Cooley Grows Financial Services Enforcement and Regulatory Practice With London Partner Hire

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Charlotte Witherington has joined Cooley as a partner in the firm’s London financial services enforcement and regulatory group. Witherington’s practice is focused on the intersection of cutting-edge tech and financial services, and she joins the firm at a pivotal moment when its market presence and client roster are growing significantly in the UK, Europe and globally. Witherington joins from Taylor Wessing, where she was head of the UK financial services regulatory group.

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Leading Energy Dealmaker Chris Bennett Joins Vinson & Elkins

Monday, November 3, 2025
Bennett advises public and private companies, private equity sponsors and other investors on an array of corporate transactions across the energy and infrastructure industries, with a focus on the upstream and midstream oil and gas sectors. Vinson & Elkins today announced that Chris Bennett has joined the firm as a Houston-based partner in the firm’s Corporate practice. He returns to the firm from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where he was a Corporate partner.

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Cooley Expands Tech Regulatory and Defense Practice

Monday, November 3, 2025

Janet Kim and Sean Quinn have joined Cooley as partners in the firm’s global litigation department in Washington, DC. Their practices focus on online safety and artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory defense for global technology companies, especially in the European Union and UK, where this practice is burgeoning.

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Baker Botts Continues London Growth with Preeminent Energy M&A Partner Team

Monday, November 3, 2025

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, has strengthened its Energy and M&A capabilities with the addition of partners Alex Msimang and Nadine Amr. Both join from Vinson & Elkins, bringing extensive experience in energy M&A, joint ventures and project development at a time of heightened demand for cross-border energy expertise.

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Wilson Sonsini Adds Partner Charles (CJ) Gelinas to its Corporate Finance Team

Monday, October 27, 2025

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that Charles (CJ) Gelinas has joined the firm’s Corporate Finance practice in New York. A recognized leader in fintech and consumer finance, Gelinas strengthens the firm’s capabilities in structured finance and asset-backed securities. Gelinas joins Wilson Sonsini from Dentons, where he was a partner in the Capital Markets practice and led the U.S. Distributed Ledger Technology group in connection with the issuance and financing of digital assets.

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