Cole, Griffin join as partners in Texas capital that is also burgeoning tech hub
Clara Shirota Joins White & Case as a Partner in Tokyo
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Debt Finance Practice with the addition of Clara Shirota as a partner in Tokyo. Shirota joins from Clifford Chance, where she was counsel.
Leading Private Equity Partner To Join Latham & Watkins in London
Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Paul Dolman will join the firm’s London office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Dolman is one of the UK’s leading private equity practitioners, with vast experience advising institutional investors and management teams on a variety of complex cross-border investments and divestments. Dolman joins Latham & Watkins from Travers Smith.
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Former Samsung Head of Appeals Christopher Burrell Returns to Faegre Drinker as Partner in Washington, D.C.
Faegre Drinker announced today that Christopher J. Burrell has rejoined the firm as a partner in the intellectual property practice in Washington, D.C. Burrell returns to the firm after spending nearly seven years with Samsung Electronics America in the company’s Washington, D.C. IP Center office, where he most recently served as senior director & senior counsel, head of appeals. He is the 24th partner or counsel addition to Faegre Drinker in 2020.
Tags: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | WashingtonLatham Adds Capital Markets Partner in New York
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Alison (Ali) Haggerty has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Capital Markets Practice within the Corporate Department. Haggerty advises issuers, predominantly in the technology and life sciences industries, and underwriters on capital markets transactions, with a particular emphasis on initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings, and convertible debt offerings. She also regularly counsels publicly-traded companies on general corporate and securities law matters, including governance issues, reporting obligations, and stock exchange rules and requirements. Haggerty joins Latham from Cooley LLP in New York.
Tags: Latham & Watkins LLP | New YorkLatham Expands Private Equity and M&A Practices in Boston
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Matthew W. Goulding has joined the firm’s Boston office as a partner in the Corporate Department and a member of the Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Practices. Goulding advises financial sponsors, corporate clients, portfolio companies, boards of directors, founders, and management teams on the full spectrum of private equity transactions, along with an array of M&A and corporate matters. Goulding joins Latham & Watkins from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. He received his JD from Villanova University.
Akerman Expands Franchise Offering in Texas with William Sentell
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, is pleased to announce that William Sentell has joined the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as a partner in the firm’s Houston office. Sentell focuses his practice on franchise dispute resolution and related corporate, regulatory, and compliance matters. He brings experience representing franchise clients, including franchisors, brand owners, distributors, licensors, manufacturers, and other industry stakeholders. Sentell joins from Baker & McKenzie LLP in Houston, where he served as counsel.
Top Chicago Litigators Paul Motz, Heather Snider and Joseph Moore Join Segal McCambridge
National litigation firm Segal McCambridge announced today the addition of Paul D. Motz, Heather A. Snider and Joseph B. Moore III to the Chicago office, capping off a year of significant growth for the firm. Mr. Motz, Ms. Snider and Mr. Moore join the firm as shareholders. They were formerly partners at Chicago-based Patton & Ryan, where Mr. Motz served as managing partner.
Hinshaw Bolsters Gulf Coast Presence with Two Houston Partners
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Kyle Ferachi and Stephanie Laird Tolson have joined the firm as partners, adding depth to the Labor & Employment and Financial Services practices, and expanding the firm’s footprint in the Gulf Coast region. Formerly with McGlinchey Stafford, the duo brings extensive litigation experience, with a focus on employment matters, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and loan workouts, Both are based in the firm’s Houston office, and Ferachi also practices out of the firm’s Baton Rouge, LA office.
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Adds Complex Commercial Litigation Team of Mark Kornfeld and Jordan Maglich
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney continues to expand its Florida footprint with the additions of Mark Kornfeld, shareholder and Jordan Maglich, counsel to the firm’s Tampa office. Kornfeld and Maglich bring with them significant complex commercial litigation expertise, including asset recovery, securities, equity receiverships, and Ponzi schemes. Kornfeld serves as the current court-appointed federal equity receiver and Maglich as receiver’s counsel for the In Re Kinetics receivership. The pair join from the Tampa office of Quarles & Brady LLP.
