Continuing the firm’s efforts to build a market-leading bank and leveraged finance practice capable of meeting the significant demands of its global Financial Services clients, Pillsbury has recruited an additional three lawyers to its New York Finance practice. Partner Joseph Fastiggi and special counsel Heidi Spalholz come to the firm from Schulte Roth & Zabel, while senior associate Cecilia Wang joins from Paul Hastings. More >>
Tags: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | New York
McDermott Will & Emery today announced the addition of William (“Bill”) Donovan, Jr. to the Firm’s Litigation Practice Group in Los Angeles. Bill represents clients across various industries in all stages of litigation, including trials, appeals and arbitration. As a first chair trial lawyer, he is known for handling high-profile civil matters and for defending accounting firms in the face of complicated litigation issues. More >>
Tags: McDermott Will & Emery LLP | Los Angeles
Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Ellyn S. Garofalo has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Ms. Garofalo has in-depth trial and litigation experience, defending and prosecuting complex civil matters involving healthcare, professional negligence, real estate, and shareholder and partnership disputes. More >>
Tags: Venable LLP | Los Angeles
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that David Fletcher has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice and Government Contracts subgroup as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. More >>
Tags: Perkins Coie LLP | Washington
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international law firm, today announced that Matthew Levitt has joined the firm’s Antitrust Practice as a Partner. Mr. Levitt, recognized as one of the leading competition lawyers in Europe by Chambers and other publications, will be based in the Brussels office, where he will strengthen an already highly acclaimed antitrust team on both sides of the Atlantic. Mr. Levitt joins Baker Botts from Hogan Lovells where he served as the Brussels Office Managing Partner. More >>
Tags: Baker Botts L.L.P. | Brussels
Morgan Lewis Stamford today announces that Guan Feng Chen will join the firm as a finance partner resident in Singapore focusing on complex cross-border financings and private corporate debt restructurings. He will arrive from White & Case, where he is co-leader of the Asia banking and restructuring practice. More >>
Tags: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Katie Knue has joined Varnum’s Corporate Practice Team. She will be based in the firm’s Grand Rapids office.
Tags: Varnum LLP | Grand Rapids
Squire Patton Boggs has announced the appointment of corporate partner Mörk Murdock. Mr. Murdock is a leading US lawyer who joins the firm after 14 years at Davis Polk, where he previously led the Japan M&A practice in Tokyo. More >>
Tags: Squire Patton Boggs | Tokyo