Highly Regarded FDA Regulatory Partners Join Baker McKenzie

Veleka Peeples-Dyer and Khelin Aiken Boost the Firm’s Regulatory and Life Sciences Capabilities. Baker McKenzie has added two partners focusing on FDA regulatory and biopharmaceutical compliance matters to the Washington, D.C. office. Veleka and Khelin were formerly with McDermott, Will & Emery, where Veleka was co-leader of the FDA practice. Veleka will serve as the Chair of the North America FDA Practice Group at Baker McKenzie. More >>

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Weil to Add Leading M&A Partner David Avery-Gee in London

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced that David Avery-Gee will join the Firm as an M&A partner in the London office. David is currently a corporate partner at Linklaters. He has advised on many high-profile and complex domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and IPOs across a range of sectors, including natural resources, energy and financial services. More >>

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Winston & Strawn Enhances Transactions Capabilities in Europe With Addition of Four Partners in Paris

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of four partners to its Transactions Department in the Paris office. The group brings significant experience in the areas of cross-border M&A, private equity, banking, leveraged and project finance, tax, and restructuring to the firm. The team comes to Winston & Strawn from K&L Gates. More >>

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Matthew Hurlock Joins White & Case as a Partner in New York

Global law firm White & Case LLP announced today the addition of new partner Matthew Hurlock to its New York office. Hurlock will be part of the Firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Global Private Equity (PE) Industry Group. Hurlock Joins White & Case from the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. More >>

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Gibson Dunn Strengthens Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice with Addition of Three Highly Regarded Partners in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Scott J. Greenberg, Steven A. Domanowski and Michael J. Cohen have joined the firm as partners in the New York office. They all join from Jones Day, continuing their highly successful business restructuring and reorganization practice. More >>

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Ashurst Strengthens Global Disputes Practice With New Sydney Hire

International law firm Ashurst has strengthened its global disputes practice, welcoming Rani John as a new partner in the Sydney office. Rani has over 15 years’ experience as a partner representing banking and large corporate clients across a range of regulatory investigations and proceedings, most recently as head of the Sydney disputes team at DLA Piper, and previously at Gilbert + Tobin for 11 years. More >>

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Polsinelli Adds Nationally Recognized Attorney to Lead Expanded Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations Group

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has added nationally recognized nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations attorney Andrew Grumet, who becomes Chair of the firm’s Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations Practice Group. Grumet will be in Polsinelli’s New York City office and brings a group of three professionals with him: Christina Cahill, associate, Nicole Ribeiro, director of strategic philanthropy and Erica Seaborne, manager of strategic philanthropy. Grumet and his team join Polsinelli from Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP. More >>

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