Clark Hill today announced that Joseph Donovan has joined the firm as a Member in the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources practice in the firm’s Washington, DC office. Donovan is a leading energy lawyer with over 20 years of experience across all energy platforms on an international scale. Prior to joining Clark Hill Donovan was a partner in Holland & Knight’s Public Policy & Regulation Group in the Washington, DC office.
Gowling WLG is pleased to welcome Jennifer Jannuska and Omar Nassif as partners in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Both are based in the Toronto office.
Jannuska joins Gowling WLG from Deeth Williams Wall LLP, and Nassif rejoins the firm from Gilberts LLP. Nassif returns to the firm after having previously served for more than two decades as a partner.
World’s largest law firm launches combination with Lee International in South Korea to become the first global law firm to combine with a Korean firm.
Dentons is the first global law firm in South Korea to combine with a Korean law firm, and the combination enhances the Firm’s ability to provide legal services to Korean companies as they do business around the world. The new name of the firm in South Korea is Dentons Lee.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to welcome Craig B. Fields, Holly L. Hyans, Nicole L. Johnson, and Mitchell A. Newmark to the Firm’s New York office as Partners in the Tax, Benefits, and Private Client group. Craig, Nicole, and Mitchell joined on February 15 and Holly will join in early March. The Firm expects to continue expanding the team over the coming weeks. At Blank Rome, Craig serves as Co-Chair of the Tax, Benefits, and Private Client group and leads the national State and Local Tax practice. The prominent group regularly litigates state and local tax matters and counsels clients on state and local tax planning throughout the country. They join from Morrison & Foerster LLP where Craig served as co-chair of the tax department and chair of the firm’s state and local tax group, and Holly was a founding member of the group.
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Baker Botts L.L.P. announced today that William Gorrod has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in the State and Local Tax (SALT) practice.
McDermott Will & Emery, a leading international law firm, has announced that Andrea A. Stockhorst joined its Frankfurt office as a partner. Prior to joining McDermott, Andrea was a managing associate in the financial regulatory practice at Linklaters.
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King & Spalding today announced that Stephen O’Neal has joined the firm’s construction disputes and international arbitration practice as a partner in the San Francisco office. O’Neal’s practice focuses on litigating and arbitrating complex construction disputes around the world, in diverse industry sectors, including energy and infrastructure. O’Neal, who joins from Jones Day, has represented clients in the United States and international arbitration proceedings, and in courts around the world.
Clive Jones is returning to global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the firm’s Tax and Real Estate Funds practices in its London office. Jones focuses on tax and structuring advice in relation to U.K. and international transactions, funds, and investment structures, primarily in the real estate and financial services sectors. He was most recently head of the U.K. Tax Practice at DLA Piper.
Clifford Chance adds Michihiro Nishi in Tokyo bolstering M&A team Leading international law firm Clifford Chance announced today that Michihiro Nishi will join its Corporate practice as a partner in Tokyo. Michihiro has extensive corporate experience advising private equity funds and public companies on investments, corporate governance, disclosure and stock exchange matters. Michihiro joins from Skadden Arps and prior to that he was at Mori, Hamada & Matsumoto.
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