Investment Funds Partner Joins Latham & Watkins in New York

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Edward Nelson has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of the Investment Funds Practice. Nelson focuses on the organization and operation of private investment funds and has developed a broad practice working with a wide variety of clients, including buyout funds, infrastructure funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, secondary funds, and credit funds. Nelson joins Latham & Watkins from Gibson Dunn in New York. More >>

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Weil to Add Restructuring Partner Neil Devaney in London

Monday, November 18, 2019

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced that Neil Devaney will join the Firm as a partner to play a leadership role in its market-leading Business Finance & Restructuring practice. Neil is a restructuring partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, and he has extensive cross-border finance, restructuring and insolvency expertise. His practice is focused on advising clients on complex, high-value debt restructurings. Neil also handles bespoke financing arrangements in stressed, distressed and special situations. More >>

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Gide Boosts its Expertise in Energy & Natural Resources With the Arrival of New Partner Colin Graham in London

Monday, November 18, 2019

Gide is strengthening its Projects practice, and Energy & Natural Resources sector expertise, with the addition of Colin Graham as energy and infrastructure partner in its London office. Colin’s practice covers corporate and commercial projects and M&A work, with particular specialisation in international Oil & Gas, LNG, Power and Resources. Colin has worked on major gas value chain project developments in recent years, including as project counsel for all aspects of the Shah Deniz phase II development, the Trans-Adriatic, Trans-Anatolian, Trans-Asia, Nabucco, South-East Europe and IGI-Poseidon gas pipelines including gas transportation, sales, operations codes and treaties. Colin Joins the firm from Watson, Farley & Williams LLP in London. More >>

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Ashurst Boosts Banking Capability in Luxembourg With Partner Hire

Monday, November 18, 2019

International law firm Ashurst continues Luxembourg office growth with the appointment of Fabien Debroise as a partner in its banking team. Fabien joins from Ogier, where he has worked for over seven years and most recently was co-managing partner of their Luxembourg office. He joined Ogier in 2012 from Bonn Steichen& Partners and was promoted to Partner and Head of Banking in 2014. More >>

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Ogletree Deakins Boosts Employment and Benefits Capabilities in Indiana

Friday, November 15, 2019

Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that Scott Preston and Tiffany Hofmeister have joined the firm’s Indianapolis office as shareholder and of counsel respectively. Preston joins the firm from Jackson Lewis, where he was a principal and the Indianapolis office litigation manager. Hofmeister joins from Krieg DeVault, where she was senior corporate counsel. With the addition of Preston and Hofmeister, the Indianapolis office has grown to more than 50 attorneys and 14 professionals concentrating in employee benefits. More >>

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FordHarrison Adds Cory J. King as Partner

Friday, November 15, 2019

FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce Cory J. King joins as Partner. Cory comes to FordHarrison from Fine, Boggs & Perkins LLP. Cory is a seasoned litigator representing employers in private arbitration and litigation claims before state and federal courts, as well as administrative proceedings before state and federal agencies. His extensive litigation experience includes developing creative and efficient approaches to defending wage/hour (including class action and PAGA claims), harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, whistleblower, breach of contract, unfair competition, and trade secret disputes. More >>

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Former Department of Justice Official Jesse Panuccio Joins Boies Schiller Flexner in Washington D.C. and Florida

Friday, November 15, 2019

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that Jesse Panuccio, the former acting Associate Attorney General of the United States, will join the firm in Washington D.C. and Florida as a partner, focusing on high-stakes litigation and appeals, regulatory counseling, enforcement defense, and crisis management. Panuccio has served at the highest levels of the federal and Florida governments, and has handled the most difficult litigation and regulatory issues in both public service and private practice. He will join the firm in early December. More >>

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