Bird & Bird Bolsters Its Dispute Resolution Practice in Madrid With The Hire Of An Insurance Team Led By Luis Alfonso Fernndez Manzano and Virginia Martnez Fernndez

International law firm Bird & Bird bolsters its Dispute Resolution practice in Madrid with the hire of insurance partners Luis Alfonso Fernández Manzano and Virginia Martínez Fernández as well as two associates from Hogan Lovells. The team will join the firm in the Spring. The group arrives from Hogan Lovells in Madrid.

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Orrick Adds Patent Prosecution Leader to Fast Growing Life Sciences Team

Orrick announced today that Gargi Talukder, a recognized leader in protecting the innovations of life sciences companies, has joined the firm as a partner in San Francisco. Gargi, who will head our life sciences patent strategy and prosecution practice, is the 8th partner addition to Orrick’s life sciences platform since 2019. She joins us from Morgan Lewis, where she led the firm’s San Francisco IP practice.

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Willkie Expands Real Estate Finance Group with Addition of Noah Bilenker

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Noah Bilenker has joined the Firm as a partner in the Firm’s Real Estate Department. He is based in Willkie’s New York office, and will be a part of the Real Estate Finance practice group. Mr. Bilenker was previously Director and GC at Mesa West Capital, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley.

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Greenberg Traurig Continues Strategic Growth of its Tax Practice, Adds Joseph J. Curran in Boston

As part of its strategy to grow key practices, global law firm Greenberg Traurig welcomes Joseph J. Curran as a shareholder in its Boston office as part of its Global Tax Practice. Curran focuses his practice on the taxation of corporations (C and S) and partnerships, including the tax consequences of taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and debt and equity financings. He joins from Latham & Watkins.

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Womble Adds Highly Respected Project Finance and Energy Sector Attorney José Luis Vittor

Womble Bond Dickinson is proud to announce José Luis Vittor has joined the firm’s Capital Markets Practice Group as a partner. Vittor is best known for his cross-border work in corporate and project financing transactions, and the energy and infrastructure sectors. Prior to joining the firm, Vittor was co-lead of Hogan Lovells’ Oil & Gas Practice Group and chaired its Water Practice Group. 

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