Perkins Coie Continues Expansion of Labor & Employment Practice With Partner Arthur Rooney in Chicago
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Holland & Knight Adds Mark Powell to Private Wealth Services Team
Mark Powell has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s Private Wealth Services Group. Although resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office, Mr. Powell also will continue to work with high-net-worth clients in Orange County. Most recently, he was a partner at Snell & Wilmer in its Orange County office.
Latham Adds Another Proven Litigator to its Market-Leading Litigation & Trial Practice
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that that Steven Feldman has joined as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice. Feldman will be resident in the firm’s Los Angeles and New York offices. He is a next generation litigator with a proven record of developing creative and aggressive case strategies for clients in order to achieve their desired result – whether a trial victory or a favorable settlement. Feldman joins Latham from Hueston Hennigan in Los Angeles.
Willkie Adds Department of the Treasury Attorney Britt Mosman in Washington
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced the addition of Britt Mosman, former Attorney-Advisor at the U.S. Department of Treasury. She joins the Firm as a partner in the Global Trade & Investment Practice Group and will be based in Washington, DC.
King & Spalding Hires Two Leading Construction Disputes Partners in London
King & Spalding has recruited Vincent Rowan and Shareena Edmonds as partners in the Construction and Engineering Disputes team, based in the firm’s London office. Rowan and Edmonds were previously partners at Reed Smith and follow the recent hire of construction, energy and infrastructure disputes partners Patrick McPherson and Randall Walker in Dubai.
Nixon Peabody’s New York City Office Adds Former Official From New York State Attorney General’s Office
Nixon Peabody is expanding its Government Investigations & White Collar Defense group with the arrival of Travis Hill as a partner in the firm’s New York City office. Travis joins Nixon Peabody from the New York State Attorney General’s office.
Latham & Watkins Adds Experienced M&A Partner in Tokyo
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Hiroaki (Hiro) Takagi will join the firm’s Tokyo office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Takagi draws on nearly two decades of experience advising clients on both cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, as well as on matters involving Japanese securities and general corporate laws. Takagi joins Latham & Watkins from Nishimura & Asahi.
Blank Rome Rings in the New Year by Welcoming Litigation Partner Arash Beral in Los Angeles
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Arash Beral has joined the Firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Corporate Litigation group. Arash regularly represents clients in complex and high-stakes business litigation matters, many of which have national and international implications. Arash joins the Firm from Freeman, Freeman & Smiley LLP.
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Weil Adds Banking & Finance Partner Dr. Ralf Defren in Frankfurt
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Dr. Ralf Defren has joined the Firm as a partner. Based in the Firm’s Frankfurt office, he will lead Weil’s Banking & Finance practice in Germany. Dr. Defren joins Weil from the Frankfurt office of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, where he was a partner focused on a broad range of financing transactions.
Squire Patton Boggs Continues Expansion of Commodities and Shipping Capabilities with Financial Services Hires
Squire Patton Boggs continued the expansion of its commodities and shipping capabilities with the addition of partner Kate Sherrard into its Financial Services Practice. She joins the firm from Clifford Chance where she was Head of the Asia Pacific Maritime and Offshore Group and is accompanied by senior associate Bernice Chia.
