International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte is pleased to announce that Michael Dockterman has joined the Litigation Practice Group based in Chicago as a partner. Michael is a nationally recognized trial lawyer with robust experience leading high-stakes commercial litigation across securities, antitrust, intellectual property, contracts, real estate, and government contracting.
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Goodwin is pleased to announce that Youjung Byon will be joining the firm as a partner in the Private Investment Funds practice in Hong Kong.
Akin announced today that Ron Erlichman and Nick Atwood have joined the firm’s market-leading energy & infrastructure practice as partners in the firm’s New York and Washington, D.C. offices, respectively. The pair arrive at Akin from Linklaters.
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Vinson & Elkins announced today that C.J. Polito has joined the firm as a Washington, D.C.-based partner in the firm’s Energy Regulatory Practice. Polito joins from Sidley Austin, where he was an Energy Regulatory partner.
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Continuing to build its Boston presence, Paul Hastings LLP today announced the addition of partner Benjamin Stein. Joining from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, where he led the corporate and business transactions practice in Boston, Stein advises public and private companies on corporate transactional matters, including registered securities offerings and private equity and debt financings.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | BostonInternational law firm McDermott Will & Schulte is pleased to announce that John Bridge has rejoined the firm as a partner in the Transactions Practice Group based in Los Angeles. John brings robust experience structuring, negotiating, and closing complex transactions across the energy and infrastructure landscape. John joins from Milbank, where he most recently worked in the project finance group.
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Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its venture capital practice with the addition of senior technology attorney Daniel Wu. Wu joins the global Corporate Practice as a shareholder in the firm’s Los Angeles office from O’Melveny & Myers LLP.
Leading global law firm, Baker McKenzie, has hired Sam Trowbridge as a partner in the Firm’s Tax team in London. Sam joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where he worked, primarily, on the tax aspects of cross-border private equity and M&A transactions for a wide range of sponsors, and across a wide range of strategies (including buyout, infrastructure, credit, and real estate).
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Alston & Bird announced today that Devon Beane has joined the firm as a partner in the IP Litigation Group, bolstering its Chicago presence. Beane comes to Alston & Bird from K&L Gates in Chicago, where she started her career.
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Akerman today announced that Matt Hendy has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in its New York office, the firm’s largest. With more than a decade of experience representing private equity sponsors and other financial institutions, Matt focuses his practice on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and private investments across a wide range of industries, including technology, business services, infrastructure, and life sciences. Prior to joining Akerman, Matt was a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP in Montreal and, before that, at White & Case LLP in New York City, where he concentrated on private equity M&A transactions.
