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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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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Mayer Brown announced today that Francisco García-Naranjo González has joined the firm’s Mexico City office as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice. Mr. García-Naranjo joins from White & Case LLP.
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Benji Barron has rejoined Vinson & Elkins as a partner in the firm’s Houston office. Barron most recently served as Associate General Counsel for Targa Resources, a leading provider of midstream services and one of the largest independent midstream infrastructure companies in North America.
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Anthony S. Fiotto to its Litigation Department in Boston, where he will serve as the office’s litigation head. Mr. Fiotto brings to the firm thirty years of broad litigation and arbitration experience, including extensive first chair trial experience. His arrival highlights the firm’s commitment to further expanding its capabilities in Boston. Mr. Fiotto’s addition also underscores the further strengthening of the firm’s litigation capabilities on the East Coast, following the addition of five partners to the firm’s Litigation Department in Washington, D.C. since the start of 2021. Fiotto joins the firm from Goodwin Procter, LLP.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Dvir Oren has joined the Firm as a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department, where he will be part of Willkie’s market-leading Private Equity Practice Group. He is based in the Firm’s New York office. Mr. Oren was previously an equity partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology, energy and life sciences law firm, announced today that Steve Mann has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the global Corporate Department. His addition is another step in strengthening the firm’s technology transaction capabilities, expanding its relationships with its extensive technology and life sciences client base. Most recently, Mann was a partner with Winstead in its Corporate, Commercial Transactions & Outsourcing Practice Group.
Pillsbury has recruited Jeff Schrepfer, an established M&A lawyer in Japan with significant experience in the energy sector, as a partner in the firm’s Tokyo office. He comes to Pillsbury from Morrison & Foerster.
