Dentons has hired leading asset-based lending lawyer Steven Geerlings as a partner in its London office. Steven joins from DLA Piper where he was Head of International Asset Based Lending (ABL).
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Alston & Bird Adds High-Yield Partner Tamer Bahgat in London
Alston & Bird continues to deepen its transatlantic corporate and transactional offering with the addition of partner Tamer Bahgat in London. Joining from Ashurst LLP, Bahgat focuses on international capital markets and leveraged finance transactions, with a particular emphasis on complex high-yield debt offerings, refinancings, and leveraged buyouts for corporates, private equity sponsors, and investment banks.
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Allen & Overy Adds Real Estate Capabilities to U.S. Transactional Practices With New Partner Hire
Allen & Overy today announced that Adam Sofen has joined the firm from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP as a partner based out of A&O’s New York offices. Sofen’s practice focuses on the commercial real estate market, and lends itself to capturing the real estate related financing and equity work that is a natural extension of A&O’s existing engagements. He will integrate into Allen & Overy’s transactional practices, including Corporate M&A, Private Equity, and Restructuring, among others.
McDermott Will & Emery Further Strengthens its Corporate Team with the Arrival of Guillaume Kellner as Partner in Paris
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery continues to expand its corporate M&A and private equity team with the arrival of Guillaume Kellner as partner. Since 2011, Guillaume Kellner served as a partner and head of the Corporate Department of Paul Hastings.
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K&L Gates Adds Sydney Technology Partner
Global law firm K&L Gates continues to expand with the addition of Richard Chew as a partner in the Sydney office. Chew, who brings a dedicated focus on technology transactions, telecommunications and privacy matters, joins a large global team of technology sourcing and privacy lawyers servicing some of the most sophisticated technology clients in Australia and globally. Chew comes to the firm from Sparke Helmore in Sydney.
Alston & Bird Expands Tax Dispute Capabilities with Addition of Partner Laura Gavioli in New York
Alston & Bird has boosted its national and international tax dispute capabilities with the addition of partner Laura Gavioli in the firm’s New York office. Arriving from McDermott Will & Emery, Gavioli defends individuals and corporations in white-collar prosecutions and investigations, civil tax cases, U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) controversies, and complex financial litigation.
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Katten Bankruptcy Group Continues New York Growth
Katten announced today that Kate Scherling has joined its Insolvency and Restructuring practice as a partner in New York, one month after the firm brought on two other new partners to the practice there. Prior to Katten, Scherling was a member of the Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice in the New York office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP.
Rimon welcomes Herman Enayati as a Real Estate Partner in its Los Angeles office
Rimon is pleased to welcome Herman Enayati as a Real Estate Partner in the firm’s Los Angeles Office, the 33rd partner to join Rimon in 2020.Mr. Enayati joins Rimon from Polsinelli PC, where he also was also a partner. He previously practiced at Akerman LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Hinshaw Adds Seasoned Intellectual Property/Insurance Partner in Minneapolis
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Jonathan D. Jay has joined the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group as a partner in the Minneapolis office. Formerly a partner with Hellmuth & Johnson PLLC, where he led the intellectual property and insurance defense litigation groups, Jay is a seasoned trial attorney and defends businesses accused of alleged infringement in a wide variety of intellectual property disputes. Jon also represents property and casualty insurance companies directly in various coverage matters.
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Davis Wright Tremaine Continues Its California Growth, Adds Rasheed McWilliams as Partner in Its Technology Practice in Los Angeles
Davis Wright Tremaine continues its 2020 lateral hiring campaign with a new partner in Los Angeles who expands the firm’s litigation team focused on technology companies. Rasheed McWilliams, who joins the firm from Zuber Lawler & Del Duca, is a trial lawyer focused on IP infringement litigation and the defense of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) cases.
