Morrison & Foerster Adds Capital Markets Partner in New York

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that John T. Owen has joined the firm in the New York office as a partner in its Corporate Finance | Capital Markets Group. Mr. Owen, who brings more than 17 years of experience representing issuers and underwriters in complex capital markets transactions, further expands the firm’s capital markets capabilities both in New York and globally. He comes to Morrison & Foerster from Jones Day. More >>

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Accomplished Corporate Partner With Two Decades Experience in Southeast Asia Joins Latham & Watkins in Singapore

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Farhana Sharmeen has joined the firm in Singapore as a partner in the Corporate Department. A Singapore law attorney with more than 20 years of experience covering a broad range of corporate transactions, her core practice areas are public and private mergers and acquisitions, privatizations and acquisition financing, particularly financing for public takeovers. Sharmeen joins Latham & Watkins from Withers KhattarWong in Singapore, where she was a partner. More >>

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Leading Venture Lawyer Rick Ginsberg Joins Winston & Strawn to Head Technology and Emerging Companies Practice

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of leading corporate attorney Richard E. (Rick) Ginsberg as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office, as Chair of its Technology and Emerging Companies practice, and member of its Private Investment Funds practice. Rick rejoins Winston from DLA Piper, where he was Co-Chair of DLA Piper’s Fund Formation and Operations Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Emerging Companies/Venture Capital National Leadership Group. Previously he was a Winston partner from 2005-2007. More >>

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