Dentons Strengthens Corporate and M&A Practice in Dusseldorf With Recruitment of partner Michael Krömker

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Dusseldorf-Global law firm Dentons is expanding its Corporate/M&A practice with the recruitment of Dr. Michael Krömker, who joined the Dusseldorf office as a partner today. He will focus on energy and infrastructure projects as well as on the IT and media sectors. He will also advise Chinese clients on their investments in Germany and Europe. He joins along with Of Counsel Xi Xie. Krömker and Xie join from Luther, where Krömker was a partner since 2014, and prior to that, he worked at Linklaters for more than 10 years.

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Former Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Joins Baker Botts in Austin

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology, energy and life sciences law firm, announced today that Stephanie Bergeron Perdue, former Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, has joined the firm as a Litigation partner in the Environmental, Safety & Incident Response group in the Austin office. 

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Bolsters Global Investigations Practice with Key Partner Hire

Monday, November 30, 2020

International law firm, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has bolstered its Global Investigations Practice with the hire of Sarah Klein into its London office. Sarah joins from Kirkland & Ellis where she developed a broad practice within the corporate crime and investigations area, encompassing criminal defence work, criminal and regulatory investigations, as well as compliance advice to major corporates. 

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Latham Adds Prominent Capital Markets Partners in Bay Area

Monday, November 30, 2020
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Rick Kline and Sarah Axtell have joined the firm as partners in the Corporate Department and members of the Capital Markets and Public Company Representation Practices. Kline and Axtell will practice from the firm’s Bay Area offices, advising clients in all areas of corporate and securities law with a primary focus on capital markets transactions and public company representation. Kline and Axtell join Latham from Goodwin Procter LLP.
 

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Mayer Brown Expands Antitrust Capabilities With Arrival of Christian Horstkotte and Dr. Johannes Weichbrodt in Germany

Monday, November 30, 2020

Mayer Brown today announced that it has expanded its Antitrust & Competition practice in Düsseldorf with the appointment of a team led by partners Christian Horstkotte and Dr. Johannes Weichbrodt. Both partners will join Mayer Brown from Baker McKenzie on January 1, 2021 with three associates.

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Former United States Attorney Joshua Minkler Joins Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Joshua J. Minkler has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s white collar and investigations practice in Indianapolis after serving as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. He is a career criminal prosecutor who joined the U.S. Attorney’s office in Indianapolis in 1994 as an assistant U.S. Attorney, and then served as chief of the Drug and Violent Crimes Unit and as first Assistant U.S. Attorney until he was selected as interim U.S. Attorney in 2014. He was subsequently appointed U.S. Attorney in 2017.

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