Ashurst Boosts Investigations Capability With London Partner Hire

Monday, September 9, 2019

Ruby joins from Freshfields’ disputes, litigation and arbitration practice. Specialising in white-collar crime, financial regulation, global investigations and risk and compliance, Ruby advises corporate clients across a wide range of matters. She is experienced in multi-jurisdictional investigations and matters with multi-agency involvement, and has defended clients under investigation for global corruption, accounting irregularities, tax fraud, and money laundering. More >>

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Kelly Lippincott and Damon Wright Join Gordon & Rees as Partners in the Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, VA Offices

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Kelly M. Lippincott and Damon W. D. Wright as partners in the Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, VA offices. Lippincott will also be a partner in the Baltimore, Maryland office. Lippincott was previously with Carr Maloney P.C. in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Wright joins the firm from the D.C. office of Venable, LLP. More >>

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Morgan Lewis Adds Three Partner Corporate Restructuring, Transactional Finance Team

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Morgan Lewis announced today that three veteran finance lawyers are reuniting as partners at the global law firm. Joining from Bracewell, Kurt Mayr and Jennifer Feldsher focus on corporate restructuring. Joining from Proskauer, Kristen Campana focuses on transactional finance with significant restructuring experience. All three once practiced together at Bracewell. Several members of their team will be joining the firm. More >>

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Kennedys Grows Presence in Portugal With Merger

Thursday, September 5, 2019

We are pleased to announce that we have grown our presence in Portugal by merging with boutique Portuguese firm N. Maldonado Sousa & Associados. The merged firm will move into our existing Lisbon office in the centre of the city. Nuno Maldonado Sousa, the sole partner of N. Maldonado Sousa & Associados, joins us as a partner along with two associates, Gabriela Rei and Carla Almeida Cruz. More >>

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Former Acting ICE Director and Team Join Nixon Peabody, Form New Practice with Homeland Security Focus

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

John Sandweg, former acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and former acting General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has joined Nixon Peabody together with his legal team. The Washington, DC-based team will spearhead the firm’s new Cross-Border Risks team. John comes to Nixon Peabody from Frontier Solutions, the investigatory, compliance, due diligence, and crisis management firm he founded in 2015. More >>

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Blank Rome Welcomes Experienced Tax and Real Estate Finance Partner in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Cynthia Langelier Paine has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Tax, Benefits, and Private Client group in the Washington, D.C., office. Cynthia focuses her practice on commercial real estate matters in addition to affordable housing, economic development, and subsidized transactions. Previously, Cynthia was special counsel in Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP’s real estate practice. More >>

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