Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology, energy and life sciences law firm, announced today that Avner Bengera has joined its New York office as a partner in the Corporate Department, where he will act as the firm’s Co-Head of Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions. He joins Baker Botts from Hughes Hubbard & Reed in New York, where he was the Chair of the M&A Group.
Barnes & Thornburg is pleased to announce the arrival of Catherine Turgeon as a partner in the firm’s Private Investment Funds and Asset Management practice in New York. Before joining the firm, Turgeon practiced for 18 years at the financial services boutique Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP (now known as Kibbe & Orbe LLP).
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Experienced litigators Alicia N. Ritchie and Jonathan J. Huber have joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Ritchie, who joins as a partner, and Huber, who joins as of counsel, both formerly were with Miles & Stockbridge, where Ritchie co-led the Products Liability, Mass Torts, and Environmental Energy Practice Group.
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today that Elizabeth Manno has joined the Firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology practice. Resident in the Denver office, Manno focuses her practice on patent infringement and other intellectual property litigation, including trademark litigation. Manno joins the firm from Perkins Coie LLP.
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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that Justin Heineman is joining the firm as a partner in Atlanta. Mr. Heineman will be a member of Kilpatrick Townsend’s Corporate Department in its nationally recognized Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Practices. Mr. Heineman is coming to the firm from BlueLinx Holdings, a NYSE-listed building products distributor located in Atlanta, where he served as General Counsel and a member of the executive leadership team since 2018.
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Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Larry Medvinsky as a partner in its Corporate Department. Mr. Medvinsky brings to the firm nearly 30 years of experience advising boards of directors, public and private companies, and executive management teams on a broad range of corporate transactions. He comes to Morrison & Foerster from Clifford Chance, where he spent the span of his career.
Holland & Knight welcomes Stephen Riccardulli as a partner in its New York office. Mr. Riccardulli has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in environmental, mass tort, product liability and complex commercial litigation matters. Prior to joining the firm, Riccardulli practiced in the New York office of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC.
Acclaimed corporate lawyer Yiming Liu has joined Cooley as a partner in the firm’s global capital markets practice. Based in Shanghai, Liu bolsters Cooley’s healthcare & life sciences platform and its capital markets, M&A, and partnering and licensing capabilities across the Asia Pacific region. He arrives from O’Melveny & Myers.
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Global Law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Sam Brodie as a Financial Restructuring & Insolvency partner in London. Sam’s arrival follows the recruitment of Alex Wood in September 2020 and four recent counsel and associates hires. It is part of the ongoing expansion of the firm’s European restructuring practice. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling Sam Brodie was a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has hired Ben Wilkinson from White & Case where he was a partner in the Debt Finance practice. Ben will join the Banking & Finance practice in London on May 3rd, to help build out the Leverage Finance team.
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