Clyde & Co Secures Strategic Partner Hire

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced that leading disputes lawyer, Nicholas Lum, will re-join our Shanghai office as a partner in December 2019. Nicholas is a dispute resolution specialist with particular focus on international trade and commodities, shipping and shipbuilding and general commercial disputes. He will be joining from Ince, where he is a Partner of their Shanghai office, and formerly the Head of their Singapore office’s China Practice Group. Nicholas had previously spent up to five years working in Clyde & Co’s Shanghai office shortly upon its establishment in 2006. More >>

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Ashurst Strengthens International Investment Funds Practice With Partner Hire in Germany

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Joining from Linklaters in Munich, Jasmin Gütle is a qualified tax adviser and focuses on advising semi-institutional investors on fund structuring and investing in alternative investment funds, including private equity, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and private debt. She began her career at Linklaters in 2006, and over the last 13 years has built up a successful fund investor advisory business with a strong track record, having advised on several hundreds of alternative investments. More >>

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Veteran Litigator Joel Forman Joins Akerman in New York

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, announced today that Joel Forman has joined the firm’s national Litigation Practice Group as a partner in New York. Forman brings decades of experience resolving securities civil litigation and government enforcement cases, having represented broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, boards of directors, and industry executives involved in allegations of corporate and individual misconduct. Joel comes to Akerman from the New York office of Vedder Price. More >>

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Hinshaw Adds Former Top Department of Financial Services Regulator to its Consumer Financial Services Practice in New York

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

The U.S. law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced that Heather McArn has joined as a partner in the Consumer Financial Services Practice in New York. Formerly the Chief of Staff and Special Counsel to Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, McArn brings a strong combination of public and private legal experience to the firm’s expanding Consumer Financial Services practice. More >>

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Accomplished Team of Financial Regulation and Enforcement Partners Join Baker McKenzie

Monday, October 28, 2019

Baker McKenzie has added four new partners to its North America Litigation & Government Enforcement practice: Amy J. Greer, based in New York and Washington, DC; Jennifer L. Klass, based in New York; Peter K.M. Chan, based in Chicago; and A. Valerie Mirko, based in Washington, DC. Amy, Jen and Peter join the Firm from Morgan Lewis, and Valerie was previously general counsel at the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). Amy and Jen will co-chair the Firm’s Financial Regulation & Enforcement Group. More >>

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Weil to Add Tax Partner Jenny Doak in London

Monday, October 28, 2019

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced that Jenny Doak will join the Firm as a Tax partner in the London office. Jenny is currently a Tax partner at Vinson & Elkins. She has a versatile practice covering restructurings (including formal insolvency arrangements and solvent restructurings); public and private M&A, joint ventures, financings, debt and equity capital markets; and loan acquisitions. More >>

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Dinsmore Continues Fall Expansion in Columbus with Addition of Health Care Partner Tim Cahill

Monday, October 28, 2019

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s quick expansion in Columbus is continuing with the addition of Tim Cahill, who has joined the firm as partner of counsel in the health care group. He comes to Dinsmore from Adena Health System, where he served as general counsel and board liaison for nearly five years and interim chief compliance officer for a year. More >>

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