los Angeles office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Intellectual Property & Technology and Entertainment Practices with the addition of Brian S. Kelly as shareholder. Kelly joins the firm from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP where he was a partner in its digital and technology group.
Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its international private wealth capabilities with the arrival of partner Suzanne Johnston in the firm’s Singapore office.
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