Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes Shareholder Eric Hanson to the national Intellectual Property Department. With his appointment, Polsinelli expands the depth and capability of the Intellectual Property Department in the Southeast and its breadth of patent, trademark and copyright-related services, including portfolio creation and management, transactions and monetization strategies. More >>
Tags: Polsinelli PC | AtlantaDentons Strengthens Leading Hotels Team with London Partner Hire
Dentons has strengthened its Hotels practice with the hire of Chris Heath as a partner in London. With over a decade’s experience within the industry, Chris is a hotels specialist with a broad international practice covering the acquisition, development, financing, restructuring and operation of hotels, leisure facilities and related asset classes. He also advises on commercial agreements, hotel operations, consumer affairs, brand development and commercialisation, corporate communications, crisis management and other matters affecting the sector. As Vice President and Senior Counsel for Hilton, he was part of the senior leadership team within Hilton’s EMEA business, providing strategic legal and business counsel on challenging issues and complex transactions. More >>
Tags: Dentons | LondonEnergy Partner Matthew Kapinos Joins Akin Gump in Houston
Akin Gump today announced that Matthew A. Kapinos has joined the firm as a partner in its energy practice in Houston. He comes to Akin Gump from McGuireWoods, where he was deputy head of its energy industry team. More >>
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | HoustonClyde & Co Hires New Partner to Head Regulatory & Investigations Practice in the Middle East
Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the appointment of Matthew Shanahan as Partner in its global Regulatory & Investigations practice. Matthew will be based in Dubai and will head up the practice across the Middle East. More >>
Tags: Clyde & Co LLP | DubaiEversheds Sutherland Opens Chicago Office
Eversheds Sutherland today announced the opening of a Chicago office, the first new US office since the combination of Eversheds and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan in February 2017. Chicago marks the first Midwest presence for Eversheds Sutherland – which has served clients in the region for decades – and furthers its position as a leading global law practice. Eversheds Sutherland now has 68 offices in 34 jurisdictions. More >>
Tags: Eversheds Sutherland | ChicagoMorgan Lewis Adds Corporate Partner in Princeton with Life Sciences, Technology Focus
Morgan Lewis today welcomes back David C. Schwartz, a lawyer who focuses on capital markets and corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law matters primarily in the life sciences, healthcare, and technology industries. He is resident in the firm’s Princeton office. Before rejoining Morgan Lewis, David was as a partner at another global law firm, resident in Short Hills, NJ. More >>
Tags: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | New YorkHogan Lovells Expands L.A. Office with Prominent Business Restructuring and Insolvency Partner
International law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that David Simonds has joined the firm’s Business Restructuring and Insolvency (BRI) practice as a partner based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Simonds joins the firm from Akin Gump, where he has served as a partner since 2004, having joined as an associate in 2000. More >>
Tags: Hogan Lovells | Los AngelesEversheds Sutherland Adds Sarah Paul, Former Assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Sarah Paul has joined the Litigation Practice Group in the New York office as partner. Ms. Paul was most recently an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in the Criminal Division. More >>
Tags: Eversheds Sutherland | New YorkDentons Bolsters Middle East Corporate Capabilities with Partner Hire in Jordan
Dentons has bolstered its corporate capabilities in Jordan with the hire of partner Ala’ George Musleh earlier this month. Since qualifying to practice in Jordan in 1999, Ala’ has advised both Jordanian and international clients on a wide range of leading corporate and commercial, energy, finance aviation and litigation matters. More >>
Tags: DentonsAkin Gump Welcomes Finance and Capital Markets Partner Rizwan H. Kanji in Dubai
Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Rizwan H. Kanji has joined the firm as a partner in its Dubai office. He comes to Akin Gump from King & Spalding in Dubai, where he served as the lead of that firm’s global capital markets working group and as one of the deputy heads of its financial services industry focus group. More >>
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