Allen & Overy today announced that Adam Sofen has joined the firm from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP as a partner based out of A&O’s New York offices. Sofen’s practice focuses on the commercial real estate market, and lends itself to capturing the real estate related financing and equity work that is a natural extension of A&O’s existing engagements. He will integrate into Allen & Overy’s transactional practices, including Corporate M&A, Private Equity, and Restructuring, among others.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery continues to expand its corporate M&A and private equity team with the arrival of Guillaume Kellner as partner. Since 2011, Guillaume Kellner served as a partner and head of the Corporate Department of Paul Hastings.
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Global law firm K&L Gates continues to expand with the addition of Richard Chew as a partner in the Sydney office. Chew, who brings a dedicated focus on technology transactions, telecommunications and privacy matters, joins a large global team of technology sourcing and privacy lawyers servicing some of the most sophisticated technology clients in Australia and globally. Chew comes to the firm from Sparke Helmore in Sydney.
Katten announced today that Kate Scherling has joined its Insolvency and Restructuring practice as a partner in New York, one month after the firm brought on two other new partners to the practice there. Prior to Katten, Scherling was a member of the Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice in the New York office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP.
Rimon is pleased to welcome Herman Enayati as a Real Estate Partner in the firm’s Los Angeles Office, the 33rd partner to join Rimon in 2020.Mr. Enayati joins Rimon from Polsinelli PC, where he also was also a partner. He previously practiced at Akerman LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Davis Wright Tremaine continues its 2020 lateral hiring campaign with a new partner in Los Angeles who expands the firm’s litigation team focused on technology companies. Rasheed McWilliams, who joins the firm from Zuber Lawler & Del Duca, is a trial lawyer focused on IP infringement litigation and the defense of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) cases.
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Dr. Katja Kaulamo, a leading capital markets lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner, based in Frankfurt. She joins from Skadden. Her arrival adds further momentum to the firm’s strong growth and performance across its global platform this year, particularly in London and Frankfurt, which are instrumental to the firm’s European strategy. Paul Hastings continues to focus on investments in top-tier talent that will further strengthen its collaborative offering across Europe and between Europe and the U.S., as well as expand the depth of its global capital markets platform, particularly in global financial centers.
Mintz today announced that Kari K. Harris has joined the firm as a Member in the Corporate Practice in Boston. Ms. Harris focuses on the representation of private investment funds in connection with their fundraising, as well as representing institutional investors in an advisory fashion. She also has extensive experience in fund structuring. Prior to joining Mintz, Ms. Harris led Nixon Peabody’s Fund Formation team and was a member of the firm’s Private Equity and Investment Funds group.
