Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Michael B. Bennett has joined the Litigation Practice Group as a partner in the Houston office expanding the commercial disputes practice with a focus on the energy sector. Before joining Eversheds Sutherland, Mr. Bennett was a partner at Baker Botts. More >>
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Holland & Knight has expanded its Public Policy & Regulatory Practice Group with the addition of Kara Ward as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Ms. Ward focuses on financial services and the housing finance market. Previously, she was with Venable in Washington. More >>
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King & Spalding today announced that Matthew W. Nichols has joined the firm as a partner with the Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group in the Atlanta office. Nichols joins from the public finance practice at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, after spending the first 25 years of his career at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan. More >>
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Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that antitrust lawyer Amanda L. Wait has joined the global law firm as a partner in its Washington, DC office. Amanda comes to Norton Rose Fulbright from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, where she led its competition and consumer protection practice. More >>
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International law firm Pinsent Masons today announced plans to open an office in Frankfurt, its third location in Germany. Frankfurt is one of the world’s most important financial centres and Germany’s financial capital. The Frankfurt office will focus on the technology, energy and real estate sectors initially as well developing a financial services offering. More >>
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As of January 2019, Baker McKenzie expanded its Capital Markets team with Ulrich Weidemann as Counsel. Ulrich Weidemann joined Baker McKenzie from Memminger LLP. Prior to joining Memminger LLP, Ulrich Weidemann worked in the capital market practices at US law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP in Frankfurt (2013 to 2017) and at Freshfields Bruckhaus Dering LLP in Frankfurt and New York (2004 to 2013). More >>
Tags: Baker McKenzie | FrankfurtBaker McKenzie has hired leading capital markets partners Rob Mathews and David Becker to join its growing Corporate Finance practice in London. Both join the Firm from White & Case this month and will play a key role in further developing the Firm’s full service leveraged finance practice, together with lateral partner hires Matthew Cox, Haden Henderson, Bevis Metcalfe, Geoff O’Dea, Nick O’Grady and Matthew Smith. More >>
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Bodman PLC is pleased to announce that Joseph G. Nuyen, Jr. has joined the firm as a member and chair of Bodman’s Health Care Practice Group in the firm’s Detroit office.
Nuyen has more than 35 years of experience serving as general and special counsel to businesses and nonprofit organizations, particularly those in the health care industry.
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Michael Best is pleased to announce it has added Jennifer L. Ciralsky to its Milwaukee office as a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment Relations Practice Group. More >>
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Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the appointment of Peter Greatrex as a Partner in its Real Estate & Hospitality practice. Based in Dubai, Peter will be responsible for further developing the firm’s wider Middle East offering, with a particular focus on Saudi Arabia and Oman. Peter is a real estate expert with over 10 years’ experience in the Middle East. He has spent over 12 years with Trowers & Hamlins, progressing to the role of partner. Peter relocated to Bahrain in 2008 and has been in Dubai since 2017 to lead the UAE and Oman real estate offering. More >>
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