Clifford Chance Adds Michihiro Nishi in Tokyo Bolstering M&A Team

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Clifford Chance adds Michihiro Nishi in Tokyo bolstering M&A team Leading international law firm Clifford Chance announced today that Michihiro Nishi will join its Corporate practice as a partner in Tokyo. Michihiro has extensive corporate experience advising private equity funds and public companies on investments, corporate governance, disclosure and stock exchange matters. Michihiro joins from Skadden Arps and prior to that he was at Mori, Hamada & Matsumoto.

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Fox’s Atlanta Office Welcomes Tax Group

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Partner Vivian D. Hoard and Associates Brian Gardner, Gerika Kelly and Ashley Swan to the Taxation & Wealth Planning Department in the firm’s Atlanta office. The group joins Fox from Taylor English Duma LLP in Atlanta.

“The addition of Vivian and her talented team will complement and enhance the services we provide clients in this important region,” said Mark L. Morris, Fox’s Firmwide Managing Partner. “Her group has a wealth of experience in high-profile, complex civil and criminal tax controversy matters, strengthening the firm’s Taxation & Wealth Planning Department and continuing our strategic growth in the Atlanta market.”

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McDermott Enhances Intellectual Property Practice with New Partner in Washington, DC

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce April E. Weisbruch has joined the Firm as an Intellectual Property partner. April joins an active team in Washington, DC, where her IP litigation experience will benefit the Firm’s global client base. Prior to joining McDermott, April worked in Sheppard Mullin’s and Goodwin Proctor’s intellectual property practice.

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Leading M&A Partner to Join Latham & Watkins in London

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Sam Newhouse will join the firm’s London office as a partner in the M&A Practice and Corporate Department. Newhouse regularly advises multinational companies, financial investors and financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, export credit agencies, and public sector bodies on a variety of complex public and private M&A, joint ventures, divestments, refinancings, and reorganisations. Newhouse joins Latham & Watkins from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. 

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King & Spalding Adds International Arbitration Partners to Its Chicago and New York Offices

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

 King & Spalding today announced that Javier Rubinstein, Lauren Friedman, and Lucila Hemmingsen have joined the firm as partners in its International Arbitration practice. Rubinstein will be based in the firm’s Chicago office and Friedman and Hemmingsen in the firm’s New York office. The team will focus on expanding the firm’s commercial and investor-state work in Latin America and Europe. The new partners join King & Spalding from Kirkland & Ellis.

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K&L Gates Adds Experienced Corporate Partner in Seattle Office

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Seattle – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Christopher Bellavia as a corporate partner in the Seattle office. Bellavia recently served as general counsel and corporate secretary for consumer goods and lifestyle brand company Bulletproof 360, Inc., following general counsel and assistant general counsel roles with Fisher Communications, Inc., and Washington Mutual, Inc., respectively.

At Bulletproof 360, Bellavia established and managed the company’s internal legal function, supporting key areas such as corporate finance, regulatory compliance, commercial contracts, domestic and international trademark portfolio management, real estate leases, M&A transactions, and ongoing litigation matters. During his time with Bulletproof, he helped the company raise approximately USD $60 million in two priced venture capital and debt financing rounds.

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