Richard S. Kanowitz Joins Haynes and Boone’s Restructuring Team

Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Corporate restructuring lawyer Richard S. Kanowitz has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the firm’s Restructuring Practice Group. He will be based in the New York office. Kanowitz comes to Haynes and Boone from Cooley LLP, where he spent 20 years representing corporate debtors, creditors’ committees, unsecured and secured creditors, and equity holders in a multitude of businesses, including healthcare, telecommunication services, biofuel, biotech, manufacturing, real estate and retail.
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Pillsbury Welcomes Two More Industry Pros to Join Growing Insolvency & Restructuring Practice

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Following on the arrival of two veteran insolvency and restructuring professionals in San Francisco, Pillsbury continues to execute on its growth plan for the practice by bringing Insolvency & Restructuring partners John Pintarelli and Patrick Fitzmaurice to the firm’s New York office. Fitzmaurice was previously with Troutman Sanders, while Pintarelli was at Morrison & Foerster.

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Perkins Coie Adds Leading Life Sciences Lawyer to Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Practice in San Diego

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Stephen C. Ferruolo, a leading life sciences attorney, has joined the firm’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice as a partner in the San Diego office. Stephen most recently served as the dean of the University of San Diego School of Law, where he was also a professor of law in business and corporate law, contracts, and securities regulation. Prior to that, he held a variety of senior law firm positions in Southern California, including with Goodwin Proctor LLP and Heller Ehrman LLP.

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Latham Adds Leading Emerging Companies Partner in NY

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Peyton Worley has joined the firm as a corporate partner, based in the New York office, in the Emerging Companies Practice. Worley advises emerging and established technology companies across their entire life cycle, from formation through IPO or sale, including in capital-raising transactions, entry into strategic partnerships, founder liquidity transactions, and acquisitions and dispositions. Worley also represents the venture capital firms and growth capital firms that invest in these early stage startups and fast growth companies. Worley joins from Cooley LLP in New York. 
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Katten Strengthens Its Insolvency Practice with Hires in London

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP announced today that Prav Reddy has joined the firm’s Insolvency and Restructuring practice as a partner in London. Joining with him is senior associate Mark Johnson, who advises banks, financial institutions, companies, directors and trade creditors, as well as insolvency practitioners in administrations, liquidations and bankruptcies. He has experience working at a major insolvent investment bank as a solicitor in the in-house legal team. Prior to coming to Katten, both attorneys were at Charles Russell Speechlys.

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Hunton Andrews Kurth Strengthens National Labor and Employment Practice With New Houston Partner Scott Nelson

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Scott Nelson, a leading labor and employment lawyer with more than two decades of experience handling complex domestic and international employment matters and commercial litigation, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in the firm’s Houston office. Nelson joins Hunton Andrews Kurth from Seyfarth Shaw LLP, where he was a partner. He also previously served as leader of Baker McKenzie LLP’s domestic U.S. Employment Counseling and Litigation practice.

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Bressler, Amery & Ross Expands into Texas with New Offices in Houston and Dallas

Monday, August 3, 2020

The law firm Bressler, Amery & Ross announced today that it has expanded into Texas with new offices in Houston and Dallas. The dual-office expansion is the result of Bressler’s acquisition of Ballard & Littlefield (B&L), a litigation and arbitration firm with extensive experience in the representation of national and regional financial firms in securities, employment and regulatory matters.

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