Armstrong Teasdale Opens Boston Office, Adds Team of Attorneys

Friday, May 1, 2020

Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of Partners John Sten and Jason Moreau, located in Boston, further bolstering the firm’s position on the East Coast. The firm has plans for further growth in the market and intends to expand to a full-service office. Boston is the fourth new market for the firm in 18 months, and rounds out the firm’s rapidly growing practice in the East, with attorneys already practicing in New York City, Philadelphia and Princeton. The duo join from the Boston office of Pierce Atwood.

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Andrew Weissmann – Former Department Of Justice Fraud Section Chief, FBI General Counsel and Special Counsel Lead Prosecutor – To Rejoin Jenner & Block

Friday, May 1, 2020
Jenner & Block announced today that Andrew Weissmann is rejoining the firm, effective July 1, where he was a partner for five years from 2006-2011. Mr. Weissmann is the former Chief of the Fraud Section in the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division, the former General Counsel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as well as a former lead prosecutor in the Special Counsel investigation, the Director of the Enron Task Force, and the Chief of the Criminal Division in the United States Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY).

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Gowling WLG Welcomes Two New Real Estate Partners

Friday, May 1, 2020

Gowling WLG is pleased to announce the arrival of two new real estate partners, its new head of senior living Dominic Morris and property litigation specialist Paul Barker. Prior to joining Gowling WLG Dominic was a partner at Eversheds Sutherland, where he led the firm’s senior living team. Paul returns to Gowling WLG, where he previously worked for 12 years, after time as a partner at Higgs & Sons.

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Latham Continues Expanding M&A and Private Equity Practices

Friday, May 1, 2020

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Kate Withers has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate Department and as a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Private Equity Practice. She advises clients of all sizes in connection with private equity and strategic corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, technology-focused joint ventures, carve-outs, structured investments, and complex licensing transactions. Withers joins Latham from Kirkland & Ellis.
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DWF Hires Corporate Finance Trio

Thursday, April 30, 2020

DWF, the global legal business has recruited James Gee, Natasha Atkinson and Stewart Anderson as Partners in its finance and corporate teams in London. James Gee joins DWF from EY and specialises in financial services regulation and private funds. Sarah Atkinson joins from Weightmans where she is recognised for her focus on domestic and international insolvency work. Stewart Anderson also joins the Banking & Finance practice from BCLP.

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