Powerhouse Global Tax Partners Join McDermott

Thursday, July 22, 2021

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the additions of Tax partners Jeffrey (Jeff) Maydew and Meaghan A. Wolfe based in Chicago and Michael W. Hardgrove based in Boston. Jeff and Meaghan join from Baker McKenzie where Jeff was Chair of its Global Tax Planning and Transactions Practice Group and was a member of the Management Committee for the firm’s North American Tax Practice. Michael joins from DLA Piper where he was a member of its Global Tax Committee.

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Dinsmore’s Growth Continues as Prominent M&A Team Joins Firm in Detroit and Chicago

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has welcomed five dynamic partners to its Mergers and Acquisitions group this week—four in the national firm’s Detroit office and one in Chicago. The team is led by Joseph DeVito, who served as chair of Corporate, Finance and Real Estate at Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC. Also joining Dinsmore in Detroit as M&A specialists are partners Jeffrey Hoover, Evonne Xu and Ian Larkin. The team is rounded out by Jane Hahn, who is joining Dinsmore in Chicago.
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Leading Professional Services Litigator Will Glassey to Join Herbert Smith Freehills in London

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Herbert Smith Freehills has further strengthened its Disputes Practice in London, after hiring Will Glassey to join its partnership. This will enable the firm to further bolster its successful solicitors’ professional indemnity and regulatory practice, as well as its professional negligence offering more broadly. Will joins Herbert Smith Freehills from Mayer Brown, where he was Head of Insurance Disputes in London and Global co-Head of Insurance. Before moving to Mayer Brown in 2000, he was an associate in legacy Herbert Smith’s Disputes team in London.

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Brandon Fox to Return to Jenner & Block and Serve as Los Angeles Office Managing Partner

Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Jenner & Block announced that Brandon D. Fox, former chief of the Criminal Division for the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, has rejoined the firm as a partner in Los Angeles. Starting August 16, he will also serve as the managing partner for the Los Angeles office and a co-chair of the Investigations, Compliance, and Defense Practice.
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Ashurst Boosts Asia Restructuring and Insolvency Offering With Partner Hire in Singapore

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Global law firm Ashurst is pleased to announce that Robert Child has joined as a partner in the restructuring, insolvency and special situations practice, based in Singapore. His addition follows the recent arrival of senior project partner Andrew Roche in the Singapore office. Joining from Clifford Chance, Robert has advised on complex multi-jurisdictional restructurings and insolvencies in both Europe and Asia.

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Leading Privacy, Advertising, and Brand Protection Attorney Joins Reed Smith as a Partner

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Reed Smith today announced the addition of pioneering data privacy, advertising, and brand protection partner Robert Newman. Formerly the co-chair of Privacy, Security & Data Innovations at Loeb & Loeb LLP and co-leader of the Global Privacy & Data Security Task Force at Winston & Strawn LLP, Newman has joined Reed Smith’s global Entertainment & Media Industry Group as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office.

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