Mayer Brown announced that Adam Paul has joined the firm as a partner in Chicago, where he will serve as a co-leader of the firm’s global Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency (RBI) practice. Previously, Mr. Paul was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. More >>
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O’Melveny announced today that Anna Pletcher, former Assistant Chief of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division in San Francisco, has joined the firm as a partner. Pletcher will advise clients on a broad range of antitrust issues, as well as sensitive white collar and corporate investigations. She will be based in O’Melveny’s San Francisco office.
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Wilson Elser announced today the addition of two new partners, Emily Aguero and Jane Lucero, to the firm’s Denver office. Aguero and Lucero, whose collaborations on behalf of several key clients − including a prominent national insurance carrier − span more than seven years, are both former shareholders at Harris, Karstaedt, Jamison & Powers, P.C. More >>
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Eric Strain has joined Locke Lord’s New York office as a Partner in the Firm’s Aviation Industry Group. With more than two decades of experience representing aviation companies from North America, Europe and Asia, including defending against wrongful death, personal injury and commercial claims, Strain and Paul Stinson, who joins the Firm as Senior Counsel in the San Francisco office, will further strengthen Locke Lord’s national aviation litigation capabilities. The pair will join the firm from Nixon Peabody LLP. More >>
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International law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Bianca Engelmann will be joining the firm as a partner in its Banking and Finance practice from 1 September 2019, based in Frankfurt. Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Engelmann previously practiced in the Frankfurt office of Allen & Overy LLP. More >>
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Eversheds Sutherland continues its growth in Germany with the appointments of Partners Dr. Werner Brickwedde and Dr. Simon Weppner to its Dusseldorf office. Werner will join Eversheds Sutherland’s corporate/M&A team from Clifford Chance on 01 August, while Simon will join its tax team from Taylor Wessing on 01 September. In addition, Sandro Wiggerich, also from Clifford Chance, will join Werner’s team as a Senior Associate in September. More >>
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Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the appointment of Lee Astfalck and Wim Cilliers as Partners in its leading Insurance practice in South Africa. They will be based in Johannesburg. Lee joins from Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) in Johannesburg, where he was a litigation and dispute resolution director and head of risk advisory for South Africa. Wim Cilliers joins from Gildenhuys Malatji (GMI) in Pretoria, where he was a commercial litigation and insurance law director. More >>
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Scott D. Samlin has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Consumer Financial Services group in the New York office. Scott represents financial institutions, corporations, and other entities, providing regulatory counsel related to mortgage banking and consumer financial services matters. Scott joins Blank Rome from Pepper Hamilton LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s financial services practice group and leader of the consumer financial services and bank regulatory practice. More >>
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