Holland & Knight Creates National ERISA Litigation Team with Addition of Litigators in Atlanta

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Holland & Knight has added a team of attorneys focused on ERISA and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) litigation, as well as labor and employment law, to its Atlanta office. The group is led by partner Todd Wozniak, who will chair the firm’s newly formed nationwide ERISA Litigation Team, and includes partners Lindsey Camp and Peter Hall. Mr. Wozniak and Ms. Camp were previously a partner and senior attorney, respectively, at Greenberg Traurig, while Mr. Hall was previously a partner with Chamberlain Hrdlicka.

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Experienced Benefits and Compensation Lawyer Joins Latham

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Erin Murphy has joined the firm in the Bay Area as a partner in the Tax Department and member of the Benefits, Compensation & Employment Practice. Murphy has extensive experience advising clients on executive compensation and employee benefits matters across a range of public and private transactional contexts, including M&A, private equity, capital markets, emerging companies, and restructuring. Murphy is admitted to practice in California and New York and has spent substantial periods of time working in those jurisdictions. Murphy joins Latham & Watkins from Simpson Thacher, at which she has practiced both in the Palo Alto and New York offices.
 
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Ashurst Welcomes New Banking Partner in Munich

Monday, April 20, 2020

International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Matthias Weissinger as partner in Munich.

Matthias joins from Shearman & Sterling where he was a partner in their finance and restructuring team. He is a leveraged finance, corporate lending and restructuring expert with more than 13 years of experience. Matthias advises national and international financial institutions, debt funds, sponsors, corporate borrowers and distressed debt investors on leveraged buyouts, unitranche financings, bank/bond financings, corporate lending for large- and mid-cap companies and on debt restructurings, out-of-court and in-court solutions as well as distressed M&A transactions. He is frequently recommended by leading legal directories including Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Legal 500 and IFLR. Matthias has also previously worked at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

 

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Winston & Strawn Expands Global Transactions Practice With Addition of Prominent Leveraged Finance Partner Monica Barton in London

Monday, April 20, 2020

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of leading leveraged and acquisition finance lawyer Monica Barton as partner in the firm’s London office. Monica brings to Winston extensive experience working with global financial institutions, private debt funds and sponsor backed corporates on cross-border financing transactions. Barton comes to the firm from Reed Smith LLP in London.

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