In its pursuit to build upon its market–leading global funds finance practice, Reed Smith has announced that Colin Baker will join the firm as a partner in its Financial Industry Group, based in London. Baker, who joins the firm from Goodwin Procter, brings a practice steeped in funds finance experience acting for fund borrowers and lenders. More >>
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Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Nicholas Sheets has joined the firm in the Hong Kong office as a partner in its global Private Funds Group. Mr. Sheets is an accomplished corporate lawyer who brings nearly a decade of experience advising Asia, U.S., and Latin America sponsors and investors in the structuring, formation, and offering of private equity funds as well as co-investment activities and secondary transactions. Mr. Sheets most recently practiced in the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. More >>
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Lewis Brisbois has grown its Toxic Tort & Environmental Litigation Practice in Atlanta, bringing on accomplished environmental law attorney Martin A. Shelton as a partner. Mr. Shelton brings nearly a quarter century of experience counseling clients on the environmental issues involved in real estate transactions, Brownfield remediation and redevelopment, regulatory compliance, and litigation. Shelton joins the firm from Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco, P.C. in Atlanta.
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Michael Freeman has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a Dallas-based partner in the firm’s Energy Practice Group. Freeman began his law practice as a member of Vinson & Elkin LLP’s Corporate group and was most recently at Winstead P.C., where he was a shareholder in the firm’s Corporate and M&A sections. More >>
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Akin Gump today announced the addition of partners M. Andrew Holtman Ph.D. and C. Brandon Rash to its intellectual property practice in Washington, D.C. Both come to Akin Gump from the IP boutique firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. More >>
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | WashingtonGlobal law firm Reed Smith today announced that Tadashi Okamoto has joined the firm as a partner in the Global Corporate Group in the New York office. Formerly with Morrison & Foerster LLP, Okamoto has worked extensively with clients on debt and equity securities offerings and other capital markets transactions, including representation of both issuers and underwriters. More >>
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Skadden announced today that George Knighton has joined the firm’s corporate practice as an M&A partner in its London office. George is part of a two-partner team joining Skadden in London, together with Simon Toms, who is expected to start in 2020. Prior to joining Skadden, Mr. Knighton and Mr. Toms both spent their careers at Allen & Overy LLP. More >>
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Morgan Lewis, a recognized longtime leader in the field of ediscovery, today welcomes Karen Hourigan as a partner resident in San Francisco who focuses on ediscovery, information governance, and data privacy. Karen previously practiced at a national law firm focused exclusively on information law and technology and had her own ediscovery and information governance firm. Before joining Morgan Lewis, Hourigan was a partner at HEREIAM Law. More >>
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Cozen O’Connor today announced attorneys Christopher M. Sweeney and Alexandra E. Busch have joined its Washington D.C. Construction Law practice, bringing to four the number of lawyers who have joined the fast-growing practice in just the past two weeks. With substantial industry experience and contacts throughout the mid-Atlantic region, Sweeney and Busch further enhance Cozen O’Connor’s ability to tap Washington D.C.’s lucrative commercial and multifamily construction market, which is second only to New York City in terms of overall spending. Sweeney and Busch come to the firm from Peckar and Abramson P.C., rejoining construction industry stalwarts Stephen M. Seeger and Jesse S. Keene, who moved from that firm to Cozen O’Connor two weeks ago. More >>
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Clark Hill today announced that Leslie Katz has joined the firm as a Member in its Government & Public Affairs Practice in the firm’s San Francisco office. Katz was a member of the Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco and served as both the Commissioner of the Port of San Francisco and President of the San Francisco Port Commission. Before joining Clark Hill, Katz was a partner at CKR Law in San Francisco, and prior to that was a shareholder in the Government Law & Policy practices at Greenberg Traurig. More >>
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