Kennedys is delighted to announce the appointment of financial lines specialist Emily Schneider as a partner in our Insurance group in Melbourne. Emily joins Kennedys from Barry.Nilsson, where she was a special counsel.
Latham & Watkins Expands Global White Collar Defense & Investigations and Antitrust Team in Tokyo
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Kaede Toh has joined the firm’s Tokyo office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. A seasoned litigator, Toh’s practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense and antitrust enforcement actions brought by the US Department of Justice as well as non-US regulators. She has extensive experience advising multinational corporations and individuals in a variety of government investigations, internal investigations, and civil litigation. Toh joins Latham & Watkins from Ropes & Gray in Tokyo.
Eversheds Sutherland Expands Corporate Practice in Chicago with M&A Partner Ted Cominos
|
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Theodore H. Cominos Jr. has joined the firm’s M&A and Private Capital teams in the Chicago office as partner. Mr. Cominos is the sixth partner to join the firm in Chicago and the third M&A partner added there since the office opened in May 2019. Additionally, Cristina Audran-Proca has joined Eversheds Sutherland in the Paris office as counsel. Mr. Cominos, who joins from Faegre Drinker, advises domestic and international clients on complex M&A, private equity, venture capital, corporate commercial, commercial real estate and debt-finance transactions. |
International Nuclear Power Project Development Attorney George Borovas Joins Hunton Andrews Kurth
George Borovas, a leading international nuclear power projects attorney who advises governments, sponsors and lenders on the development of civilian nuclear power programs and the financing and construction of nuclear power plants, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner. Borovas joins the firm from Shearman & Sterling LLP.
Frost Brown Todd Adds Jordan Blask and Jillian Nolan Snider to Bankruptcy Practice
Frost Brown Todd (FBT) is growing its national Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice with the addition of Members Jordan Blask and Jillian Nolan Snider to the firm’s Pittsburgh office. Blask and Snider previously practiced together at Tucker Arensberg where Blask founded and chaired the firm’s Corporate Risk Assessment Team. Snider has experience working at boutique bankruptcy and creditor’s rights law firms as well as one of the largest title insurance groups in the U.S.
Tina Sessions Joins Antitrust Practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Justina “Tina” Sessions has joined the firm as a partner in the San Francisco office. She will be a member of the antitrust practice. Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Sessions was a partner at trial litigation boutique Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP in San Francisco, which she first joined as an associate in 2011, before being promoted to partner in 2018.
Taylor Wessing Expands Leading International Private Wealth Sector Group With New Partners
International law firm Taylor Wessing has further enhanced its International Private Wealth sector group with the appointment of Damian Bloom and Simon Phelps, joining from BCLP.
Claus Zimmermann to Join Noerr in Brussels
Frost Brown Todd Houston Office Adds Member Richard A. Stewart
Frost Brown Todd’s (FBT) newest office in Houston added new Member Richard A. Stewart. He is the tenth attorney to join the office that opened in summer 2020. Stewart is a litigator and trial lawyer representing domestic and international clients in complex commercial litigation in Texas. He has tried, briefed, and argued different cases and appeals on both the state and federal levels. He represents domestic and international clients in the oil and gas industry, including both onshore and offshore operators, drilling contractors and service companies. Stewart joins the firm from Adams and Reese in Houston.
Squire Patton Boggs Boosts Islamic Finance, Banking and Financial Regulatory Expertise in Middle East
Squire Patton Boggs has appointed banking, Islamic finance and financial services regulatory expert Ahmed Butt as a partner in its Financial Services Practice based in its Riyadh office. Ahmed joins from Simmons & Simmons, where he established that firm’s Riyadh presence, headed its Middle East banking practice and led its Saudi Arabia practice.
