Holman Fenwick Willan Continues to Expand Aviation Finance Practice with London Partner Hire

Monday, September 30, 2019

Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its aviation finance practice with the hire of partner Asheesh Das. Ash specialises in asset and project financing in the transportation and energy sectors, and joins HFW’s London office from Elix Aviation Capital, where he was Head of Legal. He previously spent 25 years in private practice at firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Norton Rose Fulbright and Clifford Chance, and was a partner at Stephenson Harwood for almost eight years in London and Singapore. More >>

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New Partner Brings Vast Environmental Litigation & Regulatory Experience, Deep Energy Sector Focus to Pillsbury

Monday, September 30, 2019

Experienced environmental lawyer Tom Van Wyngarden, who represents major energy companies in regulatory investigations and related disputes, has rejoined Pillsbury as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Van Wyngarden returns to the firm after a stint as partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. More >>

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Lewis Brisbois Atlanta Office Grows Business Litigation Practice With New Partner Hire

Monday, September 30, 2019

Lewis Brisbois’ Atlanta office has brought on experienced trial lawyer Daniel C. Norris as a partner in the firm’s Complex Business & Commercial Litigation Practice. Mr. Norris will also work with the firm’s Class Action & Mass Tort, Intellectual Property & Technology, and Products Liability teams. Norris was previously with the Atlanta office of Alston & Bird LLP before joining Lewis Brisbois. More >>

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DWF Strengthens Corporate Expertise With Latest Partner Hire in Paris

Monday, September 30, 2019

Alexandre’s practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, private equity and corporate law transactions. Throughout his fifteen years’ as a corporate lawyer, Alexandre has worked for several law firms before joining Viguié Schmidt & Associés, including Linklaters and De Pardieu Brocas Maffei as well as undertaking employment in a leading French banking institution. He has particular expertise within the financial, insurance and health sectors. More >>

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Akerman Expands Real Estate Finance Strengths with Anne Marie Garavaglia, Kinan Obeidin in Atlanta

Friday, September 27, 2019

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that Anne Marie Garavaglia and Kinan Obeidin have joined Akerman’s Real Estate Finance Practice in Atlanta. Garavaglia and Obeidin join Akerman from Nelson Mullins LLP, where they led practices representing institutional lenders, REITs, and equity partners in the negotiation and closing of complex structured finance transactions. Their additions to the firm bolster the team’s strategic expansion in 2019. More >>

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Winston & Strawn Bolsters White Collar Practice in San Francisco with Addition of Pam Davis

Friday, September 27, 2019

Continuing to bolster its California presence, Winston & Strawn is pleased to welcome Pamela Davis, a longtime expert in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, to its San Francisco office. Prior to joining Winston, Pam served as co-director of Hui Chen Ethics Consulting, where she worked alongside Hui Chen, the DOJ’s first FCPA compliance counsel expert, counseling clients on FCPA matters. More >>

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Weil Adds Private Equity Partner Jeffery Malonson in Houston

Friday, September 27, 2019

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Jeffery Malonson has joined the Firm as a partner. Mr. Malonson is part of Weil’s global Private Equity practice focusing on oil and gas transactions and is based in Houston. Mr. Malonson joins Weil from the Houston office of King & Spalding, where he regularly advised private equity funds and management teams in their most important strategic transactions. More >>

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Perkins Coie Adds Leading Intellectual Property Litigator to San Francisco Office

Friday, September 27, 2019

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Sarah Piepmeier has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice as a partner in the San Francisco office. The move also marks Sarah’s return to the firm, where she worked as an associate early in her legal career. Sarah rejoins Perkins Coie from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where she was a partner and leader in the Bay Area IP Litigation Practice. More >>

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