Morrison & Foerster Continues Expansion of its Private Equity Real Estate Practice with Second London Partner Addition This Year

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Luke Mines has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in its global Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) practice. Mr. Mines, who comes to Morrison & Foerster from Reed Smith, brings to the firm extensive experience in complex, multi-jurisdictional real estate transactions. He is the second partner to join the firm’s newly established London PERE practice since the start of the year, following the arrival in January 2019 of Oliver s’Jacob, also from Reed Smith. More >>

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Dentons Adds Robert M. Wasnofski, Jr. as an IP Partner

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, today announced that Robert M. Wasnofski, Jr. joins the Intellectual Property and Technology practice as a partner in its New York office. He will be an integral part of the Firm’s team of lawyers in respect to securing and protecting intellectual property rights, with an emphasis on trademark, unfair competition, false advertising and copyright litigation. More >>

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Cooley to Launch in Hong Kong

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Cooley is continuing its global growth with the announcement of plans to launch in Hong Kong. Leading Hong Kong corporate lawyer Will Cai is joining the firm from Skadden, where he had been a partner since 2014. More >>

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Katten Boosts Private Equity Practice

Monday, March 11, 2019

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Michelle A. Gyves has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate/Private Equity practice in New York. Gyves provides strategic advice on a range of US and international employment matters, with a particular focus on private equity clients and their portfolio companies. Prior to joining Katten, Gyves was at Proskauer Rose LLP in New York. More >>

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Clifford Chance Boosts Capital Markets Practice With The Hire of Philipp Klöckner

Monday, March 11, 2019

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance is strengthening its capital markets team with the hire of Sullivan & Cromwell lawyer Philipp Klöckner, who will join the partnership in May 2019. Philipp will work alongside the team’s well-respected US partner, George Hacket in Frankfurt, in an expansion of the firm’s regional Equity Capital Markets (ECM) practice. More >>

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Greenberg Traurig Adds Skilled Class Action Litigator Lisa Simonetti in Los Angeles

Friday, March 8, 2019

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to expand its Litigation Practice in California with the addition of Lisa M. Simonetti as shareholder in the Los Angeles office. Simonetti, who joins the firm from Vedder Price, focuses her practice on the defense of complex litigation, including financial services class actions and mass actions. More >>

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