Global law firm White & Case has expanded its Global Commercial Litigation Practice with the arrival of Tara Lee as a partner in Washington, DC. She joins the Firm from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where she was co-chair of the national trial practice.
Rimon Law welcomes Robert Cocchia as a Partner on its Employment, Litigation, and Technology teams in the firm’s San Diego Office. Mr. Cocchia joins Rimon from Dentons where he also was Partner.
Vinson & Elkins has added George Howard as a partner in the firm’s nationally renowned Restructuring & Reorganization practice. Howard, who joins V&E from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, represents companies, banks, secured lenders, distressed debt investors, asset purchasers and other significant constituencies in distressed situations, with an emphasis on out-of-court restructurings, chapter 11 reorganizations, secured financing transactions, distressed M&A and cross-border insolvency proceedings. He will be based in the firm’s New York office.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Salil Gandhi has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. He will be a member of the firm’s emerging companies practice. Most recently, Gandhi was a partner at Goodwin Procter in its New York office, where he was co-leader of that firm’s PropTech initiative within the technology practice.
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Gowling WLG has welcomed new partner Nath Curtis to its banking and finance team in London. Before joining Gowling WLG, Nath was a partner at Burges Salmon and had previously worked at Clifford Chance.
Paris-Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Sovereign practice and its Energy and Infrastructure group with the arrival of Nicholas George as a partner in Paris. Prior to joining Dentons, Nicholas George was a partner in Orrick’s Energy and Infrastructure group and prior to that, he practiced for many years at Hogan Lovells in London and Paris. He is a qualified Solicitor of England and Wales and a member of the Paris Bar.
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NEW YORK – Barnes & Thornburg LLP has officially announced its expansion into New York with the opening of a Manhattan office and the hiring of six lateral partners and other seasoned attorneys from several of the city’s elite law firms.
Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce that veteran bankruptcy lawyer Jeff Reisner has joined the firm to lead and grow the Insolvency & Restructuring practice. Reisner, who joins as a partner, will be based in Steptoe’s Los Angeles and New York offices.
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Mark M. Yacura in Washington, DC as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department. Mark comes to Fox from the DC office of Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Bill Isaacson and Karen Dunn are joining the firm as partners in the Litigation Department, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. Both are nationally recognized trial lawyers who have tried and won numerous high-stakes cases for some of the nation’s largest companies. They both arrive to the firm from Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP.
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