Sidley is pleased to announce that Stephen Fox and Peter Boulle have joined Sidley’s Investment Funds practice group in London. They join Sidley from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where they were both partners in the firm’s Private Funds group.
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Proskauer is pleased to welcome Gregory A. Morris as a partner in its Intellectual Property (IP) and Patent Law Groups in New York. Gregory brings more than two decades of experience across the full spectrum of IP matters, including Hatch-Waxman disputes and inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. A seasoned trial lawyer and Ph.D. chemist, he guides pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies in complex patent litigation and helps clients secure value by providing strategic IP counseling and due diligence advice. Morris arrives at the firm from O’Melveny & Myers LLP.
Cozen O’Connor today announced renowned international taxation attorney Oz Halabi — who has structured and handled cross-border and Israel-related transactions and tax planning issues for clients in the technology, life sciences, and financial sectors — has joined its Tax and Israel practices. Halabi, who joins as a member and will work out of Cozen O’Connor’s New York City office, comes to the firm from Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Barat and was previously with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced today that Doug Wick has joined the Firm’s Tax Practice in Chicago. Doug is a highly respected practitioner who brings nearly 15 years of experience in both private practice and government service, most recently as Senior Attorney with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel.
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King & Spalding announced today that antitrust lawyer John Carroll has rejoined the firm’s Antitrust practice as a partner. He is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Carroll returns to King & Spalding from Sheppard Mullin, where he was a partner and led the Healthcare Antitrust team.
Global law firm Clyde & Co today announced the appointment of Kirsten Wilkerson as a partner in its Washington, DC, office. Her arrival marks a strategic expansion of the firm’s North American Trial & Defense practice, reinforcing Clyde & Co’s position as a leading legal advisor to the insurance sector and deepening its litigation capabilities in a key market. Wilkerson arrives from the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where she served as director of the torts branch.
Tags: Clyde & Co LLP | WashingtonLatham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Kyra Bromley has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Antitrust & Competition Practice. Bromley focuses on antitrust law and brings particular experience in shepherding federal filings required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Bromley joins from Debevoise & Plimpton.
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Clifford Chance US LLP has added Mark C. Williams as a Washington office partner, strengthening its Energy Regulatory and Markets practice in the US. Joining from Day Pitney, Williams brings decades of experience advising investors and energy companies on corporate, financial, securities and related regulatory matters before the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state utility commissions. He advises private equity fund managers, generating companies, lenders, sovereign investors and project developers, both on transactions and as portfolio counsel.
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