Mayer Brown is pleased to announce the expansion of its Corporate & Securities practice with the arrival of Steven Tran as a partner in Hong Kong. Mr. Tran, who was previously a partner at Kirkland & Ellis and was most recently a partner at Hogan Lovells, is an accomplished private equity and M&A lawyer who has been based in Asia for nearly 20 years. He represents private equity funds, major financial institutions and corporations in a wide variety of complex multi-jurisdictional deals throughout the Asia-Pacific region. More >>
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | Hong KongLatham & Watkins To Add Prominent Employment Law Partner in Munich
Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Anne Kleffmann will join the Munich office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and member of the Benefits, Compensation & Employment Practice. Kleffmann regularly advises leading companies and private equity firms on a variety of individual and collective employment law matters, with a particular focus on restructurings and reorganizations and M&A. Kleffmann will join the firm from Watson Farley & Williams. Kleffmann graduated from the University of Münster. More >>
Tags: Latham & Watkins LLP | München | MunichShearman & Sterling Welcomes New Partner to Private Client Team
Shearman & Sterling is delighted to announce that partner Anna Salek joins the firm today. She will be based in the firm’s New York office. Anna joins the firm from Kirkland & Ellis where she was a partner in the Trusts and Estates Practice Group in New York and was previously at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. More >>
Tags: Shearman & Sterling LLP | New YorkButzel Long adds Chief Information Officer; announces Administrative appointments
Butzel Long has added Steve Ratliff as the firm’s new Chief Information Officer. In addition, Vanessa Crocetto has been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer; Joanne Klimko is now Chief Administrative Officer; and Lori Thomas has been promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer. More >>
Tags: Butzel Long | DetroitJones Day Welcomes Lorne S. Cantor and Evan A. Kanter to the Miami Office
Holland & Knight Welcomes Prominent International Tax Attorney Seth Entin
Well-known international tax attorney Seth Entin has joined Holland & Knight’s Miami office as a partner in the firm’s Private Wealth Services Group. He was formerly a principal shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, where he practiced for more than 20 years. More >>
Tags: Holland & Knight LLP | MiamiGoodwin Bolsters Global Life Sciences Platform with Four Partners in Northern California
Global law firm Goodwin announced today that four partners are joining the firm’s international Life Sciences practice in the San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices. Michael Shuster joined in San Francisco, and Sam Zucker and Deepa Rich joined in Silicon Valley. In addition, Kevin Kabler will join the firm in the San Francisco office. More >>
Tags: Goodwin Procter LLP | San Francisco | Silicon ValleyMelainie Mansfield Joins DLA Piper’s Corporate Practice
Paul Bogdanski joins Reed Smith State Tax practice in Chicago
Global law firm Reed Smith today has announced the addition of Paul Bogdanski as partner in the firm’s State Tax practice in Chicago. Formerly a director in Grant Thornton’s Chicago State and Local Tax practice, Paul’s previous experience includes more than 12 years in the public sector. More >>
Tags: Reed Smith LLP | ChicagoBrian Witkowski Joins Greenberg Traurig’s Benefits & Compensation Practice in Chicago
Brian Witkowski has joined the Chicago office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the Benefits & Compensation Practice. Prior to joining the firm, Witkowski was counsel at Arnold & Porter in Chicago. More >>
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