Brian McKenna joins Mayer Brown JSM in Hong Kong

Mayer Brown JSM announced today that Brian McKenna has joined the firm in Hong Kong as a partner in its Corporate & Securities practice. Joining from Debevoise & Plimpton in Hong Kong, Mr. McKenna is a distinguished international lawyer who represents private equity sponsors, financial institutions and fund managers on corporate and investment transactions in both New York and Hong Kong across a wide range of industries, including insurance, financial services and TMT (telecommunications, media and technology). More >>

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Latham & Watkins Adds Accomplished Contentious Regulatory Partner in Hong Kong

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce Catherine McBride has joined the firm as a contentious regulatory partner in the Hong Kong office and will be a member of the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice and the Financial Institutions Group. Ms. McBride is one of the most experienced contentious regulatory practitioners in Asia, and she brings expertise, insight, and solution-focused, practical advice to banking, private equity, and corporate clients in the region. She has many years of experience handling contentious matters, including regulatory proceedings, regulatory and criminal investigations, and civil claims across Asia Pacific. Most recently she served as Associate General Counsel, Head of Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement for North Asia-Pacific at Deutsche Bank based in Hong Kong. More >>

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Squire Patton Boggs Bolsters Energy & Natural Resources Practice Group With Two More Partners in London

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Wright and Rinku Bhadoria as partners in the global Energy & Natural Resources Practice Group in London. Mr. Wright was previously a partner at Simmons & Simmons, in its London and Singapore offices. Ms. Bhadoria was formerly a partner in the Global Energy and Resources Group at King & Wood Mallesons in London. More >>

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Akerman Continues Los Angeles Growth with Team of IP and Commercial Litigation Partners

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, continued the expansion of its Los Angeles office with intellectual property partner Caroline Mankey and commercial litigation partner Kanika Corley. They join from a prominent national law firm, where Mankey chaired its Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Group. The lawyers join Akerman’s Los Angeles team at a time when it has more than doubled in size since 2015 to 32 lawyers. In recent months, the office relocated to the CalEdison DTLA to accommodate continuing growth. More >>

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Shearman & Sterling Expands Registered Funds and Investment Advisory Practice With Arrival of Partner Jay Baris

Jay Baris joins Shearman & Sterling as a partner in the Investment Funds practice in New York from Morrison & Foerster, where he chaired that firm’s investment management practice. Jay is widely recognized for his breadth of experience representing funds and their independent board members, investment advisers, broker-dealers and other financial institutions in all aspects of regulation, compliance and structuring transactions. More >>

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Luis Rubio Barnetche Joins Holland & Knight as Executive Partner of Mexico City Office; Moves to Firm with Team of Four Attorneys

Holland & Knight announced today that Luis Rubio Barnetche has joined the firm as a partner and will serve as executive partner of its Mexico City office. In addition to Mr. Rubio Barnetche, a team that includes Partner Octavio Lecona Morales and Senior Counsel Selene Espinosa, Blanca Luévano García and Jaime Rodriguez also will join the firm’s Mexico City office. All previously practiced at Jones Day. More >>

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