Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Michelle Kirschner will join the firm’s London office as a partner. Kirschner, formerly a partner with Macfarlanes, will continue to focus on financial services regulation at Gibson Dunn. She previously spent nearly 10 years at Linklaters LLP. More >>
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced Otavio Carneiro has joined the firm’s Corporate Practice Group as a partner in the Miami office. Dual-licensed in Brazil and the United States, he joins Akerman from Veirano Advogados in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, bringing extensive experience in the areas of cross-border and domestic transactions, particularly mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and banking and finance in a diverse set of sectors, including oil and gas, infrastructure, insurance, payment processing services, shipping, IT, etc. More >>
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that energy-focused transactional partners Ned Crady and David Peterman have joined the firm as partners, based in Houston. Their arrival adds to the power of the firm’s leading M&A, capital markets, finance and private equity capabilities in Houston and adds to a steady stream of corporate partner additions across the firm’s global platform. Crady and Peterman both practiced at the Houston office of Baker Botts. More >>
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Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to welcome Jessica N. Adkins and Ron I. Erlichman as partners to its global Energy and Infrastructure practice. Ms. Adkins will be based in Sidley’s Houston office and Mr. Erlichman will be based in the New York office. They join from Bracewell LLP, where Ms. Adkins was chair of the Power Projects practice and Mr. Erlichman served as co-chair of the Project Finance practice. The pair’s arrival strengthens Sidley’s capabilities in the growing renewable energy and infrastructure industry. More >>
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Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its aviation finance practice with the hire of partner Asheesh Das. Ash specialises in asset and project financing in the transportation and energy sectors, and joins HFW’s London office from Elix Aviation Capital, where he was Head of Legal. He previously spent 25 years in private practice at firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Norton Rose Fulbright and Clifford Chance, and was a partner at Stephenson Harwood for almost eight years in London and Singapore. More >>
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Experienced environmental lawyer Tom Van Wyngarden, who represents major energy companies in regulatory investigations and related disputes, has rejoined Pillsbury as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Van Wyngarden returns to the firm after a stint as partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. More >>
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Lewis Brisbois’ Atlanta office has brought on experienced trial lawyer Daniel C. Norris as a partner in the firm’s Complex Business & Commercial Litigation Practice. Mr. Norris will also work with the firm’s Class Action & Mass Tort, Intellectual Property & Technology, and Products Liability teams. Norris was previously with the Atlanta office of Alston & Bird LLP before joining Lewis Brisbois. More >>
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Alexandre’s practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, private equity and corporate law transactions. Throughout his fifteen years’ as a corporate lawyer, Alexandre has worked for several law firms before joining Viguié Schmidt & Associés, including Linklaters and De Pardieu Brocas Maffei as well as undertaking employment in a leading French banking institution. He has particular expertise within the financial, insurance and health sectors. More >>
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