Latham & Watkins Expands London Restructuring Practice with Addition of Two Experienced Partners

Monday, July 30, 2018

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Yen Sum and Jennifer Brennan have joined the London office as partners in the Finance Department. Highly regarded in their field, their practices focus on advising creditors, hedge funds, asset managers, and debtors on a variety of complex restructurings and special situations, and they regularly represent credit funds on direct lending matters across the capital structure and credit spectrum. More >>

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Banking Specialist David Nelson Joins Ogier’s Hong Kong Partnership

Monday, July 30, 2018

Banking and finance law specialist David Nelson has joined Ogier’s Hong Kong team as a partner.

David advises on BVI and Cayman law and has particular expertise in leveraged and acquisition finance and fund finance. He also advises lenders and borrowers on structured finance, margin lending, real estate finance and general corporate lending and has experience in capital markets and derivatives transactions. More >>

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Holland & Knight Expands New Philadelphia Office

Friday, July 27, 2018

Holland & Knight announced today that 12 more lawyers have joined its newly opened Philadelphia office, bringing the total number of lawyers there to 24. The firm also added one lawyer each in its Los Angeles and New York offices. These lawyers practice in the areas of corporate, M&A and securities, executive compensation and employee benefits, banking and financial services, healthcare and life sciences, labor and employment, and commercial litigation. More >>

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Akerman Bolsters Consumer Financial Services Practice with Privacy and Cybersecurity Veteran

Friday, July 27, 2018

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the addition of partner Lori Nugent to the firm’s national Consumer Financial Services Practice Group. Joining from Greenberg Traurig, she will serve as co-chair of Akerman’s Privacy, Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies Team and will reside in Akerman’s Dallas office. More >>

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Alston & Bird Adds Former Federal Prosecutor as Privacy, Cybersecurity Partner in Atlanta

Friday, July 27, 2018

Alston & Bird has expanded its privacy and cybersecurity capabilities with the addition of former federal prosecutor Lawrence “Larry” Sommerfeld as partner in the firm’s Atlanta office. A former assistant U.S. attorney (AUSA) and head of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Unit for the Northern District of Georgia, Sommerfeld led one of the top cyber-crime investigation and prosecution units in the country. He was also a member of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Working Group, where he advised the DOJ on emerging cybersecurity and privacy issues. More >>

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