Dentons Expands Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Practice With Two Additions in Germany

Global law firm Dentons has further strengthened its Frankfurt office with the recruitment of partner Petra Brenner and counsel Verena Etzel. Both will be part of the renowned Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice team, headed by Andreas Ziegenhagen. Furthermore they will work closely with the Banking and Capital Markets teams, led by Dr Arne Klüwer and Robert Michels, on capital structuring issues. More >>

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Three lawyers join Mayer Brown’s New Tokyo office

Mayer Brown is pleased to announce that a three-lawyer team has joined the firm’s new office in Tokyo, including Shri Maski and Gordon Palmquist, who join as partners in the firm’s Banking & Finance and Corporate & Securities practices, respectively, and Tomo Adachi, who joins as a senior associate in the firm’s Banking & Finance practice. Mr. Maski and Mr. Adachi were previously at Ashurst, while Mr. Palmquist rejoins the firm from Shearman and Sterling. More >>

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Financial Services Attorney Jennifer Connors Joins Holland & Knight in New York

Holland & Knight has expanded its Financial Services Practice Group with the addition of Jennifer Connors as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Ms. Connors represents broker-dealers, financial technology (FinTech) companies and other market participants with respect to securities law and market regulation issues, with an emphasis on broker-dealer regulation and compliance requirements, trading rules, alternative trading systems, electronic trading, cybersecurity, sales practices and anti-money laundering rules. Most recently, she was part of the Financial Services and Products practice at Alston & Bird in New York. More >>

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Leading Investment Funds Lawyers John Fadely and Albert Cho to Join Gibson Dunn’s Hong Kong Office

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that John Fadely and Albert Cho will join the firm as partners in the Hong Kong office. Fadely and Cho will join Gibson Dunn’s Investment Funds Group from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where they advised sponsors of private investment funds – including buyout, growth capital, real estate, debt, distressed and credit opportunities funds – co-investment vehicles and separately managed accounts. More >>

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Antitrust Litigator Joins Commercial Litigation Department at Cozen O’Connor

Cozen O’Connor announced today that antitrust litigator David H. Reichenberg — who has successfully represented some of the country’s best-known technology brands, including Google, Netflix, Twitter, and YouTube — has joined its nationally recognized Commercial Litigation Department. Reichenberg, who comes to the firm from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, joins as a member and will work out of Cozen O’Connor’s midtown New York City office. More >>

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