Ashurst Expands London High Yield Practice with Senior Partner Hire

Friday, October 1, 2021

Global law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Jacques McChesney as partner in its EMEA high yield team.

Jacques joins from Shearman & Sterling, prior to which he was a partner at Latham & Watkins working in both London and New York. Jacques represents issuers, sponsors and underwriters on complex corporate financings with a focus on high yield bonds, practicing in European leveraged finance and debt capital markets. He advises clients with respect to restructurings, debt tender/consent solicitations, and private placements in multiple jurisdictions across the EMEA region, with a particular focus on the UK, Spain and Italy. Jacques is New York qualified and has practised in London for over 20 years. His clients include investment banks and high-profile UK and European corporates.

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Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Continues to Expand in Westchester With the Addition of 11 White Plains-Based Babchik & Young Attorneys

Friday, October 1, 2021

Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP (KDV), today announced that it is expanding its presence in Westchester and strengthening its hallmark labor & employment and professional liability practices with the addition of 11 attorneys and four staff, including five partners, from White Plains-based Babchik & Young LLP. KDV has 12 offices nationwide, including six in the Northeast.

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New Partner Nina Tallon Joins Quinn Emanuel’s Washington, D.C. Office

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Quinn Emanuel is pleased to welcome Nina Tallon, who joins the firm as a partner based in the Washington, D.C. office. Tallon’s practice spans across a variety of venues and industries, with a focus on patent litigation and intellectual property disputes. She has developed a first-chair skill set representing clients in jury and bench trials in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. and remains undefeated in cases before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), a venue where she has extensive experience.

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Susan Kay Leader Joins Wilson Sonsini’s Trial and Commercial Litigation Practices

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Susan Kay Leader has joined its litigation department as a partner in the Los Angeles office. She joins the firm’s expanding trial and commercial litigation practices. Her addition represents Wilson Sonsini’s latest move to add first-chair trial experience as it continues to develop a national litigation department that represents clients in a growing range of high-profile, bet-the-company cases.

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