Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced the addition of restructuring partner Edward Downer in the London office. Mr. Downer joins the Firm’s Business Reorganization & Restructuring Department. He was previously at Morrison & Foerster LLP.
Jean-Luc Fisch joins Dentons to lead Luxembourg Tax practice
Global law firm Dentons has recruited tax partner Jean-Luc Fisch as Head of the Tax practice in Luxembourg. He joins from Luxembourg-based law firm Elvinger Hoss Prussen, where he was a tax partner since 2012. Prior to that, he was a partner at Allen & Overy, where he worked for 13 years.
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Alston & Bird Adds Financial Institutions Disputes Partner Paul Morris in London
Alston & Bird has broadened its cross-border banking and financial services litigation capabilities with the addition of Paul Morris as a partner in London. He joins from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he had been a partner since 2010.
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Christopher D. Strunk Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in Oakland Office
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Christopher D. Strunk as a partner in the firm’s Oakland office. Strunk joins the firm’s Environmental/Toxic Tort, Cannabis, Commercial Litigation and Entertainment practice groups. Strunk comes to the firm from Beveridge & Diamond P.C.
Herbert Smith Freehills Bolsters its Private Equity Practice With Partner Hire in London
Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired David D’Souza to join its market leading global corporate practice as a private equity partner in London. David joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis where he is a partner.
Paul Hastings Launches FDA Regulatory Practice with Leading FDA Enforcement and Investigations Duo
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today the launch of the firm’s FDA Regulatory practice, with the addition of highly regarded Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforcement and investigations lawyers Nathan Sheers and Peter Lindsay. Sheers and Lindsay have joined the firm as partners in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, based in the Washington, D.C. office. The regulatory duo come to the firm from the Washington office of Sidley Austin LLP.
Prominent Entertainment Partner Boosts McDermott’s LA-Based Commercial Litigation Strength
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery continues to expand its robust litigation practice with the addition of Jeffery (Jeff) McFarland, a highly regarded entertainment litigator who primarily represents major media production companies. Jeff is the most recent arrival to McDermott’s growing litigation group and the third partner to join from Quinn Emanuel in the last month, on the heels of high-profile insurance litigators Jane Byrne and Guyon Knight in New York.
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Cozen O’Connor Welcomes Pennsylvania Litigator Rick Holzworth to its National Private Client Services Team
Cozen O’Connor welcomed Pennsylvania trial attorney Rick Holzworth — a seasoned litigator who handles complex, high-value lawsuits on behalf of estate and trust administrators, individual beneficiaries, and corporate fiduciaries — to its Private Client Services practice. Holzworth, who joins the firm as a member, will reside in Cozen O’Connor’s Philadelphia office. Holzworth comes to the firm from Fox Rothschild LLP, where he was part of that firm’s commercial litigation and fiduciary litigation practice groups.
Gibson Dunn Adds Intellectual Property Partner Ken Parker in Orange County
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Ken Parker has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Orange County office. Parker, formerly with Haynes and Boone, will continue to focus on his patent and trademark litigation practice, including in International Trade Commission proceedings.
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Orange CountyBennett J. Chin and Sabrina M. Kawana Join Gordon & Rees in the Honolulu Office
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Bennett J. Chin as partner and Sabrina Kawana as an associate in the firm’s Honolulu office. The pair join the firm from McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon.
