Accomplished Federal Prosecutor Joins Cooley in Chicago

Monday, December 6, 2021

Cooley’s litigation department added to its recent haul of elite, next generation partners with the arrival of Lindsay Jenkins, most recently the chief of the criminal division of the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. Jenkins will join the firm’s recently launched Chicago office as a partner focused on white collar defense, investigations and trial practice. She brings significant expertise and first-chair trial experience that will be immediately compelling to the firm’s best-in-class roster of technology and disruptive clients as they navigate a constantly evolving law enforcement and regulatory landscape. In joining Cooley, Jenkins reunites with former US Attorney’s Office colleague and now Cooley partner, Matthew Kutcher.

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McDermott Adds Capital Markets Group to New York Transactions Team

Friday, December 3, 2021

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of Ari Edelman as a partner in its Transactions Practice Group. Ari is a proven dealmaker in New York’s capital markets circle, having closed approximately 100 capital market transactions, including special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), initial public offerings (IPOs) and de-SPAC transactions, for some of the world’s most influential organizations. Edelman joins the firm from Reed Smith.

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Hogan Lovells Strengthens Corporate & Finance Practice in Frankfurt With Leading Team Hire

Friday, December 3, 2021

Global law firm Hogan Lovells has announced today that it is strengthening its Corporate practice in Frankfurt with the hire of two leading M&A specialists, Dr Christoph Naumann (joins 1 December 2021) and Dr Torsten Rosenboom (joins 1 January 2022) from Watson Farley & Williams. They will also be bringing with them a team of four associates and business lawyers.

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Latham Adds Leading Authority on Broker-Dealer Regulation to Capital Markets Practice and Financial Institutions Industry Group

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Marlon Paz, trusted advisor to leading financial institutions and an authority on broker-dealer regulation, has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. and New York offices as a partner in the Capital Markets Practice and the Financial Institutions Industry Group, and as a member of the Corporate Department. He joins Latham from Mayer Brown in Washington, D.C. and New York.

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Cooley Bolsters Fund Formation Group in New York

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Lina Zhou has joined Cooley’s market-leading fund formation practice group as a partner in New York. Arriving from Kirkland & Ellis, where she was a partner in the investment funds practice group, Zhou has an impressive history of advising clients on fund formation transactions and significant experience counseling investment fund organizations.

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Blank Rome Welcomes Real Estate Partner in Philadelphia

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that J.J. Broderick has joined the firm’s Philadelphia office as a partner in the Real Estate practice group. With more than 30 years of experience, J.J. is the most recent high-profile addition to the real estate team, which has recently expanded with leading partners Christy L. Reuter and Sonia Kaur Bain, of counsel Kerri L. Alessi, and associate Matthew J. Crawford. J.J. joins Blank Rome from Morgan Lewis.

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Clifford Chance Further Strengthens its Amsterdam Corporate and M&A Practice With the Hire of Stephanie Horowitz as Partner

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance welcomes Stephanie Horowitz as partner into its global Corporate and M&A practice in Amsterdam as of 1 December 2021. Stephanie joins Clifford Chance from Allen & Overy, where she worked for 14 years covering both public and private M&A work. She has a strong track record of domestic and cross-border transactions where she has acted for clients including financial investors and corporate enterprises.

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Real Estate Finance Attorney Thomas L. Patalano joins Polsinelli’s Growing New York Office

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli is pleased to announce that Real Estate Finance attorney Thomas L. Patalano has joined the firm’s New York City office as a shareholder. The addition of Patalano continues the ongoing growth of Polsinelli’s national Real Estate and Financial Services Department, particularly in the New York City office, and will help service the mounting demand in the greater New York area. Polsinelli’s New York City office is proud to have grown its Construction Litigation, Real Estate Services and Real Estate Finance Practices by nearly 20 attorneys in the past year. Patalano was at Alston & Bird LLP before joining Polsinelli.

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