DLA Piper today announces the appointment of Caroline Pimpaud as counsel in its Investment Funds practice, based in Luxembourg. She joins the firm from Linklaters, where she has worked for almost ten years. More >>
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Robert Bodzin Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in the San Francisco Office
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Robert M. Bodzin as a partner in the Commercial Litigation practice group in the firm’s San Francisco office. Bodzin has moved his practice from Burnham Brown in Oakland where he had been a partner since 2003. More >>
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Ashurst Boosts Project Finance Offering With Partner Hire in New York
International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of partner Matthew Tague in its New York office. Matt joins from JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he was an Executive Director & Assistant General Counsel and advised the Public Finance Group in the firm’s investment bank. Matt has been representing underwriters on municipal bond issuances for almost 15 years. More >>
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Dentons Lopez Velarde Welcomes Venture Technology Partner, Sergio Legorreta
Dentons continues to bolster its Global Venture Technology practice with the appointment of Sergio Legorreta in Mexico City as head of Mexico´s Venture Technology Practice and co-chair of Dentons’ Venture Technology Practice in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to joining Dentons, Legorreta led Baker & McKenzies technology, IP and life sciences practices in Mexico for 15 years and in Latin America for 4 years. More >>
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Private Equity Capabilities with Addition of Yossie Horwitz in New York
As part of its strategic growth strategy in New York and in response to client demand, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has welcomed Yossie Horwitz as a shareholder in the Private Equity Practice. Horwitz joins from Paul Weiss, where he was Counsel. His arrival follows a year in which Greenberg Traurig has experienced significant growth in its Private Equity Practice. More >>
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Sidley Private Equity Growth Continues with Addition of Partner Brien Wassner in New York
Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Brien Wassner has joined the firm in New York as a partner in its global M&A and Private Equity practice. He joins Sidley from Shearman & Sterling LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice and one of the leaders of its Private Capital Industry group. Mr. Wassner joins a steady flow of well-known and influential talent that has joined the firm’s growing Private Equity practice in recent years. More >>
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Prominent Structured Finance Partner to Join Latham’s London Office
Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Steve Curtis will join the firm’s London office as a partner in the Finance Department. Highly regarded in his field, Curtis’ practice focuses on a broad range of structured finance transactions, with particular expertise in the regulated utility, infrastructure and real estate sectors and in complex corporate securitisations. Curtis joins Latham & Watkins from Clifford Chance. More >>
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Kennedys Adds Commercial Litigation Stars to Rapidly Growing Melbourne Team
Holman Fenwick Willan Continues Greater China Transactional Expansion With Major Team Hire
Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its fast-growing transactional offering in Greater China with the hire of a nine-lawyer corporate finance team, including partner Matthew Wong. The team, which also includes of counsels King Hui and Roger Wong and senior associate Carmen Liang, specialise in capital markets, including initial public offerings, as well as M&A, private equity and other transactional work. They join HFW’s Hong Kong office from US law firm Locke Lord. More >>
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Squire Patton Boggs Launches Commodities and Shipping Group with the Addition of Leading Partner Team
Squire Patton Boggs has launched a global Commodities and Shipping Group with the addition of partners Barry Stimpson and Jessica Kenworthy, who join the firm’s Singapore office from Reed Smith. This renewed focus on commodities and shipping augments the firm’s venerable and highly recognized maritime and logistics practices. More >>
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