Kutak Rock Opens 18th U.S. Office in Springfield, Missouri with Eleven Attorneys

Kutak Rock is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys have joined its new office in Springfield, Missouri. The attorneys make the move from the Springfield office of Lathrop Gage, effective July 27. The additions strengthen the firm’s service offerings in the areas of intellectual property, banking, construction, litigation, bankruptcy, corporate and real estate transactions, and grow the firm’s attorney count to 530. More >>

Tags:  Kutak Rock LLP | Springfield

Latham & Watkins Expands London Restructuring Practice with Addition of Two Experienced Partners

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Yen Sum and Jennifer Brennan have joined the London office as partners in the Finance Department. Highly regarded in their field, their practices focus on advising creditors, hedge funds, asset managers, and debtors on a variety of complex restructurings and special situations, and they regularly represent credit funds on direct lending matters across the capital structure and credit spectrum. More >>

Tags:  Latham & Watkins LLP | London

Banking Specialist David Nelson Joins Ogier’s Hong Kong Partnership

Banking and finance law specialist David Nelson has joined Ogier’s Hong Kong team as a partner.

David advises on BVI and Cayman law and has particular expertise in leveraged and acquisition finance and fund finance. He also advises lenders and borrowers on structured finance, margin lending, real estate finance and general corporate lending and has experience in capital markets and derivatives transactions. More >>

Tags:  Ogier | Hong Kong

Holland & Knight Expands New Philadelphia Office

Holland & Knight announced today that 12 more lawyers have joined its newly opened Philadelphia office, bringing the total number of lawyers there to 24. The firm also added one lawyer each in its Los Angeles and New York offices. These lawyers practice in the areas of corporate, M&A and securities, executive compensation and employee benefits, banking and financial services, healthcare and life sciences, labor and employment, and commercial litigation. More >>

Tags:  Holland & Knight LLP | Los Angeles | New York | Philadelphia

Akerman Bolsters Consumer Financial Services Practice with Privacy and Cybersecurity Veteran

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the addition of partner Lori Nugent to the firm’s national Consumer Financial Services Practice Group. Joining from Greenberg Traurig, she will serve as co-chair of Akerman’s Privacy, Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies Team and will reside in Akerman’s Dallas office. More >>

Tags:  Akerman LLP | Dallas