Global law firm Dentons has appointed Dr. Holger Schelling, LL.M. (Harvard), as a new partner in its Frankfurt office. Schelling will join in March 2019, strengthening the Banking and Finance practice and in particular the Financial Institutions Regulatory team. He previously practiced with Mayer Brown, where he has been a counsel since 2016, and with Clifford Chance. He also gained in-house experience at DZ BANK. More >>
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Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of accomplished real estate finance attorney Andrew White as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Andrew, who served as office practice chair at his prior firm, focuses his practice on raising private equity capital and forming joint ventures to own, operate, develop, and finance a full range of property classes including office, industrial, residential, hotel, and retail properties. More >>
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Tracy L. McCreight and Benton T. Wheatley have joined Duane Morris LLP’s growing Austin, Texas office as partners in the firm’s Trial Practice Group. McCreight and Wheatley further enhance the firm’s construction litigation capabilities in Texas and throughout the United States. Prior to joining Duane Morris, McCreight and Wheatley were shareholders at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., where Wheatley was head of the Austin office. Associate Meredith Mills Gregston has also joined the Trial Practice Group in the firm’s Austin office. She joins from Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. More >>
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Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has expanded its footprint in the southeastern region of the country with the opening of its 22nd office in Miami. The new office and its associated attorneys strengthen Polsinelli’s market position both in the geographic area and in key industry verticals. More >>
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Morgan Lewis today welcomes Michelle McCarthy, who has worked extensively with multiemployer and single employer pension and welfare plans, as a partner resident in Los Angeles. She arrives from a large national law firm. More >>
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Holland & Knight announced today that Loren Weil has joined its Chicago office as a partner in the firm’s Financial Services Practice Group. Mr. Weil principally represents banks and private debt funds in loan transactions, workouts and other complex financial transactions. Most recently, he was a partner at Jones Day in Chicago. More >>
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DLA Piper today announces the appointment of Maura Dineen as a Tax partner in the firm’s newly opened Dublin office. This is the fifth partner hire for DLA Piper in Dublin in a month, following the announcements in January of Conor Houlihan (Finance & Projects), Éanna Mellett (Corporate), Mark Rasdale (Intellectual Property & Technology) and Ciara McLoughlin (Employment). More >>
Tags: DLA Piper | DublinDentons is boosting its International Trade practice in the UK with the hire of Roger Matthews. He will link up with International Trade experts across the global firm, as well as a newly-combined multi-disciplinary UK Regulatory and Trade group, to further enhance Dentons’ global international trade and regulatory expertise. More >>
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Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Matthew E. Wetzel has joined the firm as a senior counsel in its nationally recognized health care and life sciences practice. Mr. Wetzel comes to Akin Gump from the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), where he served as vice president and deputy general counsel. More >>
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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Evan Levy has joined the Firm’s New York office as a partner. Mr. Levy will be a senior member of Weil’s market-leading Real Estate practice and will join its leadership team. More >>
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