Sheppard Mullin is pleased to announce that partners John H. Booher and Eric A. Newsom have joined the firm’s Palo Alto and San Francisco offices, respectively. Booher joins from Hogan Lovells LLP and Newsom from Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where he was co-chair of the Corporate and Finance Practice Group and a member of the Healthcare Division. Since January 2018, Sheppard Mullin has added 19 lateral partners across 6 offices as well as opening a new office in Dallas. More >>
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Pillsbury Expands State and Local Tax Practice with 13-Lawyer, Nationwide Team
In a move that further strengthens one of the premier State & Local Tax (SALT) practices in the United States, a team led by two of the country’s leading SALT practitioners—Carley Roberts and Marc Simonetti—have joined Pillsbury. The 13-lawyer group comes to the firm from Eversheds Sutherland to focus on tax litigation, consulting, planning and policy. Roberts will reside in the firm’s Sacramento office, while Simonetti will be based in New York. More >>
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Deal Lawyer Greg Hawver Joins McGuireWoods’ Highly Ranked Private Equity Team in Chicago
McGuireWoods’ strategic expansion of its highly ranked private equity industry team continued with Greg Hawver bringing his deep experience in domestic and cross-border M&A deals to the firm’s Chicago office. More >>
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Accomplished Healthcare Attorney Lisa Gingerich Joins Michael Best
Michael Best is pleased to announce that Lisa M. Gingerich has joined the Transactional Practice Group as a partner. Gingerich will be based out of the firm’s Milwaukee office, focusing her practice on healthcare law. More >>
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DLA Piper to Launch New Office in Dublin With Leading Partner Hire
DLA Piper today announces that it will be opening an office in Dublin, Ireland, alongside the hire of partner David Carthy. The new office will focus on the Financial Services, Technology and Life Sciences sectors initially. David Carthy will join from William Fry, where he is a partner in the Corporate department and leads the firm’s Foreign Direct Investment and Life Sciences and Healthcare groups. He is also an active member of the firm’s Technology group. More >>
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Dentons Grows Product Liability and Complex Torts Litigation Team
Dentons, the leading global law firm, announces the arrival of Michael E. Sandgren as a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. Resident in the Firm’s Oakland office, he will focus on representing manufacturers and distributors of industrial products in personal injury defense. More >>
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Cadwalader Broadens Regulatory Reach with Addition of Mark Chorazak
Cadwalader today announced that Mark Chorazak has joined the firm’s Financial Services Group as a partner in New York. Chorazak joins the firm from Simpson Thacher, where he was the lead regulatory counsel on some of the largest bank mergers since the financial crisis. More >>
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Latin America Banking and Finance Partner Joins Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that George Baptista, a highly regarded Latin America finance and capital markets lawyer, has joined as a partner in the global law firm’s New York office. Baptista, who joins from Mayer Brown, focuses his practice on Latin America and has extensive experience working with issuers and underwriters on international securities offerings. He also has experience in corporate, multilateral and infrastructure-related financings in the emerging markets. More >>
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Morgan Lewis Adds Former DOJ Assistant Chief to Antitrust Team
Morgan Lewis today welcomes Ryan M. Kantor, former assistant chief of the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, Healthcare and Consumer Products Section, as a partner. He will be resident in the firm’s Washington, DC, office. More >>
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McDermott creates Restructuring Practice in Paris with the Arrival of Timothée Gagnepain
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has hired industry-renowned lawyer Timothée Gagnepain as a partner to establish a new department within the Paris office dedicated to Restructuring. More >>
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