International law firm Bird & Bird today grows its Dispute Resolution practice with the appointment of Julie Cheeseman as a partner in Sydney. Julie joins the firm from Ashurst where she has been special counsel since 2018.
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Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Rachel Frankeny joined the Private Equity practice as partner, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. Frankeny joins the firm from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP.
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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Jason Vollbracht has joined the Firm as a partner in the global Tax practice, based in Weil’s Silicon Valley office. Jason joins Weil from the San Francisco office of Deloitte, where he was a principal.
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Houston – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Brian Kilmer as a partner in the restructuring and insolvency practice. He joins the firm’s Houston office from Kilmer Crosby & Quadros PLLC, a boutique firm he co-founded.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Washington, D.C. Litigation and Health Care & FDA practices with the addition of James C. Fraser, a former Associate Chief Counsel for Litigation at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Fraser will also focus on litigation matters within the firm’s Products Liability & Mass Torts and Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation practices.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Matt Donnelly has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner. Donnelly, formerly a partner with Baker Botts L.L.P., will continue his tax practice at Gibson Dunn.
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Davis+Gilbert LLP is pleased to announce that Timothy M. Gladden has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added John Houghton to the firm’s London office, where he will serve as Chair of the London Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice. Houghton is former Global Co-Chair of the Restructuring & Special Situations Practice, and former European Head of Restructuring & Special Situations, at Latham & Watkins, where he practiced for nearly 20 years.
Neal Aizenstein has joined Cooley’s mergers and acquisitions practice group in the firm’s newly launched Chicago office. Most recently serving as chair of DLA Piper’s Chicago corporate group, Aizenstein is known for his strong leadership and decades advising companies and boards of directors on high-profile transactions with public and private companies.
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