Latham Expands M&A and Private Equity Practices in Boston and Chicago

Monday, March 9, 2020
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Neal Reenan and Ian Bushner have joined both the firm’s Boston and Chicago offices as partners in the Corporate Department and as members of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and the Private Equity Practice. Reenan and Bushner advise private equity sponsors and public and private companies on complex corporate transactions across a range of industries.

 

Reenan and Bushner join Latham & Watkins from Kirkland & Ellis. They are the latest additions to an extensive group of prominent partners who have joined Latham’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practices since January 2019.

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Akerman Strengthens Intellectual Property Litigation Capabilities with Alejandro Fernandez and Stephen Leahu in Tampa

Friday, March 6, 2020

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, is pleased to announce that it has enhanced its Intellectual Practice Group with the addition of Alejandro Fernandez and Stephen Leahu. Fernandez and Leahu, both Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Intellectual Property (IP) and registered patent attorneys, practice in Akerman’s office in Tampa. They bring a deep understanding of IP protection and enforcement, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities in advanced software, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, and medical device industries. The pair join Akerman from the Tampa office of Brinks Gilson & Lione.

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Fox’s Raleigh Office Continues Expansion with Addition of Deana Labriola and Jerry Sayre

Friday, March 6, 2020

Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Deana A. Labriola and Jeremy “Jerry” R. Sayre in Raleigh as partners in the firm’s Corporate and Labor & Employment Departments, respectively. 

Labriola and Sayre were previously with Ward and Smith, P.A., where Labriola most recently served as the Raleigh office’s geographic team leader and led the firm’s Technology Practice.

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Akerman Bolsters Private Equity Practice in Chicago with Theodore Wern

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced Theodore Wern has joined the firm, bringing 20 years of vast experience advising investor groups and businesses in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and investment management. In his new role at Akerman, Wern will lead Corporate Practice Group efforts in Chicago. He joins the firm from Perkins Coie LLP where he served as firmwide vice-chair of the Private Equity Practice. Wern’s skillset builds upon Akerman’s core strengths in corporate, private equity, and middle-market mergers and acquisitions.

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Cozen O’Connor Continues its West Coast Expansion, Adding Three Veteran Southern California Litigators to its Los Angeles Office

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce three attorneys from one of southern California’s leading litigation boutiques, Lombardi & Donohue LLP, have joined its fast-growing Commercial Litigation practice. Thomas E. Lombardi, Devin A. Donohue, and Brett D. Watson — seasoned litigators who focus their practices on disputes involving securities, financial services, real estate, employment and intellectual property — have agreed to join the firm as members and will reside in Cozen O’Connor’s Los Angeles office. The new hires reflect the ongoing growth of Cozen O’Connor’s nationally recognized Commercial Litigation practice, as well as the firm’s expanding footprint on the West Coast.

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Cooley Boosts Tech Transactions Group in New York

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Leonard Jacoby has joined Cooley as a partner in its technology transactions group. He will be based in Cooley’s New York office. Previously, he was a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, where he built and led its global transactional IP practice.

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Orrick Adds Leading European Regulatory Lawyer

Thursday, March 5, 2020
Orrick announced today that leading regulatory and fintech lawyer Marco Boldini has joined the firm as a partner and Head of its Italian Financial Services Regulatory practice. He joins Orrick from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he served as Head of its UK Financial Services Regulatory practice. Marco will split his time between Orrick’s Milan and London offices, where he will work closely with Jacqui Hatfield, Head of Orrick’s UK Financial Services Regulatory team.
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A&O Bolsters China Corporate Practice With Appointment of Partner Tess Fang in Hong Kong

Thursday, March 5, 2020
Allen & Overy is expanding its global Corporate practice with the appointment of Tess Fang, a partner in the Hong Kong office. A native Mandarin speaker who is New York, Hong Kong and PRC-qualified, Tess’s practice will focus on cross-border M&A and private equity transactions in China and globally.

 

Tess joins from White & Case in Hong Kong and has over 14 years of experience advising on cross border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and divestures, private equity transactions and joint ventures across numerous sectors in China. Our clients will benefit hugely from Tess’s deep on-the-ground experience having worked in Shanghai, New York and Hong Kong and her understanding of local business environments and cultures.

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