King & Spalding today announced that David Lesser has joined as a partner in the firm’s Trial and Global Disputes practice group in its New York office. Lesser focuses his practice on representing global financial institutions in complex litigation and regulatory matters. Lesser comes to the firm from WilmerHale.
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today the growth of its Tax practice with the addition of Linda Pfatteicher as partner. Pfatteicher focuses on large-scale international tax and operational structuring projects, including cross-border mergers, acquisitions and post-acquisition integration, as well as international tax controversies. She is resident in the San Francisco office and comes to the firm from Squire Patton Boggs.
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Global law firm Ashurst has appointed François Hellot as a partner in the corporate team in Paris. François joins from Dechert where he has been a partner for 12 years. François is a highly reputed corporate practitioner with deep industry expertise across telecommunications and digital, health and biotechnology sectors.
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Corporate, M&A and Securities Partner David Allen has joined Holland & Knight’s Dallas office. He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and general corporate matters. Mr. Allen was formerly the managing partner of Troutman Pepper’s Orange County, California, office.
Mayer Brown announced today that a prominent three-lawyer team joined the firm’s Global Restructuring practice. Led by partner Doug Spelfogel, who will co-lead the New York office’s Restructuring practice, the group includes Leah Eisenberg and Derek Wright, and will add depth to the firm’s growing restructuring capabilities. The trio join from Foley & Lardner LLP, where Mr. Spelfogel was the leader of the firm’s Restructuring group in New York and co-leader of the firm’s Corporate Trust and Bondholders Rights team.
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Global law firm Goodwin announced today that Stuart Ogg and Micheal Reagan joined the firm’s Technology practice, resident in the Silicon Valley office. They both join from Jones Day in Palo Alto.
Tags: Goodwin Procter LLP | Silicon ValleyExecutive compensation attorney Eric Rubin has joined Holland & Knight’s Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group as a partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office. He previously was a partner at Dechert LLP.
Mayer Brown announced today that three leading private investment fund lawyers, Marina Besignano, Tim Clark and Javier Fierro, have joined the firm’s New York office as partners in the Corporate & Securities practice. Ms. Besignano, Mr. Clark and Mr. Fierro are the latest to join a practice team that has substantially grown over the last two years. Ms. Besignano joins from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Mr. Clark joins from Dechert; and Mr. Fierro joins from Sidley Austin.
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Vinson & Elkins continued its strategic growth in New York with the addition of Ron G. Nardini as a partner in its global Tax practice. Nardini will lead the firm’s New York Tax practice, advising both domestic and international clients in transactional matters across a wide range of industries. Nardini joins Vinson & Elkins from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
