Skadden announced today that Bruce Embley will join the firm’s London office as an M&A partner. Prior to joining Skadden, Bruce was global co-head of M&A at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
Clifford Chance Strengthens Tech Group With Hire of Simon Persoff
Clifford Chance strengthens Tech Group with hire of Simon Persoff Leading international law firm Clifford Chance announces that Simon Persoff will be joining the global Corporate Practice, as a partner in the firm’s Tech Group, based in London. Simon joins Clifford Chance from DLA Piper, where he acted as a Senior Consultant advising on data protection, privacy, cyber security and banking secrecy issues.
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Dentons Builds on Brisbane Presence With Two New Partners
Hogan Lovells Strengthens its Employment Practice in Paris With the Arrival of a New Partner
Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that high-profile lawyer Marion Guertault is re-joining the firm as a partner in its Employment practice today. Marion will be based in the firm’s Paris office. She was most recently at Latham & Watkins but spent several years with Hogan Lovells in Paris prior to that.
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Polsinelli Adds Employment Litigator Tony Torain, II in Washington, D.C. Office
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes Tony W. Torain, II to the firm’s national Employment Litigation Practice. He will practice from the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He comes to the firm from the D.C. office of Littler Mendelson, PC.
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Winston & Strawn Expands Capital Markets Practice with Addition of Carol Anne Huff
Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Carol Anne Huff, an accomplished capital markets attorney, as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. She joins Chicago partner Christina Roupas as co-chair of the firm’s Capital Markets & Securities practice. She was previously a Partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.
McDermott Bolsters Intellectual Property Litigation Practice with Atlanta Partner Steeped in High-Stakes Experience
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced that Shane Nichols has joined the Firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) practice as partner. Previously at Alston & Bird, He joins a team of business savvy, technically skilled IP lawyers led by IP partner Jeffrey Toney in our recently opened Atlanta office.
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Goodwin’s Global Private Equity Practice Welcomes Five-Partner Team in London
Global law firm Goodwin announced today that a team of five partners will join the firm’s top-ranked Private Equity practice in London. Erik Dahl, Christian Iwasko, Sava Savov, Michelle Tong, and John Van De North most recently practiced together at Sidley Austin, where Dahl served as co-leader of the firm’s private equity practice area and Iwasko was co-head of the European corporate and private equity group. Dahl and Iwasko will start at Goodwin on October 1st, whilst Savov, Tong, and Van De North will join following the completion of their notice periods.
Husch Blackwell Gains Chicago-Based Project Finance Partner
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Jai Khanna has joined the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources industry team as a partner. Khanna brings to the firm a wealth of project finance experience relating to conventional and renewable energy generation facilities, real estate and related infrastructure. He will be based in the firm’s Chicago office. Khanna comes to Husch Blackwell from the Chicago office of Baker & McKenzie LLP.
King & Spalding Adds Additional Global Human Capital and Compliance Partner
King & Spalding today announced that Luke Edwards joins as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group, and as part of the recently-launched Global Human Capital and Compliance practice. Edwards, who is based in Sydney, Australia, will also divide his time between the firm’s Singapore and Tokyo office. Edwards joins the firm from Seyfarth Shaw, LLP.
