Scott Morgan has rejoined Thompson Coburn as a St. Louis partner in the Firm’s national class action litigation practice. Scott was previously an associate at Thompson Coburn.
Freshfields Grows Silicon Valley M&A Offering With Addition of Joseph Halloum as Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP announced today that Bay Area M&A lawyer Joseph Halloum has joined the firm as a partner in its Silicon Valley office. Mr. Halloum focuses on M&A involving publicly traded companies and private equity sponsors and will help meet client demand experienced since the office launched in July 2020. He joins from the M&A practice at Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner in the San Francisco office.
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Reed Smith Adds Four Top-Tier Dealmakers in Houston
Reed Smith today announced the addition of four partners – Edward Rhyne, Robert Phillpott, Efren Acosta and Ron Scharnberg – to its Global Corporate Group in its 70 lawyer Houston office. The team brings decades of private equity, middle-market mergers & acquisitions (M&A), and business tax capabilities, including a wealth of experience in the Texas market. All were formerly partners with Baker Botts.
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Bird & Bird Bolsters its Energy & Utilities Group With The Hire of Alfonso Bayona as Partner in Madrid
International law firm Bird & Bird today grows its Corporate practice and Energy & Utilities sector group with the hire of partner, Alfonso Bayona, in Madrid. Alfonso joins the firm from Cazorla Abogados SLP where he was responsible for the Financing and Projects practice.
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Goodwin’s Global Private Equity Expansion Continues with Partner Pavel Shaitanoff in New York
Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Pavel Shaitanoff joined the Private Equity practice as partner, resident in the New York office. Shaitanoff joins the firm from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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Akerman Strengthens Intellectual Property Capabilities with Jeffrey Armstrong and Benjamin Urban in Chicago
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Intellectual Property Practice Group with the addition of Jeffrey Armstrong and Benjamin Urban in Chicago. Armstrong and Urban bring with them a broad range of experience in intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, unfair competition, copyrights, and trade secrets. The pair arrive from McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP.
Ferdinand Mason Joins White & Case as a Partner in London
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of Ferdinand Mason as a partner in London. Mason joins White & Case from Jones Day, where he was a partner.
Greenberg Traurig Grows Corporate Practice, Adding Jaclyn Ruch as a New York Shareholder
The New York office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP has welcomed Jaclyn Ruch as a shareholder its Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Private Equity Practices. Ruch represents private equity sponsors in domestic and cross-border transactions focused on the healthcare sector. She joins the firm from Ropes & Gray.
Scott Brady, former U.S. Attorney for Western District of Pennsylvania, joins Jones Day in Pittsburgh
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Scott W. Brady, the former United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, will join the Firm as a partner in its Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice. He will be based in Pittsburgh.
Blank Rome Expands Privacy, Security & Data Protection Practice with Leading Team in California
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to welcome three new attorneys to the firm’s Corporate, M&A, and Securities group, notably enhancing the firm’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice: partners Sharon R. Klein, who will serve as chair of the Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice, and Alex C. Nisenbaum, as well as associate Karen H. Shin. The prominent team will also establish a new office for Blank Rome in Orange County, California. They join Blank Rome from Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP where Sharon led compliance for the Cybersecurity, Information Governance and Privacy practice group.
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