Alston & Bird has added a leveraged finance practice to its London office with the arrival of partner Paul Simcock. Bringing more than two decades of experience, Simcock advises sponsors, lenders, and borrowers in complex leveraged financings, including acquisitions, public takeovers, and other national and cross-border corporate debt mandates in both Europe and the U.S. Simcock arrives at the firm from Vinson & Elkins LLP in London.
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Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that Shad Sumrow has joined the Dallas office as a partner in the Finance Section of the Corporate Department. Sumrow joins Baker Botts from Thompson & Knight, where he was the firmwide Finance Practice Leader. He represents clients in lending and structured finance transactions, with an emphasis on oil and gas and asset-based transactions.
Allen & Overy today announced that Annette Kurdian and Robert Burt have been appointed as partners in A&O’s leveraged finance practice, based in London. Both Annette and Robert join from Linklaters where they were senior banking and finance partners.
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Principal Peter J. Woo and Of Counsel Sean Paisan have joined the firm’s Orange County office. Peter J. Woo joins the firm from Goldberg Segalla, Sean Paisan joins the firm from Ogletree Deakins.
McDermott Will & Emery has announced that Nicolas Faguer has joined the Firm’s Paris office as a partner. Nicolas’ arrival expands the Firm’s strong Litigation & Dispute Resolution team in France to service increasing demand. Joining from Paul Hastings, Nicolas Faguer focuses his practice on corporate and commercial litigation.
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, has expanded its Corporate Practice Group with Jason Northcutt in Washington, D.C. Northcutt works with leaders in the government contracting, aerospace and defense, manufacturing, industrial services, life sciences, tech-enabled services, and other business services industries. Northcutt comes to the firm from Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.
Rimon is pleased to welcome Craig Tanner, an experienced Employee Benefits and executive compensation attorney, as a Partner in the firm’s new Austin, TX office, the firm’s second office in Texas. Mr. Tanner joins the firm from Reed Smith LLP. Mr. Tanner will also work out of the firm’s Silicon Valley office.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Moorari K. Shah has joined the firm as a partner in the Finance & Bankruptcy practice group and as a member of the Fintech industry team. Shah, who will be co-located in Los Angeles and San Francisco, was most recently a partner at Buckley LLP. He is the seventh lateral partner to join Sheppard Mullin in 2021.
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli is pleased to announce the growth of its Denver Business Services Division with the addition of new Shareholder Philip McDermott. He joins the firm’s national Securities & Corporate Finance Practice Group, with a specialized focus on Investment Management & Funds. McDermott is relocating from the Austin office of Jackson Walker LLP to join Polsinelli’s growing Denver office.
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Stefan M. Palys to its Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its Complex Business & Commercial Litigation Practice. Mr. Palys joins Lewis Brisbois from Stinson LLP, where he practiced in the area of business litigation. Focusing on business disputes, loan enforcement and lender liability defense, e-discovery, and appeals, Mr. Palys regularly represents both business owners and businesses in contract and tort matters. He also represents clients in matters involving intra-corporate disputes concerning owners’ rights.
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