In a strategic move that further bolsters its growing energy transactional capabilities and Texas platform, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that Erin Hopkins has joined the firm as a partner in Houston. Hopkins arrives at Paul Hastings from Baker Botts.
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that Stanford (Stan) Renas has joined the firm’s Energy and Climate Solutions (ECS) practice as a partner in New York. Renas brings nearly three decades of experience advising financial institutions, energy companies, and multinational corporations on complex structured finance, project finance, derivatives, and trade finance transactions. Renas arrives at the firm from Linklaters LLP.
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Saul Ewing LLP has expanded its Intellectual Property Practice in the firm’s Boston office with the hiring of Partner John Powell, who brings more than 30 years of experience helping clients strategically build and manage their patent portfolios, along with Associate Kurt Hoppmann, who focuses primarily on patent applications and prosecution. Powell arrives from Sunstein LLP where he served as Partner and Patent Group Chair.
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King & Spalding announced today that Russell Warren has joined the firm’s Corporate practice group as a partner. He is based in the firm’s London office. Warren joins King & Spalding from Travers Smith, where he was a partner and head of the tax department.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Kenneth (“Ken”) J. Nunnenkamp has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the International Trade practice group. Ken’s widely respected, Chambers-ranked practice focuses on national security matters, including extensive experience with Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) reviews, export controls, economic sanctions, trade enforcement investigations, and anti-money laundering. He joins Blank Rome from Morgan Lewis, where he led the CFIUS working group.
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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announces that a team of secondaries lawyers led by partner Krishna Skandakumar and including partner Natalia Kubik are joining the firm in the Investment Management and Private Fund Transactions Groups. Mr. Skandakumar is also named Co-Chair of the Debevoise Private Fund Transactions Group. Prior to joining Debevoise, Mr. Skandakumar and Ms. Kubik were partners in the New York office of Goodwin Procter LLP.
Alston & Bird announced today that Chaim Stern has joined its Federal & International Tax Group as a partner in New York, bringing extensive experience advising investment firms on the tax aspects of fund formation, structuring, and transactions. Stern arrives at the firm from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Dr. Todd Trattner has joined the firm’s Bay Area offices as a partner in the Emerging Companies & Growth Practice. Trattner’s practice focuses on representing both investors and financiers, as well as sponsors and companies, in royalty financings and monetizations, licensing and collaborations, and other strategic partnerships within the life sciences and technology sectors. Trattner joins from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Tags: Latham & Watkins LLP | San FranciscoSaul Ewing LLP has added two partners to its Pittsburgh office with the hiring of T. Patrick Martin, a former federal public corruption and white-collar prosecutor who represents clients facing government scrutiny, and Julia Varholla, a trusts and estates attorney with more than 20 years of experience.
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