Duane Morris Grows Austin Office with Addition of Partners Tracy L. McCreight and Benton T. Wheatley and Associate Meredith Mills Gregston

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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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Holland & Knight Adds Finance Attorney Loren Weil in Chicago

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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 Enhances Cross-Border Tax Capability With New Partner Hire in Dublin

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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 >>

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Baker McKenzie Adds Leading Wall Street M&A Lawyer Mark Mandel in New York

Monday, February 25, 2019

Baker McKenzie has added highly regarded transactional lawyer Mark Mandel in New York. Mark joins Baker McKenzie from Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and will be a member of the Firm’s North America Corporate & Securities Practice. A seasoned Wall Street M&A lawyer, Mark has advised on numerous cross-border transactions. He also has significant experience representing Canadian clients in a broad range of corporate, financing and other matters. More >>

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Paul Hastings Continues Corporate Growth Hot Streak, Adding Top Tech M&A Team in Silicon Valley

Monday, February 25, 2019

Paul Hastings LLP, a preeminent global law firm, announced today that leading technology dealmaker, Bill Choe, has joined the firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice and will be based in the firm’s Palo Alto office. Joining Choe from his prior firm is M&A partner Jason Rabbitt-Tomita, and a team of attorneys who work with the two are expected to follow. More >>

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