Leading global law firm, Baker McKenzie, has hired Sam Trowbridge as a partner in the Firm’s Tax team in London. Sam joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where he worked, primarily, on the tax aspects of cross-border private equity and M&A transactions for a wide range of sponsors, and across a wide range of strategies (including buyout, infrastructure, credit, and real estate).
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Alston & Bird announced today that Devon Beane has joined the firm as a partner in the IP Litigation Group, bolstering its Chicago presence. Beane comes to Alston & Bird from K&L Gates in Chicago, where she started her career.
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Akerman today announced that Matt Hendy has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in its New York office, the firm’s largest. With more than a decade of experience representing private equity sponsors and other financial institutions, Matt focuses his practice on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and private investments across a wide range of industries, including technology, business services, infrastructure, and life sciences. Prior to joining Akerman, Matt was a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP in Montreal and, before that, at White & Case LLP in New York City, where he concentrated on private equity M&A transactions.
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, has strengthened its global finance platform with the arrival of Zahra Knapper Al-Bahrani and her team, spanning the firm’s Dubai and London offices. She is joined by Senior Associate Rishi Raheja and Associate Torridon Linskaill, both based in London. The team joins from White & Case.
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Rebecca Landau has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice. Landau represents institutional lenders, financial institutions, and private capital providers in complex commercial real estate financings and structured transactions.
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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that a 21-attorney intellectual property (IP) group has joined the firm from Ropes & Gray LLP. Building upon the firm’s strategic focus of identifying nationally acclaimed patent litigators to bolster the existing team, this addition cements Sheppard Mullin’s position as one of the largest and most preeminent patent litigation practices in the United States.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Francesco Di Pietro has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Business Litigation group. Francesco’s practice focuses on commercial and corporate litigation, representing clients in business-related disputes across state and federal courts, as well as various arbitration forums, with a particular emphasis on cross-border and international matters. He joins Blank Rome from Moses & Singer LLP.
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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that highly regarded litigators Adam Fee and James (Bo) Pearl have joined the Firm as partners in the Complex Commercial Litigation practice, based in the Los Angeles office. The duo arrive at the firm from Paul Hastings.
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Further strengthening its premier global private equity practice and expanding Boston team, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that James Curley has joined the firm as a partner. Joining from Goodwin Procter LLP, Curley represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies, as well as early- and late-stage growth companies, in myriad transactions, including leveraged buyouts, add-on acquisitions and dispositions.
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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that David Higbee, Ben Gris and Djordje Petkoski, three of the nation’s leading antitrust advisors, are joining the firm in Washington as partners in the Antitrust Practice. Higbee, Gris and Petkoski provide strategic antitrust counseling and advise on merger control matters, government and internal investigations, and complex litigation. Their experience spans multiple industries, including energy, technology, financial services, life sciences and defense.
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