Global law firm Hogan Lovells Cadwalader announced today that Julie Cress has joined the firm as a partner in its Environment & Natural Resources practice, based in our San Francisco office. She joins the firm from Baker Botts, where she built a successful practice focused on regulatory air matters involving the California Air Resources Board (CARB), local air districts, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Milbank LLP is pleased to announce that Jarrett Doe has joined its Chicago office as a partner in the firm’s Global Project, Energy & Infrastructure Finance Group. Mr. Doe joins Milbank from White & Case.
Tags: Milbank LLP | ChicagoSnell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Aaron Shepard has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as counsel in the Special Litigation and Compliance Practice Group. Shepard has experience in investigations, trial practice, and national security law.
Sidley is pleased to announce that Justin Solomon has joined the firm as a partner in Los Angeles. He will co-lead the Private Equity Funds group, with John Muno, in Sidley’s Investment Funds practice. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s Investment Funds practice group.
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Taft, one of the fastest-growing law firms in the country, announced today that partner Lauren Benjamin has joined the firm’s Chicago office. Benjamin focuses her practice on sophisticated estate planning, wealth preservation, business succession, and philanthropic planning for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, entrepreneurs, and business executives. Benjamin arrives at Taft from Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
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Intellectual property attorney Seyoung Cheon has joined Procopio as a Partner in its Chambers-recognized California Patent Prosecution practice, expanding the firm’s capabilities in sophisticated technologies and its work with clients across the Asia Pacific region. She will be based in Procopio’s Del Mar Heights, California, office. Cheon joins the firm from Ashurst Perkins Coie.
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Davis Polk today announced that prominent entertainment lawyer Glen Mastroberte has joined the firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice in Los Angeles. Mr. Mastroberte represents clients in all legal and business aspects of the media, entertainment and sports industries. Mr. Mastroberte joins Davis Polk from Skadden, where he was a partner and served as head of the global Media and Entertainment practice and the Los Angeles Corporate group.
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Zena Ho has joined Jones Day as a partner in its Los Angeles Office and Financial Markets Practice, where she will focus on real estate finance transactions for lenders, REITs, private equity funds, and real estate companies. Ms. Ho arrives at Jones Day from McDermott Will & Schulte in Los Angeles.
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Squire Patton Boggs continued the expansion of its Global Public Policy Practice with the addition of Nick Rockwell and Chris K. Crawford as Principals in the firm’s Washington, DC office.
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Akin announced today that Filippo Durazzo has joined the firm as corporate partner in London, further advancing the firm’s expansion of its global private equity platform. Filippo reunites with U.S. head of private equity Gerald Brant, partners Jeffrey Kochian, London-based Jono Hamill and their team, strengthening capabilities in private equity transactions, complex mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and capital solutions. Durazzo arrives at the firm from Sidley Austin in London.
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