Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Heather Waters Borthwick as a Leveraged Finance partner in New York. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Heather was a partner at White & Case LLP in New York.
Holland & Knight Adds Corporate Lawyer Jeffery Bell in New York
Corporate lawyer Jeffery Bell has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Bell focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities matters. Most recently, he was a partner at Morrison & Foerster.
Latham & Watkins Makes Major Additions to Leading Latin America and Capital Markets Practices
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Gianluca Bacchiocchi and Guido Liniado have joined the firm as partners in the Corporate Department and Energy & Infrastructure Industry Group and as members of the Latin America and Capital Markets Practices. They join the firm’s New York office and will advise clients on energy and infrastructure transactions throughout Latin America. Bacchiocchi and Liniado join Latham & Watkins from Clifford Chance US LLP in New York.
Cooley Bolsters Global Fund Formation Practice With Singapore Hire
Sean Murphy is joining Cooley as a partner in the firm’s global fund formation practice based in the Singapore office. Murphy arrives from Shearman & Sterling, where he was a member of its Asia asset management and investment funds practice.
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Craig Carpenito, Former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Joins King & Spalding
King & Spalding today announced that Craig Carpenito, until earlier this month the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, has joined as a partner in the firm’s Special Matters and Government Investigations practice group in the New York office.
Clifford Chance Boosts US Trade Control and CFIUS Practice With Lateral Hire of Partner Rene Latour
Clifford Chance has today announced that leading international trade regulatory and national security expert, Renée Latour, will join its US litigation, regulatory and enforcement practice as a partner based in its Washington, DC office.
Latour adds her nearly 15 years of experience in matters involving the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) economic sanctions, to a leading US team that has been involved in many of the most significant trade controls cases in recent years. Latour joins from Greenberg Traurig.
Employment and Labor Litigator Joins Norton Rose Fulbright in Dallas
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that veteran employment and labor litigator Tom Reddin has joined its Dallas office as a partner. Previously a shareholder at Polsinelli, Reddin advises clients on the full range of employment and labor law, serving as lead trial counsel in all areas of employment litigation.
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Duane Morris Welcomes Real Estate Partner Tom Galli
Tom Galli has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Galli was a partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
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K&L Gates Adds Energy Partner in Australia
Global law firm K&L Gates has strengthened its energy, infrastructure and resources team with the addition of Kelly Davies in Sydney. Davies, who joins K&L Gates from Norton Rose Fulbright where she was head of the power sector practice in Australia, is a key addition to K&L Gates existing global energy team.
Bird & Bird Kicks Off The New Year With a New Dispute Resolution Partner in Hong Kong
International law firm Bird & Bird this week appoints David Chu as partner in Hong Kong, providing a significant boost to the firm’s International Dispute Resolution group. David joins from Proskauer Rose, Hong Kong, where he was Partner and Head of Litigation for Asia.
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