Latham Further Expands New York M&A Practice Adding Third Partner in 2019

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Justin Hamill has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, and Entertainment, Sports & Media Practices. Hamill advises public and private companies, investment funds, and financial institutions in negotiated and contested M&A transactions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, public and private investments, and restructurings. Hamill joins Latham & Watkins from Paul, Weiss in New York. More >>

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DWF Expands Banking and Finance Practice With Partner Appointment

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Brendan joins the business from Dentons, and he specialises in advising lenders, borrowers and private equity sponsors. His practice covers local, UK and international real estate finance (including real estate investment and development senior and mezzanine finance deals), as well as asset-backed and energy & infrastructure transactions including the financing of data centres, capacity market and smart meter assets. More >>

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Morrison & Foerster Adds New Investigations and Corporate Governance Team in Germany, Continuing Global Expansion of Practice

Monday, March 18, 2019

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its Investigations + White Collar Defense and Corporate Governance practices with the additions of Dr. Roland Steinmeyer and Mr. Patrick Späth from WilmerHale in Berlin, who join the firm as partners. More >>

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Jay Morris Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in the St. Louis Office

Monday, March 18, 2019

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes James C. “Jay” Morris as a partner in the St. Louis office. Morris joins the firm in the construction, professional liability defense, insurance, maritime, commercial litigation, and trucking & transportation practice groups. Mr. Morris was previously with a regional litigation firm and practiced out of a St. Louis office. More >>

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Winston Adds Capital Markets and Corporate Finance Capabilities in Hong Kong

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Winston & Strawn LLP has announced that Khoon Jin (KJ) Tan has joined the firm’s Transactions Department in Hong Kong. KJ’s practice focuses on initial public offerings (IPOs) and compliance and will expand Winston’s capital markets and finance capabilities, specifically in Hong Kong, and across Asia and will attract companies for listing in the U.S. More >>

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Former SEC Regional Head Jina L. Choi Joins Morrison & Foerster as a Partner in San Francisco

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Morrison & Foerster is pleased to announce that Jina Choi has joined the firm in the San Francisco office as a partner in its Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White–Collar Defense group. Ms. Choi spent the last 16 years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where she was head of the SEC’s San Francisco Regional Office for five years and developed a reputation for her work on high-profile, complex, and novel enforcement actions. More >>

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