Perkins Coie Adds Leading Life Sciences Lawyer to Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Practice in San Diego

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Stephen C. Ferruolo, a leading life sciences attorney, has joined the firm’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice as a partner in the San Diego office. Stephen most recently served as the dean of the University of San Diego School of Law, where he was also a professor of law in business and corporate law, contracts, and securities regulation. Prior to that, he held a variety of senior law firm positions in Southern California, including with Goodwin Proctor LLP and Heller Ehrman LLP.

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Latham Adds Leading Emerging Companies Partner in NY

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Peyton Worley has joined the firm as a corporate partner, based in the New York office, in the Emerging Companies Practice. Worley advises emerging and established technology companies across their entire life cycle, from formation through IPO or sale, including in capital-raising transactions, entry into strategic partnerships, founder liquidity transactions, and acquisitions and dispositions. Worley also represents the venture capital firms and growth capital firms that invest in these early stage startups and fast growth companies. Worley joins from Cooley LLP in New York. 
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Katten Strengthens Its Insolvency Practice with Hires in London

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP announced today that Prav Reddy has joined the firm’s Insolvency and Restructuring practice as a partner in London. Joining with him is senior associate Mark Johnson, who advises banks, financial institutions, companies, directors and trade creditors, as well as insolvency practitioners in administrations, liquidations and bankruptcies. He has experience working at a major insolvent investment bank as a solicitor in the in-house legal team. Prior to coming to Katten, both attorneys were at Charles Russell Speechlys.

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Hunton Andrews Kurth Strengthens National Labor and Employment Practice With New Houston Partner Scott Nelson

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Scott Nelson, a leading labor and employment lawyer with more than two decades of experience handling complex domestic and international employment matters and commercial litigation, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in the firm’s Houston office. Nelson joins Hunton Andrews Kurth from Seyfarth Shaw LLP, where he was a partner. He also previously served as leader of Baker McKenzie LLP’s domestic U.S. Employment Counseling and Litigation practice.

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Bressler, Amery & Ross Expands into Texas with New Offices in Houston and Dallas

Monday, August 3, 2020

The law firm Bressler, Amery & Ross announced today that it has expanded into Texas with new offices in Houston and Dallas. The dual-office expansion is the result of Bressler’s acquisition of Ballard & Littlefield (B&L), a litigation and arbitration firm with extensive experience in the representation of national and regional financial firms in securities, employment and regulatory matters.

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K&L Gates Enhances Funds and M&A Practices with New Partner Trio in Hong Kong

Monday, August 3, 2020

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Sook Young Yeu, Scott Peterman, and William Ho as partners in the firm’s integrated funds and private equity practices. The trio joins K&L Gates’ Hong Kong office from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP – where Yeu served as administrative partner of the Hong Kong office for the past 15 years – and is accompanied by two associates.

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Top SDNY Securities Fraud and Money Laundering Prosecutor Joins McGuireWoods

Monday, August 3, 2020

McGuireWoods is pleased to announce that Jason Cowley, former co-chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force and former chief of the Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, has joined the firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department.

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Foley Adds Partner Stephen Meli, Bolstering National Fund Formation Practice and Continuing Boston Office Growth

Monday, August 3, 2020

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Stephen Meli has joined the firm’s Boston office as a partner in its Business Law Department and Fund Formation & Investment Management Practice Group. Meli comes to Foley from Proskauer Rose LLP, where he was a partner in the Private Investment Funds Group. His arrival follows directly on the heels of partner Katharine Beattie, who joined Foley’s Boston office last month.

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