International law firm Proskauer announced today the arrival of James Lee and Jae Woo Park as partners in its M&A practice. They will both be based in the New York office. The pair join the firm from K&L Gates in New York.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Robert E. Holo is joining the firm as a partner in the Tax Department, resident in the New York office. Mr. Holo’s practice focuses on international and domestic transactions, including all types of mergers, acquisitions, tax-free reorganizations and spin-offs; cross-border tax matters; joint ventures; and capital markets and financing transactions. Mr. Holo joins the firm from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York.
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Somashekara’s arrival marks a reunion with his former McGuireWoods partner John Lukanski, who himself returned to Reed Smith in 2018. Together with their partners Thao Ngo and Jeff Silberman, they form the foundation for Reed Smith’s broker-dealer and investment adviser practice, an area of specific need for the firm’s institutional bank clients, as well as regional banks and other financial and non-bank institutions with broker-dealer affiliates.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Parimah Hassouri has joined the Firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. Her appointment follows the recent addition of Rajab Abbassi as a partner in New York and bolsters Kirkland’s ability to serve clients on complex insurance transactions and insurance regulatory matters. Ms. Hassouri joins from the New York office of McDermott, Will & Emery where she was a partner.
Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Mehtap Cevher Conti has joined the firm’s Finance practice as a partner in the New York office.
J. Tyson “Ty” Covey has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its Chicago office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Covey was a partner at Mayer Brown LLP.
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Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes experienced corporate law attorney Emil R. Infante as shareholder in the firm’s Miami office. With this addition, Polsinelli has created its first-ever Latin America Practice (LATAM), led by Infante. Infante joins Polsinelli from the Miami office of Holland & Knight.
Denise Delcore joins Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli as a shareholder, expanding the firm’s national Labor Relations Practice. Delcore, located in Polsinelli’s Kansas City, Mo. office, is nationally-recognized as a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and as a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). Ms. Delcore joins from Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP.
