FisherBroyles, LLP is pleased to announce Gregory McKenzie has joined the Firm in New York as a Partner. Gregory is a Tax partner and joins the Firm’s Corporate Department from Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.
Kilpatrick Townsend Adds Leading International Arbitration Partner
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today the addition of Thomas G. Allen to the Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Allen will serve as a partner in the firm’s nationally recognized Construction & Infrastructure Team. Mr. Allen will act as Global Lead for International Disputes. He joins from Greenberg Traurig.
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Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies Continues the Expansion of New York Group with the Addition of Kaitesi Munroe
Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies is pleased to announce the hire of Kaitesi Munroe, who joins the group as a principal in the firm’s new LEED Gold certified 3 World Trade Center office in downtown Manhattan. Coming to the firm from The Madison Square Garden Company, where she served as a government affairs & social impact associate, Munroe will represent clients at the state and local levels and expand the firm’s reach with public officials and community leaders. Cozen O’Connor and Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies were recently named a Top 10 Lobbying Firm in New York City by City & State New York.
Innovation Law and Policy Attorney Nick Leibham Joins Holland & Knight
Attorney Nick Leibham has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s Public Policy & Regulation Practice Group. Mr. Leibham formerly practiced at K&L Gates for a dozen years, where he was a partner in the firm’s law and policy group and co-headed the emerging technologies and innovation practice for the federal marketplace. He will split his time between Holland & Knight’s Washington, D.C., and Orange County, California, offices.
Manatt Adds Seasoned Trial Partner in California To Enhance Its National Litigation Bench
Naeun Rim’s extensive experience leading high-stakes civil and criminal trials adds to the firm’s national litigation capabilities. Rim comes to the firm from Bird Marella in Los Angeles.
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Winston & Strawn Strengthens Corporate Practice with the Addition of Craig L. Godshall
Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Craig L. Godshall as a partner in the firm’s New York office and as a member of the firm’s Corporate Practice. Godshall joins the firm from Dechert LLP.
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K&L Gates Adds Employment Partner in Sydney
Global law firm K&L Gates has grown its labour, employment and workplace safety team in Sydney with the addition of partner Stephen Hardy, who joins from Baker McKenzie.
Morrison & Foerster Strengthens Its Global Corporate Capabilities With Addition of M&A and Private Equity Partner Aly El Hamamsy in New York
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Aly El Hamamsy as a partner in its Mergers + Acquisitions and Private Equity Investments + Buyouts Groups in New York. Mr. El Hamamsy brings to the firm nearly 20 years of experience in global M&A transactions. His arrival underscores the continued expansion of the firm’s global corporate capabilities in New York. Notably, Mr. El Hamamsy is the fifth corporate partner to join the New York office since the start of 2020, following the addition of Mitchell Presser, Omar Pringle, and Leonora Shalet in 2020, as well as the addition of Larry Medvinsky earlier this year. Mr. El Hamamsy joins Morrison & Foerster from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP where he advised large, multinational corporations on a variety of complex matters, including public and private acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, joint ventures, corporate governance, and hostile takeovers.
Rising Derivatives Star Charles Wakiwaka Joins McGuireWoods in London
McGuireWoods continues to expand its global derivatives and structured finance capabilities with the arrival of partner Charles Wakiwaka, who joins the firm’s highly ranked securities and capital markets practice in London. Wakiwaka joins McGuireWoods from Clifford Chance, where he was a senior derivatives lawyer.
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Goodwin Enhances Antitrust Capabilities Amid Increasing M&A Activity with Partner Arman Oruc in Los Angeles
Global law firm Goodwin announced today that Arman Oruc has joined the firm as partner in the Antitrust and Competition practice, resident in the Los Angeles office. His appointment follows the recent arrival of antitrust partner Andy Lacy in April. Mr. Oruc comes to Goodwin from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
