Bird & Bird Continues to Boost Nordic Corporate Practice with the Appointment of Ola Lidström as Partner in Sweden

International law firm Bird & Bird today appoints highly experienced capital markets lawyer, Ola Lidström as a partner in its International Corporate Group, based in Sweden. Ola’s practice focuses on all aspects of capital markets transactions within the Nordic region and internationally, including initial public offerings, rights issues, underwritings, public take-overs and capital markets regulation. Ola’s practice also includes financial regulation, including private equity fund structures and the cross-border offerings of products and services of asset managers and other financial institutions. Ola is heavily involved in the Life Sciences & Healthcare sector, advising clients on Nordic and international listings, equity offerings and other capital raising transactions. More >>

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Goldberg Segalla Expands New York Insurance Coverage and Workers’ Compensation Teams

Goldberg Segalla, one of the largest and fastest-growing law firms in the United States, recently added eight attorneys — including five partners — to its Global Insurance Services and Workers’ Compensation Practice Groups in three of the firm’s offices serving Metro New York. This substantial growth reflects the firm’s continued commitment to adding only lawyers handpicked to meet its clients’ diverse legal needs in each market and beyond. More >>

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Committee on Ways and Means Tax Counsel Moving to Miller & Chevalier

Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced that Loren C. Ponds will join the firm as a Member in the Tax Department, effective October 29, 2018. Previously, Ponds served as Tax Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, where she was instrumental in the development of the international tax provisions included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). More >>

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