McCarter Broadens Its Energy Capabilities with Addition of Randy Elliott

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

McCarter & English is pleased to have Randy Elliott rejoin the firm as a partner in the Washington, DC, office in the Environment & Energy Practice Group. Randy was most recently senior director, regulatory counsel for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), and prior to that regulatory counsel for the American Public Power Association (APPA). He represented the associations in matters concerning such issues as capacity markets, electric storage, distributed energy resources, and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act.

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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Skilled Litigator, Joseph Matteo, in New York Office

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Joseph A. Matteo, an accomplished commercial litigator, has joined Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department. Matteo will be based in the firm’s newly opened New York office, where he joins six new lateral partners and several other attorneys from some of the city’s most elite law firms. Matteo joins the firm from Kaplan Rice LLP.

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Former United States Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco returns to Jones Day

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

The global law firm Jones Day today announced that Noel J. Francisco will rejoin the Firm’s Washington Office after serving three years as the 48th Solicitor General of the United States. “The partners, lawyers and professional staff of Jones Day have always held Noel in the highest regard both professionally and personally,” Jones Day’s Managing Partner Stephen J. Brogan said. “We are confident that in the years ahead Noel will be of critical help to our clients as a strong and creative advocate and as a trusted and thoughtful advisor. He will also be a great leader in our Firm and more broadly in the profession.”

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Manas Chandrashekar Joins Hong Kong Office of Kirkland as Debt Finance Partner

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that Manas Chandrashekar has joined the Firm’s Hong Kong office as a partner in the Debt Finance Practice Group. Mr. Chandrashekar has extensive experience advising private equity sponsors on complex international leveraged and other types of structured financings across Asia. Mr. Chandrashekar joins Kirkland from Latham & Watkins, where he was a partner in the Hong Kong office.

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Former Justice Department Civil Division Head Jody Hunt to Join Alston & Bird

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Alston & Bird today announced that Joseph (Jody) Hunt, former U.S. Department of Justice assistant attorney general who led the department’s Civil Division, will join the firm in its Litigation & Trial Practice Group. A 21-year veteran of the Justice Department who served under both Republican and Democratic Administrations, Hunt will join the firm in August and be based in its Washington, D.C. and Atlanta offices.
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Hinshaw Adds Trio to National Insurance Practice in Miami Office

Tuesday, July 14, 2020
The U.S law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced it has bolstered its global Insurance Services practice with the addition of Holly S. Harvey, Jorge A. Maza and Spencer R. Booth in the Miami office. Formerly with Clyde & Co., Harvey and Maza are joining as partners while Booth joins as an associate. The trio brings significant experience representing insurance companies in bad faith and coverage claims disputes, and significant litigation matters.

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Julia Petty Joins V&E’s Executive Compensation and Benefits Practice in New York

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Julia Petty has joined Vinson & Elkins as counsel in the firm’s Executive Compensation and Benefits practice in New York. Petty, who comes to V&E from Kirkland & Ellis, focuses on executive compensation and benefits matters in connection with domestic and cross-border business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and divestitures, public offerings and restructuring transactions.

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Goodwin Adds Digital Currency and Blockchain Partner Karen Ubell in San Francisco

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Global law firm Goodwin announced today the addition of Karen Ubell as partner in the firm’s Digital Currency + Blockchain Technology practice in the San Francisco office. Ubell represents investors and issuers in digital asset offerings, private financings and securities offerings, and advises startups and existing companies in the implementation and development of blockchain technologies and tokenization models. Ubell also advises digital currency and blockchain clients on regulatory compliance as well as direct interactions with regulators, offering a unique perspective from her experience in the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Prior to joining the firm, Ubell practiced with Cooley LLP in San Francisco.

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