Vanessa Splaine joins the firm’s Manchester office from Weightmans in early August and Joanna Bower has joined in London from Capsticks. The team is bolstered further with two senior associates and three associates hires across the offices.
King & Spalding Hires USTR Chief of Staff Jamieson Greer As International Trade Partner
King & Spalding has added Jamieson Greer, most recently the Chief of Staff to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), as a partner in its International Trade team in Washington, D.C.
Covington Adds Financial Services Regulatory Partner in London
John Ahern has joined Covington’s Financial Services Industry Group in London as a partner. Mr. Ahern joins the firm from the London office of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
Dentons Strengthens German Tax Practice With Partner Hire in Frankfurt
Frankfurt-Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Tax Practice in Germany with the recruitment of Dr. Pia Dorfmueller, who joined the Frankfurt office as a partner on June 1. Pia Dorfmueller joins from P+P Pöllath + Partners in Frankfurt where she was a partner since 2011.
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Foley Hoag Expands Intellectual Property Litigation Practice in New York with Addition of Jeffrey I. D. Lewis as Partner
Jeffrey I. D. Lewis has joined Foley Hoag LLP as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department and member of the Intellectual Property Litigation practice. He is resident in the firm’s New York office. Prior to joining Foley Hoag, Lewis was a partner in the New York office of NortonRoseFulbright.
Former Goldman Sachs Vice President and Associate General Counsel Brian Bolton Rejoins Locke Lord’s Dallas Office as Partner
Brian Bolton has rejoined Locke Lord’s Dallas office as a Partner in the Firm’s renowned Real Estate and Real Estate Finance Practice Group. Bolton will primarily support the Firm’s real estate acquisition and finance practice. Bolton, who was at the Firm earlier in his career, rejoins Locke Lord from Goldman Sachs where he served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel.
Cozen O’Connor Continues to Ramp up its Corporate Practice, Adding Leading Cross-Border Corporate Attorney Christian Moretti to its New York Office
Cozen O’Connor today announced another of New York City’s leading corporate attorneys, Christian Moretti, has joined its fast-growing Corporate Practice Group. Moretti, who has helped structure, negotiate, and complete more than $25 billion worth of M&A and other transactions, both domestic and cross-border, joins the firm as shareholder and vice chair of its International Practice and will reside at its midtown Manhattan office. He is the 12th attorney to join the Corporate Practice Group in the past two months and follows on the heels of another prominent corporate attorney, Frank A. Pugliese, who joined the New York office this year in April. Recognized by the Legal 500 as one of New York’s leading practitioners for cross-border M&A in the middle market, Moretti comes to the firm from Schnader, where he was a partner and co-chair of that firm’s International Group.
Addleshaw Goddard Further Strengthens its UK & International Energy and Infrastructure Offering by Recruiting Two New Partners
Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has recruited two new partners to join its Infrastructure Projects & Energy Practice (IPE). Suzanne Moir, a former partner and Head of Projects at DWF joins today and will be based in Edinburgh. Martin Stewart-Smith, based in London, joined in April from the London office of Bracewell LLP.
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Hunton Andrews Kurth Expands Global Energy and Infrastructure Team with Lateral Trio – Two in London and One in Dubai
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its global energy and infrastructure practice with the addition of James D. Simpson Jr. and Jason Parker as partners in the firm’s London office and Martin Skehill as special counsel in its Dubai office. Simpson, Parker, and Skehill joined the firm from Winston & Strawn, where Simpson and Parker were partners and Skehill was counsel; Simpson also was co-chair of its project finance practice. They will be joined by associates.
Weil Adds Banking & Finance Partner Eliot Relles in New York
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Eliot Relles has joined the Firm as a partner. He is part of Weil’s global Banking & Finance practice and is based in the Firm’s New York office. Mr. Relles joins Weil from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, where he was a partner for the past 17 years in, and most recently the co-head of, the firm’s Finance group.
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