Corporate attorneys Bryan Gadol and Wendy Kottmeier have joined Holland & Knight as partners in the firm’s Orange County office. Mr. Gadol and Ms. Kottmeier, who have worked together for 20 years, focus on M&A and private equity transactions. They previously practiced at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. Mr. Gadol will head Holland & Knight’s California Corporate, M&A and Private Equity practice.
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Babak Nikravesh as a partner in its Global Tax Department, resident in the firm’s Palo Alto office. Mr. Nikravesh brings to the firm 20 years of experience representing sovereign investors in their investments and other activities in the United States and abroad. Nikravesh joins the firm from Hogan Lovells in San Francisco.
Olesya Bakar has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group and head of Real Estate Fund Formation. Ms. Bakar will reside in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. She previously was a partner at Hogan Lovells, where she was co-head of the Real Estate Funds group.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Virginia K. Trunkes as a construction partner in the firm’s New York City office. Her addition further strengthens the firm’s position among the top five Construction practice groups in the country and propels the firm’s strategy to deepen and expand the firm’s capabilities in the northeast. Trunkes joins the firm from Robinson & Cole LLP.
Derek Soller, an active member of the international arbitration community with significant experience in Latin America, has joined Pillsbury as partner in the firm’s New York office. He comes to the firm from Baker McKenzie.
Kennedys continues to deepen its bench of offerings with the addition of partner Judith A Selby to its New York office. Joining from Hinshaw, where she was a partner on the data privacy and cyber team, Judy’s practice focuses on all aspects of data privacy and cyber exposures in a variety of industries.
Orrick announced today that Bernadette Accili has joined the firm as a partner in our tax practice, based in Milan. Bernadette previously practiced at LMS, where she led the firm’s tax practice, and Paul Hastings, where she served as chair of the firm’s tax practice in Milan.
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Mayer Brown announced today that four leading capital markets partners, Guiping Lu, Philip Hyde, Bonnie Yung and Jason Wang, have joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice in Hong Kong, along with four lawyers. The prominent debt capital markets team led by Mr. Lu and Mr. Hyde join from K&L Gates, while the high-profile equity capital markets duo of Ms. Yung and Mr. Wang were both previously at Paul Hastings and join from LC Lawyers LLP, the Hong Kong law firm member of the EY global network.
Womble Bond Dickinson has bolstered its highly regarded practice representing colleges and universities with the addition of D.C.-based attorney Stephen J. Vaughan. Vaughan, who joins the firm as a partner in the Education and Employment teams in the Business Litigation Practice Group, represents colleges, universities, and related organizations throughout the country on a variety of legal and compliance issues. In addition to his focus on higher education, Vaughan continues his more than 20 years of experience representing businesses, including international franchisors, in litigation, employment counseling and litigation, and internal investigations. Vaughan joins Womble from Lathrop GPM.
BakerHostetler is pleased to announce that Alexander L. Reid has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office. Reid will be a member of the firm’s Tax Practice Group and serve as the national team leader for BakerHostetler’s Tax-Exempt Organizations and Charitable Giving team. Reid joins the firm from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
