Reed Smith announced today that former federal prosecutor Julia Nestor has joined the firm’s Global Regulatory & Investigations practice as a partner in their New York office. Over the past nine years, Nestor has served in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), most recently as deputy chief of the Business and Securities Fraud Section.
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Cozen O’Connor continues to focus on its health care expansion with the recent addition of James Billings-Kang to the firm’s Washington, D.C., Health Care Practice. In his new position, Billings-Kang will advise the firm’s health care clients in connection with litigation matters arising from provider-payor disputes, False Claims Act matters, private equity transactions, and merger activity, in addition to other complex commercial litigation issues. Billings-Kang joins the firm from Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
King & Spalding today announced that David Wallach has joined the firm as a partner in the Trial and Global Disputes practice group in the San Francisco office. He joins from Jones Day.
Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that Wilka Toppins has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Corporate and Securities Group and member of the Global Business Team. Toppins has over 30 years of experience counseling global business clients on international and cross-border transactions, general corporate and commercial matters, corporate immigration, and labor and employment law. Toppins comes to the firm from Baker Donelson in Houston.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced today a dramatic step forward in the continued buildout of its national litigation practice with the addition of five decorated litigators from Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. Luis Li, Matthew Macdonald, Fred Rowley, and Mark Yohalem have joined Wilson Sonsini, while Eric Tuttle will be joining the firm later this month. All five members of the group, who bring vast experience with high-stakes trials, investigations, and appeals, will be partners in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
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Jonathan Pacheco has joined Mayer Brown’s Capital Markets practice as a partner in its Washington DC office. Mr. Pacheco has experience working on a broad range of securities offerings for companies in a variety of industries. Pacheco joins the firm from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
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Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Patrick J. Trostle has joined the firm’s New York office as the head of the Distressed Debt and Special Situations Fund Group and as a partner in the firm’s Global Energy Practice Group. Mr. Trostle’s arrival strengthens the firm’s restructuring and distressed-debt capabilities in the Energy Practice Group on the East Coast, complements teams in Texas and Europe, and will serve clients on a global scale. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Patrick was a partner in the Business Reorganization, Bankruptcy, and Creditors’ Rights group of Moses & Singer LLP, a New York-based firm, where he also served as the chair of the High Yield, Distressed Debt, and Special Situations Fund group. |
Dechert LLP announced today that David Passey has joined the firm’s global tax group as a partner based in New York. Passey was previously partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP prior to joining the firm.
Sean Conaty, an internationally recognized project development and project finance attorney who has advised on some of the most transformative infrastructure projects throughout the South East Asian region, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in the firm’s Tokyo office. Conaty joins the firm from Hogan Lovells, where he was a partner in that firm’s Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects Group.
Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that it has expanded its Tax Practice Group with partner Lorie Fale in Miami. Fale provides state and local tax counsel related to corporate transactions, reorganizations, financings, in addition to tax planning, refund claims and tax controversy. Fale joins Akerman from her own private practice, the Law Office of Lorie Fale, LLC.
