Addleshaw Goddard Strengthens its Finance Offering by Recruiting Structured Finance Expert Rachel Kelly

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Addleshaw Goddard has further strengthened its finance team by hiring structured finance expert Rachel Kelly from US firm McDermott Will & Emery.Rachel brings with her three decades of experience at major international law firms, including as a partner at both Clifford Chance and Macfarlanes. Her work has been across the full spectrum of structured finance and debt capital markets transactions, public and private, national and international, advising the full range of market participants. Rachel will be joined at AG by Kerry Pettigrew, with whom she has worked since 2015. Kerry will join AG as a legal director.

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Caroline Polisi Joins Armstrong Teasdale in New York

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Armstrong Teasdale proudly announces that Partner Caroline Polisi has joined the firm’s New York office. A well-known legal analyst and commentator with more than a decade of experience, she provides sound counsel that has led numerous high-profile individuals to rely on her for legal representation in white-collar and federal criminal defense matters. She complements more than 530 attorneys and staff firmwide.

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Akerman Welcomes Veteran Litigator Charles Critchlow in New York

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that Charles Critchlow has joined the firm’s national Litigation Practice Group in New York. Critchlow brings a four-decade legal practice resolving matters related to antitrust and trade. His experience extends to Latin America, India, and Africa, representing international enterprises in the transportation and logistics, fertilizer, natural resources, and electrical sectors. Critchlow joins from Baker & McKenzie LLP.

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Willkie Launches Chicago Office Led By Craig C. Martin

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced the opening of its Chicago office with the addition of Craig C. Martin and five other prominent lawyers.
Mr. Martin will join Willkie as a partner, a member of its Executive Committee, and as Chairman, Midwest for the firm. Also joining Willkie today as partners in Chicago are Amanda Amert, Matt Basil, Sara Horton, Barbara Grayson and  Matthew Thomas.  The team joins from Jenner & Block.
 

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Covington Boosts Global Competition Team with London Hire

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

James Marshall has joined Covington’s Competition Practice in London as a partner.

Mr. Marshall advises on all aspects of competition law and sector regulation and regularly counsels clients on merger control, investigations, commercial deals, abuse of dominance, and compliance. He is recommended by Legal 500 in multiple categories and is recognized as a Future Leader by Who’s Who Legal. Marshall comes to Covington from the London office of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.

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Schiff Hardin Expands International Practice With Addition of Corporate and Litigation Partner Duo

Monday, March 30, 2020

Schiff Hardin LLP today announced the addition of two partners in its New York and San Francisco offices, who together will significantly expand the firm’s international practice.

Philippe Manteau has returned to Schiff Hardin in New York after four years at Loeb & Loeb, where he chaired its Western Europe Corporate Practice. He will chair Schiff Hardin’s International Practice. Patrick Downes, also formerly at Loeb & Loeb, joins the San Francisco office, bringing extensive litigation experience on employment matters, contract disputes, and product labeling and advertising. Working together as a team, the duo will serve as outside general counsel for foreign clients investing and litigating in the United States.

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Spencer Fane Welcomes Sonja McGill as a Partner in Firm’s Dallas Labor & Employment Practice

Monday, March 30, 2020
Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to announce Sonja McGill has joined the firm’s Dallas office. She will be a partner in the Labor & Employment practice group. With both in-house counsel and outside counsel experience, she is highly regarded for her pragmatic solutions to legal issues faced by employers. Sonja comes to the firm from the Dallas office of Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP.

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Nationally Renowned Class Action Litigator Dan Blouin Joins Winston & Strawn in Chicago

Monday, March 30, 2020

 Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Dan Blouin—a veteran commercial litigation and class action defense attorney—as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office.  Blouin joins from Seyfarth Shaw, LLP in Chicago. Over the span of his 31-year career, Dan has handled more than 75 class actions in federal and state courts. He has extensive experience in multi-district litigation and has served as national coordinating counsel in many high-stakes matters. His clients span a range of industries including retail, health care, transportation, financial services, insurance, and manufacturing. 

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