Covington Opens Frankfurt Office

Covington will open an office in Frankfurt, Germany on April 3 led by eight partners. Frankfurt will be the firm’s third European office and will work closely with the firm’s five offices in the United States, its three offices in Asia, and its offices in the Middle East and Africa. More >>

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Steven Tredennick Joins White & Case as a Partner in Houston

Global law firm White & Case LLP continues to grow its Houston office with the addition of new partner Steven Tredennick. Tredennick will be part of the Firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and will work closely with its Global Oil & Gas Industry Group. Tredennick was previously the chair of the Corporate Practice for Paul Hastings’ Houston office. More >>

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Latham & Watkins To Add Experienced Employment Lawyer in Spain

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Naiara Rodriguez-Escudero will join the firm’s Madrid office as a partner in the Benefits, Compensation & Employment Practice. Rodriguez-Escudero regularly advises Spanish and international clients on a variety of complex employment law matters relating to restructurings, outsourcings, mergers and acquisitions, including downsizing and redundancy plans, as well as the full spectrum of legal and regulatory matters relating to corporate transactions, such as industrial disputes, collective bargaining agreements, stock and cash based incentive programmes, relocation, social security, and employment litigation, among others. She joins Latham & Watkins from Linklaters’ Madrid office. More >>

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Jeff Tsai joins DLA Piper’s Litigation, White Collar and Investigations Practices in California

DLA Piper announced today that Jeff Tsai has joined the firm’s Litigation, White Collar and Investigations practices as a partner in California, based out of the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. Tsai, who previously led Alston & Bird’s State Attorneys General team, represents companies in complex civil and criminal enforcement matters brought by state and federal agencies. More >>

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Katten Pulls in Leading Restructuring Attorney Steven Reisman to Head its New York Insolvency and Restructuring Group

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Steven J. Reisman, widely recognized for his handling of domestic and international insolvency and restructuring matters, has joined the firm as a partner and head of its New York Insolvency and Restructuring practice. Joining Reisman as partners in the group are Theresa A. Foudy, Shaya Rochester and Cindi M. Giglio. Robert S. Borenstein, also a member of the incoming team, will join as a partner in Katten’s New York Corporate practice group. All five incoming partners previously were at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. More >>

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