Kirkland & Ellis Opens Dallas Office

Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced today that it is expanding with the opening of an office in Dallas — the Firm’s ninth in the United States, second in Texas and 14th worldwide. Kirkland’s Dallas office will be located in Bank of America Plaza, 901 Main Street. More >>

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K&L Gates Hires Hospitality, Restructuring and Insolvency Team in Newark

The Newark office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added a team of lawyers to its resort, hospitality and leisure and restructuring and insolvency practices. Partner Scott G. McLester joins K&L Gates from Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, where he served as executive vice president and general counsel, while partner Daniel M. Eliades and of counsels David S. Catuogno and William L. Waldman — each with nearly three decades of experience — arrive from LeClairRyan. More >>

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Holland & Knight Opens Philadelphia Office

Holland & Knight announced today that it has opened its 25th U.S. office in Philadelphia, and its 28th overall. The office will initially include 11 partners and one of counsel who practice in the areas of executive compensation and employee benefits, banking and financial services, environmental law, employee stock ownership plans, intellectual property, and commercial litigation. More >>

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Former Deputy Attorney General and Bankruptcy Litigator Thomas J. Francella Jr. Joins Cozen O’Connor’s Wilmington, Delaware Office

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce veteran bankruptcy litigator Thomas J. Francella Jr. — who brings to the firm nearly 20 years’ experience handling a wide range of multi-million dollar bankruptcy cases — has joined its national Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Group. Francella comes to the firm from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLC, where he was a partner in that firm’s Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy practice. He joins Cozen O’Connor as a member and will reside in its Wilmington, Delaware office. More >>

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Michał Bobrzyński joins Greenberg Traurig as Local Partner of the Warsaw Office

Legal advisor Michał Bobrzyński has joined Greenberg Traurig as a Local Partner of the Warsaw Office. Michał Bobrzyński specializes in regulatory matters, including those connected with the GDPR and IT, as well as issues related to project financing. He has been advising domestic and foreign investors for years in connection with M&A transactions, as well as in the field of corporate law, bankruptcy and restructuring, and private equity. More >>

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