Leading Transactional Tax Partner Joins Latham in the Bay Area

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Katharine Moir has joined the firm in the Bay Area as a partner in the Tax Department and member of the Transactional Tax Practice. Moir has extensive experience advising private equity firms and leading companies on tax matters in connection with a range of sophisticated transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, formation of private investment funds, and securities offerings. Moir joins Latham & Watkins from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in Palo Alto.
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Norton Rose Fulbright Adds New York Corporate Partner With Private EquityFocus

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that Ted Kamman, a corporate lawyer with a focus on private equity investments, has joined its New York office as a partner. Kamman, who joins from Sidley Austin LLP, possesses more than 25 years of experience working on cross-border transactions under the laws of more than 20 different countries, including private equity investments, tender offers and mergers for public companies, private M&A, joint ventures and various types of securities offerings.

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Baker Botts Continues Bay Area Growth With Addition of IP Partner in Palo Alto

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology, energy and life sciences law firm, announced today that leading Silicon Valley lawyer Christopher J. Palermo has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department in the Palo Alto office. Mr. Palermo joins from the IP boutique Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham L.L.P., where he was a founding and named partner.

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FisherBroyles welcomes Michael M. Murray in New York Senior Intellectual Property Litigation Partner Joins the Firm from Winston & Strawn

FisherBroyles, LLP is pleased to welcome Michael M. Murray, who has joined the firm in New York. Mike joins FisherBroyles from Winston & Strawn, where he practiced as a partner in its New York office since 2011. He was previously a partner in the New York office of Milbank Tweed. He is the latest partner with Am Law 50 experience to join FisherBroyles.

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Richard S. Kanowitz Joins Haynes and Boone’s Restructuring Team

Corporate restructuring lawyer Richard S. Kanowitz has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the firm’s Restructuring Practice Group. He will be based in the New York office. Kanowitz comes to Haynes and Boone from Cooley LLP, where he spent 20 years representing corporate debtors, creditors’ committees, unsecured and secured creditors, and equity holders in a multitude of businesses, including healthcare, telecommunication services, biofuel, biotech, manufacturing, real estate and retail.
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Pillsbury Welcomes Two More Industry Pros to Join Growing Insolvency & Restructuring Practice

Following on the arrival of two veteran insolvency and restructuring professionals in San Francisco, Pillsbury continues to execute on its growth plan for the practice by bringing Insolvency & Restructuring partners John Pintarelli and Patrick Fitzmaurice to the firm’s New York office. Fitzmaurice was previously with Troutman Sanders, while Pintarelli was at Morrison & Foerster.

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