Holland & Knight Expands Financial Services Litigation Practice With 10-Lawyer Team

Holland & Knight announced today that a group of 10 attorneys who focus on financial services litigation have joined the firm. The team includes Partners Abraham Colman and Travis Sabalewski, of counsel Raymond Kim, associates Zachary Frampton, Jonathan Marmo, Christopher Murphy, Justin Sizemore, Brandon White and Ariel Wossene, and staff attorney John Joseph. All previously practiced at Reed Smith.

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Eversheds Sutherland Tax Practice Continues Growth with Arrival of Partner Nikki Dobay

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to welcome Nikki E. Dobay to the firm’s Tax Practice Group as a State and Local Tax (SALT) partner. Ms. Dobay joins the firm’s Sacramento office from the Council On State Taxation (COST), where she had been senior tax counsel. Ms. Dobay is the second partner in a month to join our SALT group following the arrival of Breen Schiller, the firm’s first SALT partner in Chicago.

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Accomplished Benefits and Compensation Partner Joins Latham in New York

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Jennifer Pepin has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Tax Department and member of the Benefits, Compensation & Employment Practice. She advises employers, executives, and investors on a wide range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters, often within the context of sophisticated M&A, private equity, and capital markets transactions. Pepin joins Latham & Watkins from Kirkland & Ellis in New York.
 
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Willkie Expands Asset Management Practice with Addition of Partner Chip Lunde in Washington

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Marvin (Chip) C. Lunde, III has joined the Firm as a partner in the Asset Management Group in Washington. Mr. Lunde advises insurance companies, investment companies, investment company boards, investment advisers and broker-dealers on federal and state securities and insurance compliance and regulatory matters. Mr. Lunde was previously a shareholder at Carlton Fields, where he served as co-chair of the firm’s Securities and Investment Companies Industry Group.

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Walkers Expands London Office with the Addition of Three Partners

Walkers is pleased to announce the partner level hires of Tatziana Paraguacuto-Maheo and Matthew Bloomfield, who will join Walkers industry-renowned Cayman Islands investment funds practice in London. Walkers is also pleased to announce that former BVI Managing Partner, Patrick Ormond, has relocated to take up the position of partner in the London office’s Finance & Corporate practice. Paraguacuto-Maheo and Bloomfield join Walkers from Maples Group.

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Hogan Lovells Australia Continues to Grow With The Hire of Life Sciences/Regulatory Team

Hogan Lovells has today announced that life sciences and regulatory expert Mandi Jacobson will join the firm as a partner in its Global Regulatory practice, together with two associates. The team will be based in the firm’s Sydney office and start with the firm on 15 October. Mandi and her team will join from Dentons, where Mandi led their Australia Life Sciences group. 

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