Paul Hastings Further Bolsters Premier M&A Platform and Texas Presence With Houston Energy Partner

Paul Hastings LLP today announced the continued expansion of its market-leading global M&A and private equity platform and Texas footprint with the addition of energy lawyer Peter Hays as a partner in Houston. Joining from King & Spalding, Hays has had a career-long focus on onshore and offshore energy and a practice spanning both domestic and international markets.

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Leading International Arbitration Enforcement and Appellate Lawyer Matthew D. McGill Joins King & Spalding in Washington, D.C.

King & Spalding announced today that Matthew D. McGill has joined the firm’s International Disputes practice group as a partner. McGill is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. McGill joins King & Spalding from Gibson Dunn, where he was a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement and Betting and Gaming practice groups.

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Mel Cole Joins Akerman as Partner in Labor and Employment Practice Group

Akerman is pleased to announce that Mel M.C. Cole, who is based in San Francisco, has joined the firm as a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group. Mel will be working remotely from San Francisco and assigned to our Los Angeles office. With a distinguished career in employment law, Mel brings extensive experience in class action and PAGA-only matters, as well as expertise in independent contract misclassification, particularly within the gig economy. Mel joins from Seyfarth Shaw LLP and her addition to Akerman marks a significant step in the firm’s strategic growth in California.

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