Katten Strengthens Its Insolvency Practice with Hires in London

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

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

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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K&L Gates Enhances Funds and M&A Practices with New Partner Trio in Hong Kong

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Sook Young Yeu, Scott Peterman, and William Ho as partners in the firm’s integrated funds and private equity practices. The trio joins K&L Gates’ Hong Kong office from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP – where Yeu served as administrative partner of the Hong Kong office for the past 15 years – and is accompanied by two associates.

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Top SDNY Securities Fraud and Money Laundering Prosecutor Joins McGuireWoods

McGuireWoods is pleased to announce that Jason Cowley, former co-chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force and former chief of the Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, has joined the firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department.

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Foley Adds Partner Stephen Meli, Bolstering National Fund Formation Practice and Continuing Boston Office Growth

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Stephen Meli has joined the firm’s Boston office as a partner in its Business Law Department and Fund Formation & Investment Management Practice Group. Meli comes to Foley from Proskauer Rose LLP, where he was a partner in the Private Investment Funds Group. His arrival follows directly on the heels of partner Katharine Beattie, who joined Foley’s Boston office last month.

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