Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that Ricardo Hollingsworth has joined the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in New York as a partner. Extensively experienced in institutional investments and fund formation, Hollingsworth joins Akerman from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, where he served as co-chair of the private equity and real estate fund formation practice. More >>
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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Benjamin de Blegiers will join the Firm as a Private Equity/M&A partner. Mr. de Blegiers is a recognized leader in the infrastructure sector advising infrastructure funds, pension plans, insurance companies and other long-term investors on their most challenging infrastructure transactions. Mr. de Blegiers will be based in Weil’s Paris office. Benjamin de Blegiers will join Weil from Clifford Chance where he is a partner in the Paris office. More >>
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Banking Practice with the addition of Zenya Onishi as a partner in the Tokyo office. Onishi is fluent in English and Japanese and joins White & Case from Linklaters, where he was counsel. More >>
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Morgan Lewis today welcomes partner Russell Franklin, a corporate lawyer with a particular focus on mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. He arrives from Paul Hastings and is resident in New York. More >>
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Mayer Brown announced that Sheng Wu has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice as a partner in Hong Kong. He was previously a partner focused on China-related mergers and acquisitions with DLA Piper in Hong Kong. More >>
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Dale M. Araki as a corporate/M&A partner in its Tokyo office. Araki joins the firm from Morrison & Foerster. More >>
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Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Allen Shyu has joined the firm as a partner in its Beijing office. He comes to Akin Gump from Stephenson Harwood, where he was the lead partner in the Beijing office. More >>
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Reed Smith today announced that restructuring and insolvency lawyer Mandip Englund has joined its Financial Industry Group (FIG) as a partner in London. Mandip has acted on a number of high profile cross-border insolvencies and restructurings and her experience includes project financings and distressed work for companies, financial stakeholders, equity sponsors, advisory firms, creditors and insolvency practitioners in relation to strategy, transactions and contentious matters. Her practice includes the financial services, retail, and energy and commodities sectors, industries of specific importance to the firm. More >>
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Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has announced that private equity finance and commercial lending attorney Ryan Copeland has joined the firm’s Denver office as a shareholder. Copeland’s practice primarily focuses on private equity funds, financial institutions, alternative lenders and commercial borrowers in finance and restructuring transactions. More >>
Tags: Polsinelli PC | DenverMayer Brown today announced the arrival of Alexandre Poupard, who joins the firm’s Real Estate practice in Paris as a partner. Alexandre, who was formerly a partner at Dentons, joins with a team of two associates. More >>
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