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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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.
Elisabethann Wright has joined Cooley in Brussels as a partner in the firm’s growing business litigation and healthcare regulatory practice groups. Wright arrives from Hogan Lovells, where she co-led its European Union life sciences regulatory practice. She has more than 35 years of experience in private practice and international governmental organizations, including as a référandaire (law clerk) at the European Court of Justice and a senior legal officer at the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority.
Tags: Cooley LLP | Brussels
Allen & Overy today announced that Gordon Mak and Stanimir (Stan) Kostov have joined as partners in A&O’s U.S. Leveraged Finance practice, based in New York. Gordon and Stan join A&O from White & Case LLP, where they worked in the firms’ Debt Finance and Private Credit & Direct Lending practices, respectively.
Michael Tu has joined Cooley as a partner in its securities litigation practice in Los Angeles. Arriving from Orrick, where he headed the firm’s Southern California securities practice, Tu brings more than two decades of litigation experience, including shareholder litigation, regulatory investigations and proceedings, and mergers acquisitions disputes under federal and state securities laws.
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Orrick announced today that energy tax authority Scott Cockerham has joined the firm as a partner, based in Washington, D.C. He joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis.
Mayer Brown announced today that Michelle Jewett has joined the firm’s Tax Transactions & Consulting practice as a partner in New York. Ms. Jewett was previously at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP.
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Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has hired Stephanie Pantelidaki as Head of Financial Services Transfer Pricing in the firm’s tax practice. Stephanie joins from PwC, where she has worked in both the firm’s UK and Switzerland offices.
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