Morrison & Foerster Adds Capital Markets Partner in New York

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that John T. Owen has joined the firm in the New York office as a partner in its Corporate Finance | Capital Markets Group. Mr. Owen, who brings more than 17 years of experience representing issuers and underwriters in complex capital markets transactions, further expands the firm’s capital markets capabilities both in New York and globally. He comes to Morrison & Foerster from Jones Day. More >>

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Accomplished Corporate Partner With Two Decades Experience in Southeast Asia Joins Latham & Watkins in Singapore

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Farhana Sharmeen has joined the firm in Singapore as a partner in the Corporate Department. A Singapore law attorney with more than 20 years of experience covering a broad range of corporate transactions, her core practice areas are public and private mergers and acquisitions, privatizations and acquisition financing, particularly financing for public takeovers. Sharmeen joins Latham & Watkins from Withers KhattarWong in Singapore, where she was a partner. More >>

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Leading Venture Lawyer Rick Ginsberg Joins Winston & Strawn to Head Technology and Emerging Companies Practice

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of leading corporate attorney Richard E. (Rick) Ginsberg as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office, as Chair of its Technology and Emerging Companies practice, and member of its Private Investment Funds practice. Rick rejoins Winston from DLA Piper, where he was Co-Chair of DLA Piper’s Fund Formation and Operations Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Emerging Companies/Venture Capital National Leadership Group. Previously he was a Winston partner from 2005-2007. More >>

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Continuing Growth Drive, Two Additional Corporate Partners Join Morgan Lewis in London

Monday, October 8, 2018

Morgan Lewis continues the significant expansion of its London corporate capabilities as it welcomes today two new partners, Mike Pierides and Simon Lightman. Both have extensive backgrounds representing clients on major outsourcing and complex commercial transactions, adding further strength to Morgan Lewis’s top-tier outsourcing transactions team. They arrive from global law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. More >>

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Dentons to Open Fourth German Office in Düsseldorf

Monday, October 8, 2018

Global law firm Dentons has announced plans to open a new office in Düsseldorf with the recruitment of two new partners who bring well-respected capabilities in public procurement, EU state aid, trade and trade compliance, as well as employment law. This will be Dentons’ fourth office in Germany after Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich, offering clients extensive coverage of the country’s most important financial and industrial centers, as well as access to Europe’s most important region for foreign direct investment. More >>

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