Reed Smith adds depth to broker-dealer and investment adviser practice with the return of partner Kiran Somashekara

Monday, March 23, 2020
Reed Smith today announced that Kiran Somashekara has rejoined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Financial Industry Group, based in Princeton, NJ. Somshekara, who joins Reed Smith from McGuireWoods, where he was a partner, served as counsel at Reed Smith from 2014 to 2016.

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.

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Insurance Regulatory Partner Parimah Hassouri Joins Kirkland & Ellis in New York

Monday, March 23, 2020

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.

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Aviation Finance Lawyer Mehtap Cevher Conti Joins Hogan Lovells in New York

Monday, March 23, 2020

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.

Cevher Conti, who most recently was with Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer, has more than 15 years of experience in finance, particularly in the area of aviation finance. She advises banks, export credit agencies, aircraft lessors, and airlines on a broad range of transactions for airlines and corporate lessors in multiple jurisdictions.

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Orrick to Add Top Energy & Infrastructure Team in London

Friday, March 20, 2020
Orrick announced that a market-leading, four-partner team will be joining our London office, including energy and infrastructure advisors Evan Stergoulis, Simon Alsey and Ravinder Sandhu and real estate advisor Simon Folley. They will join from Watson Farley & Williams. At Orrick, Evan will serve as co-head of the firm’s Global Renewables practice. The team is expected to join on or about April 1, 2020.

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Tags:  Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | London

Polsinelli Grows Labor Relations Practice with New Shareholder Denise Delcore

Thursday, March 19, 2020

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.

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Ashurst Expands Corporate Practice with Hong Kong Partner Hire

Thursday, March 19, 2020

International law firm Ashurst is bolstering its international equity capital markets/US securities and M&A practices with the appointment of Melody He-Chen as a partner in Hong Kong. Melody joins from DLA Piper and has significant experience advising investment banks and corporations on capital markets and corporate matters in Asia and the United States. 

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