Rimon is pleased to welcome Steven P. Eichel as a Corporate and Tax Partner in the firm’s Boston Office. Mr. Eichel is the 34th Partner to join Rimon in 2020. He joins the firm from Saul, Ewing, Arnstein & Lehr LLP, where he was also a Partner.
Former SDNY Assistant US Attorney Ryan Poscablo Joins Steptoe in New York
Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce that Ryan Poscablo, a former federal prosecutor in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), has joined the firm’s Investigations & White-Collar Criminal Defense practice as a partner. Based in the New York office, Poscablo will focus his practice primarily on government investigations of corporations and individuals as well as internal investigations. Most recently, Poscablo practiced out of the New York office of Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP.
Reed Smith Adds Leading FinTech Partner in New York
Reed Smith today announced that Stephen A. Aschettino has joined the Global Corporate Group’s FinTech practice as a partner in the New York office. Aschettino is a former general counsel and seasoned trial attorney, and he advises diverse companies in every sector on legal, regulatory and commercial aspects of the evolving payments technology sector, including all forms of electronic payments, blockchain solutions, credit and prepaid cards, mobile wallets, peer-to-peer payment apps, cryptocurrencies and related licensing issues. Aschettino comes to Reed Smith from Loeb & Loeb LLP, where he was a partner, chair of the Payments Technology Practice and co-leader of that firm’s Blockchain Team.
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Cooley Strengthens Cyber/Data/Privacy Team and East Coast Trial Roster
Cooley has again bolstered the ranks of its global cyber/data/privacy team, welcoming Tiana Demas as a partner based in New York. Demas, who served as an assistant US attorney for more than a decade, joins Cooley from Facebook, where she was associate general counsel of cybersecurity and investigations. She previously served as deputy chief of general crimes at the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
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Mayer Brown Expands IP Practice With Addition of Leading First-Chair Copyright Litigator Paul Fakler in NY
Mayer Brown announced today that one of the country’s foremost complex copyright litigation lawyers, Paul Fakler, has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice in New York. Mr. Fakler joins from Orrick.
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Dentons Hires Leading Asset-Based Lending Specialist
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.
