Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Corporate Practice with the addition of Joe Awad as a shareholder in the Orange County and Los Angeles offices. He previously worked at The Gores Group, an investment firm based in Beverly Hills, where he most recently served as the firm’s vice president and general counsel.
Husch Blackwell Strengthens Mass Tort Bench with Addition of Partner Jacob Sawyer
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Jacob Sawyer has joined as a partner in its Technology, Manufacturing, and Transportation industry group and as a member of its Toxic Tort practice. Based in Chicago, Sawyer arrives from Lewis Brisbois.
Tags: Husch Blackwell LLP | ChicagoBrian Trudgen Joins Mayer Brown in Chicago, Further Enhancing Firm’s Market Leading Leveraged Finance and Private Capital Capabilities
Mayer Brown announced that Brian Trudgen has joined the Chicago office as a partner in its Global Leveraged Finance and Private Capital Group. He joins from Jones Day.
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | ChicagoT. Markus Funk joins White & Case as a Partner in Chicago
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Litigation Practice with the addition of T. Markus Funk as a partner in Chicago. Most recently, Funk was partner at Perkins Coie LLP.
Clark Hill adds Construction Members Stephen Wright and Jeffrey Nix
Clark Hill announced today that Stephen Wright and Jeffrey Nix have joined the firm’s Construction group as Members in Atlanta. The pair arrive at the firm from Taylor English Duma LLP.
Tags: Clark Hill PLC | AtlantaBaker McKenzie Adds Dealmaker Jenny Liu, Further Strengthening Private Equity, M&A Teams
Baker McKenzie announced today that transactional lawyer Jenny Liu has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Transactional Practice. Jenny will work from the Firm’s New York and Palo Alto offices. She was previously a private equity partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
Tags: Baker McKenzie | New York | Silicon ValleyRobin Melman Joins White & Case as a Partner in New York
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Employment, Compensation & Benefits (ECB) Practice with the addition of Robin Melman as a partner in New York.
McDermott Adds Cross-Border Asset Recovery Partner in San Diego
McDermott Will & Schulte is pleased to announce Daniel (Dan) Pascucci has joined the firm as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group, based in San Diego. Dan joins from Mintz, where he served as Co-Chair of the Cross-Border Asset Recovery practice and brings experience in complex cross-border asset recovery, fraud investigations, and high-stakes litigation.
Tags: San DiegoGreenberg Traurig Adds Shareholder Bradley J. Wyatt to Corporate Practice in Phoenix
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has grown its Corporate Practice with the recent addition of Shareholder Bradley J. Wyatt in the Phoenix office. Wyatt, who has more than 20 years of experience in corporate law, joins Greenberg Traurig from Dickinson Wright.
Tags: Greenberg Traurig, LLP | PhoenixGibson Dunn Bolsters Market-Leading Real Estate Practice With Strategic Hire of REIT M&A Partner David Perechocky in New York
Gibson Dunn announced today that David L. Perechocky has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group and Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Industry Group. David has a wide-ranging real estate transactional practice counseling REITs, real estate private equity sponsors, and other real estate companies and real estate-related businesses.
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