Latham Continues Expanding M&A and Private Equity Practices

Friday, May 1, 2020

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Kate Withers has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate Department and as a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Private Equity Practice. She advises clients of all sizes in connection with private equity and strategic corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, technology-focused joint ventures, carve-outs, structured investments, and complex licensing transactions. Withers joins Latham from Kirkland & Ellis.
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DWF Hires Corporate Finance Trio

Thursday, April 30, 2020

DWF, the global legal business has recruited James Gee, Natasha Atkinson and Stewart Anderson as Partners in its finance and corporate teams in London. James Gee joins DWF from EY and specialises in financial services regulation and private funds. Sarah Atkinson joins from Weightmans where she is recognised for her focus on domestic and international insolvency work. Stewart Anderson also joins the Banking & Finance practice from BCLP.

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Lewis Brisbois Maryland Office Grows Business Practices Team with Commercial Litigation Partner Hire

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Andrew Gendron to its Baltimore office as a partner in the firm’s Complex Business & Commercial Litigation Practice. Mr. Gendron joins Lewis Brisbois from Venable LLP, and brings to the firm more than 30 years of experience handling complex commercial litigation matters throughout the country at both the trial and appellate levels.

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Two Industry Veterans Bolster Pillsbury’s Insolvency & Restructuring Practice

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

As it executes on its expansion plans, Pillsbury has brought on two veteran insolvency and restructuring lawyers, Joshua Morse, who will join as a partner, and Jonathan Doolittle, who will join as senior counsel. Morse comes to Pillsbury from DLA Piper, while Doolittle is from Reed Smith. They will be resident in San Francisco.

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Dentons Adds Bankruptcy Partner Brian E. Greer in New York

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, today announces the addition of Brian E. Greer as a partner in its Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice. Greer has a broad-ranging practice, with substantial experience representing hedge funds, private equity funds, asset managers, direct lenders, insurers, securitization servicers, debt issuers, directors, officers and equity sponsors in complex cross-border and domestic turnarounds, workouts, restructurings, wind-downs, bankruptcies, liquidations, assignments for the benefit of creditors, foreclosures and distressed M&A transactions. Greer comes to the firm from the New York office of Dechert, LLP.

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