Greenberg Traurig Philadelphia Expands Its Real Estate Imprint, Adds Rising Star John P. Schwartz

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to develop its reputation as the region’s go-to law firm with the strategic addition of John P. Schwartz as a shareholder to the Philadelphia office’s expanding real estate team. Schwartz, who has handled numerous complex real estate finance, joint venture and acquisition and sales transactions during tenures at Cozen O’Connor and Dechert, recently transferred that skill set to Greenberg Traurig’s Philadelphia office. His focus includes REITs, private equity real estate funds, investment banks, insurance companies and other institutional investors. More >>

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Latham & Watkins Adds Leading Merger & Acquisitions Partner in New York

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Jane Greyf has rejoined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate Department and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Greyf’s practice focuses on representing private equity firms and their portfolio companies in leveraged buyouts, private M&A transactions, joint ventures, and growth equity investments. She also advises corporate clients in strategic M&A matters. Greyf joins Latham & Watkins from Goodwin Procter in New York.  More >>

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King & Spalding Bolsters IP Practice with Two New Partners in New York

King & Spalding today announced that intellectual property lawyers Gerald Flattmann and Robert Diamond have joined the firm as partners in its Trial and Global Disputes practice group in the New York office. They have extensive experience with biotechnology and pharmaceuticals patent litigation. Flattmann will serve as the firm’s Global Chair of Life Sciences Patent Litigation. Both new partners join King & Spalding from Paul Hastings. More >>

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Energy Finance Team Joins King & Spalding’s Houston Office

King & Spalding today announced that Carol Burke, Susan Berry and Kimberlee Cagle have joined the firm as partners in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group in the Houston office to advise on a broad range of complex finance matters, including oil and gas financings, project financings, real estate acquisition, development financings and corporate matters. More >>

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King & Spalding’s Paris Office Adds M&A and Disputes Partners

King & Spalding has added Laurent Bensaid and Laurent Jaeger as partners in its Paris office. Bensaid joins the firm’s Corporate, Finance & Investments practice group to serve as an anchor of the EMEA corporate team in Paris, working with colleagues on transactions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Jaeger is an international arbitration and litigation expert who joins the firm’s Trial & Global Disputes practice group to bolster the firm’s commercial arbitration bench. More >>

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