Willkie Adds Finance and Restructuring Partner Melainie Mansfield in Chicago

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Melainie Mansfield has joined the Firm as a partner in the Business Reorganization & Restructuring Department. She is based in Willkie’s Chicago office. Ms. Mansfield has significant experience advising funds and financial sponsors on direct investments and distressed investment reorganizations inside and outside of bankruptcy.  Ms. Mansfield was previously a partner at Milbank LLP and DLA Piper.

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Mayer Brown Adds Two Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Lawyers to Further Expand New York Office

Mayer Brown has strengthened its insurance transactional and regulatory capabilities with the arrival of two new lawyers in New York. Yevgeniy (Yev) Markov joins the firm as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice in New York and as a member of the firm’s Global Insurance Industry Group. Mr. Markov was previously at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Yuliya Feldman also joins in New York as a senior associate in the Corporate & Securities practice and Global Insurance Industry Group. Ms. Feldman joins from McDermott Will & Emery.

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Alston & Bird Adds Partner Isabelle De Smedt in Brussels, Expands Global Anti-Corruption Services

Alston & Bird has bolstered its global anti-corruption compliance capabilities with the addition of Isabelle De Smedt as a partner in the firm’s Brussels office. Joining from Nixon Peabody LLP, De Smedt represents companies in anti-corruption and fraud investigations related to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act, and other government enforcement programs worldwide.

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Pillsbury Expands Tax Practice with Addition of Brett Willis as Partner

Brett Willis, a seasoned tax lawyer with in-depth knowledge of the private equity space, has joined Pillsbury as a partner in firm’s Los Angeles office. Willis, who advises on a broad spectrum of transactions, including the tax aspects of private equity funds, mergers and acquisitions and partnerships, joins from Oaktree Capital Management, where he was Senior Vice President.

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