Akerman today announced that Jeannil Boji has joined the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group as a partner in the Chicago office. She brings more than 18 years of experience advising companies, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals on complex and sensitive workplace matters. Most recently, Boji served as Labor & Employment and Commercial Litigation Partner at Perkins Coie in Chicago.
Akin announced today that Rory Wellever has joined the Chicago office as head of its music practice, bringing deep music industry experience that expands the firm’s media, entertainment & sports practice and strengthens its leadership in corporate and finance transactions across the music market. Rory joins Akin from Kirkland & Ellis where he was a partner.
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Arnold & Porter announced today that Eric Snyder has joined the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice as a partner, resident in New York. Snyder joins the firm from McGuireWoods LLP.
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Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that Brandon Elliott has joined the firm as a partner in the Global Corporate Group in Miami. Elliott advises institutional and private credit lenders as well as investment fund borrowers in preferred equity investments and fund financing transactions. Elliott arrives at Reed Smith from the Miami office of McDermott Will & Schulte.
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Sidley is pleased to announce that Ellen Park has joined the firm’s Capital Markets practice as a partner in Sidley’s office in New York. Ms. Park joins from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where she was a partner in the Capital Markets and Venture Capital & Growth Equity practices. Her arrival follows that of Scott Bennett from Cravath, who recently joined Sidley’s office in New York as Head of Technology Capital Markets.
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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig is strategically expanding its corporate tax, fund structuring, and family offices advising capabilities in Germany, adding Sebastian Leidel to its Tax Practice. The experienced tax lawyer will join Greenberg Traurig’s Munich office as a shareholder April 16. Leidel has been with Noerr since 2019, most recently as an associated partner, and previously worked at Linklaters.
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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Charles Cooper-Isow will join the firm as a partner in its Private Equity practice. He joins the Firm from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Tags: Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP | LondonSidley is pleased to announce that Scott Bennett has joined the firm’s Capital Markets practice as a partner in Sidley’s office in New York as Head of Technology Capital Markets. Mr. Bennett joins from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP where he was co-head of both the Venture Capital & Growth Equity practice and the Digital Assets practice.
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Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Daniel Mencaroni has joined the firm’s Private Investment Funds group as a partner in the New York office. Mencaroni previously served as Counsel with Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP immediately prior to joining the firm.
Baker McKenzie announced today that Timothy “Tim” Karcher has joined the Firm as a partner in its Transactional Practice Group in New York, strengthening its globally recognized Restructuring & Insolvency group. Karcher arrives from Proskauer Rose LLP.
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