Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Stephen Gruendel as a Leveraged Finance partner in the Finance group, based in New York. His arrival adds to the firm’s expanding global and transatlantic leveraged finance offering. This follows the appointment of Heather Waters Borthwick in New York, Daniel Tristan in Houston, a four-partner team with leveraged finance expertise in Paris as well as Sanjeev Dhuna, Gary Hamp and Rahul Chatterji in London over the past year. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Stephen was a counsel at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP.
O’Melveny Furthers Texas Expansion with Arrival of
Continuing its expansion in Texas, O’Melveny announced today the arrival of “rising star” trial and appellate lawyer Kristin Cope as a partner in the firm’s new Dallas office. Cope joins as former partner in Baker Botts’ Dallas office.
Tags: O'Melveny & Myers, LLP | DallasK&L Gates Continues California Growth with Addition of Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Partner to San Francisco Office
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Jason Putnam Gordon as a partner in the emerging growth and venture capital practice. Gordon joins K&L Gates’ San Francisco office from Polsinelli LLP.
Perkins Coie Adds Veteran Intellectual Property Partner Jim Go to Seattle Office
Prominent Litigator Ellyn S. Garofalo Joins Carlton Fields in Los Angeles
Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that experienced trial attorney Ellyn S. Garofalo has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a shareholder. Garofalo’s practice focuses on a wide range of complex civil litigation as well as criminal defense and regulatory matters. Prior to joining Carlton Fields, Garofalo was a partner at Venable.
Tags: Carlton Fields, P.A. | Los AngelesOgletree Deakins Adds Seasoned Employment Advisor to Raleigh Ranks
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, welcomes Paul Holscher as shareholder in its Raleigh, North Carolina office. Paul is a native of North Carolina and has been helping employers prevent and resolve workplace disputes for more than 16 years. Paul joins Ogletree Deakins from Jackson Lewis P.C. where he was a Principal.
Tags: Ogletree Deakins | JacksonMayer Brown Expands Securities Litigation Capabilities With Addition of Jackie Vallette in Houston
Sheppard Mullin Adds Leading Private Wealth And Fiduciary Litigator In Orange County
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Lauren Strickroth has joined the firm as a partner in the Business Trial practice group and a member of its Private Wealth and Fiduciary Litigation practice. Strickroth was most recently a partner at Best Best & Krieger.
Winston & Strawn Adds Two Partners to Litigation Practice in Chicago
The global law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP today announced the addition of Christopher M. Murphy and Terrence Dee as partners in the Chicago office and members of the Litigation Practice, focusing on class actions, antitrust, and other complex litigation. The pair join from McDermott, Will & Emery.
McDermott Expands Global IP Practice with Three All-Star Hires
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce three partner additions to the Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group: Simon Roberts and Jason Leonard in New York and Maxwell “Mac” Fox. Simon and Jason join from Hogan Lovells; Mac, who will reside in Japan, joins from Jones Day.
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