The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Celeste M. Brecht has joined the Firm as a partner in its Business & Tort Litigation Practice and is based in the Los Angeles Office. Brecht joins Jones Day from Venable LLP in Los Angeles.
Vedder Price Adds Matthew Rossi to Government Investigations & White Collar Defense Group
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that Matthew A. Rossi has joined the firm as a Shareholder in its Government Investigations & White Collar Defense group in Washington, DC. Prior to joining Vedder Price, Mr. Rossi was a litigation partner and Co-Head of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement practice group at Mayer Brown.
Soazig Prteseille Joins Stephenson Harwood as Partner
Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its international employment capabilities with the appointment of Soazig Préteseille as partner in its Paris office. Préteseille, who has spent the majority of her career at international law firms, joins the firm from Reinhart Marville Torre.
Bird & Bird Strengthens London Dispute Resolution Team With the Appointment of Nick Peacock as Partner
International law firm Bird & Bird today strengthens its Dispute Resolution practice in London with the appointment of international arbitration specialist Nick Peacock as partner and head of its London arbitration group. He is recognised as a leading practitioner in international arbitration by Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and Chambers Global and joins the firm from Herbert Smith Freehills.
Former N.C. Commerce Secretary Joins Brooks Pierce
Tony Copeland, who served as North Carolina’s Secretary of Commerce from January 2017 to January 2021, has joined Brooks Pierce as Senior Economic Development & Corporate Strategist to launch the firm’s new economic development practice area.
Latham & Watkins Expands Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practices in Chicago
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Nathan Davis has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practices. Davis advises on top-tier private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. Davis joins Latham from Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago.
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Leading Employment Team Continues Southeast Expansion for Squire Patton Boggs
Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that David Long-Daniels and Angela F. Ramson have joined the firm from Greenberg Traurig where they were both shareholders and Mr. Long-Daniels served as Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Practice’s Complex Employment Litigation & Trials group.
Womble Bond Dickinson Adds IP Litigation Partner Steve Levitan in Silicon Valley
Veteran intellectual property litigation attorney Steve Levitan has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a Partner in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. Levitan joins Womble Bond Dickinson from Hogan Lovells, where he practiced with Womble Bond Dickinson Partners Chris Mammen and Jeff Whittle.
Akin Gump to Welcome Finance Partner Clare Cottle in London
Akin Gump today announced that finance partner Clare Cottle is to join the firm’s London office. Ms. Cottle advises on the finance aspects of cross-border and domestic financial restructurings, special situations funding and complex direct loans. She represents credit funds, institutional investors, private equity funds and portfolio companies in a wide range of financings, including debt restructurings, direct loans, leveraged buyouts, securitisations and bank/bond structures. Ms. Cottle will join Akin Gump from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where she is a partner.
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Leading Corporate and Securities Duo Joins Bracewell’s New York Office
Bracewell LLP announced today that Frank Lee and Theodore F. Duver have joined the New York office as partners in the firm’s corporate and securities team. Lee and Duver come to the firm from Loeb & Loeb LLP, where Lee was co-chair of the energy practice.
