Linklaters Hires New Head of Tax Practice in Italy

Monday, June 17, 2019

Linklaters is pleased to announce that Roberto Egori will be joining the Italy office as partner and practice head for Tax. Roberto will lead the Italian tax team of Linklaters and will focus on advising clients on domestic and cross-border structured finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance deals, capital market transactions, private equity, real estate as well as pure tax-led mandates.Roberto Egori joins from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where he was partner in the Milan tax practice. More >>

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Experienced IP Attorney Mary C. Bonnema Joins Warner

Monday, June 17, 2019

Experienced intellectual property attorney and entrepreneur Mary C. Bonnema has joined Warner Norcross + Judd as a partner.

Bonnema brings more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property law with an emphasis on trademarks, trade dress, infringement, defense and IP litigation to Warner. She also has a background in human resources and employment law. She will practice in the firm’s Grand Rapids office.
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Ashurst Further Strengthens European Real Estate Team With Senior Partner Hire

Thursday, June 13, 2019

International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Patrick Gerry as a partner in the real estate team in Paris. Patrick joins from Simmons & Simmons, where he headed up the firm’s real estate team in Paris. He has over twenty years’ experience in real estate transactions, including investment, development, fund structuring, financing, asset management and litigation. In addition to his expertise in real estate, Patrick also advises on Islamic finance. More >>

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Simmons & Simmons Expands its Corporate Practice with the Arrival of a New Private Equity Team

Thursday, June 13, 2019

The Paris office of international law firm Simmons & Simmons has continued to expand its offering following the arrival of a new partner, Jérôme Patenotte, who will lead the firm’s new private equity practice. He joins the firm along with one of Counsel, Sophie Mesnier-Teissedre, and a senior associate, Savina Jouan. Jérôme and his team joins the firm from Wragge & Co (now Gowling WLG), which he founded in April 2010 with nine other partners. He developed both the LBO and international M&A activities for the firm. More >>

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Alonso Cisneros Joins Seyfarth’s Real Estate Team in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the arrival of partner Alonso J. Cisneros to the Real Estate department and Structured & Real Estate Finance practice group in Washington, D.C. Cisneros was previously with Troutman Sanders LLP, where he was a member of its Multifamily Housing Finance group in Washington, D.C., focused on loan origination and servicing transactions. More >>

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Laura Labeots Joins Lathrop Gage’s Intellectual Property Team in Chicago

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Lathrop Gage LLP is pleased to welcome Laura Labeots, Ph.D., the newest Partner to join the Intellectual Property team in the firm’s growing Chicago office. Laura brings a wealth of enthusiasm and experience to the IP group, as she has been helping companies develop and defend their IP portfolios for almost 25 years. Prior to joining Lathrop Gage LLP, Laura served as a partner at Husch Blackwell LLP in Chicago. More >>

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Clyde & Co Further Strengthens its Aviation Practice with Partner Hire

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the appointment of Roger Whipp as Partner in its global aviation practice.Roger joins from Kennedy’s where he led its commercial aviation team having previously spent ten years as in-house counsel for British Airways, which included working on the suspension, reinstatement and ultimate retirement of the BA Concorde fleet. More >>

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