Orrick Continues to Expand China M&A and Private Equity Practice

Orrick announced today that seasoned M&A practitioner Jinsong (“Jeff”) Zhang has joined the firm as a partner in our M&A and private equity practice. Jeff joins from King & Wood Mallesons, where he was a partner resident in New York. He previously served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of CITIC Securities USA, a broker-dealer firm registered with the SEC/FINRA, and the U.S. arm of China’s largest full-service investment bank. Jeff will split his time between our Beijing and New York offices. More >>

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Raúl Fernández Joins Mayer Brown as Partner in Mexico City

Mexico City, 15 May 2018 – Mayer Brown announced today that Raúl Fernández-Briseño, a leading transactional lawyer with deep experience in infrastructure, M&A, finance and restructuring transactions, has joined the firm as a partner in Mexico City, together with two associates. Mr. Fernández and his team join from the Mexico City office of White & Case. More >>

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T&K Welcomes Finance Partner to Mexico City Office

The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce Jorge A. Labastida has joined the Firm’s Mexico City office as a Partner in the Finance Practice Group. Immediately prior to joining Thompson & Knight, Mr. Labastida served as a Partner in the Finance Practice Group at Haynes and Boone, SC in Mexico City. More >>

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Sheppard Mullin Continues Strategic Growth in Bay Area

Sheppard Mullin is pleased to announce that partners John H. Booher and Eric A. Newsom have joined the firm’s Palo Alto and San Francisco offices, respectively. Booher joins from Hogan Lovells LLP and Newsom from Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where he was co-chair of the Corporate and Finance Practice Group and a member of the Healthcare Division. Since January 2018, Sheppard Mullin has added 19 lateral partners across 6 offices as well as opening a new office in Dallas. More >>

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Pillsbury Expands State and Local Tax Practice with 13-Lawyer, Nationwide Team

In a move that further strengthens one of the premier State & Local Tax (SALT) practices in the United States, a team led by two of the country’s leading SALT practitioners—Carley Roberts and Marc Simonetti—have joined Pillsbury. The 13-lawyer group comes to the firm from Eversheds Sutherland to focus on tax litigation, consulting, planning and policy. Roberts will reside in the firm’s Sacramento office, while Simonetti will be based in New York. More >>

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DLA Piper to Launch New Office in Dublin With Leading Partner Hire

DLA Piper today announces that it will be opening an office in Dublin, Ireland, alongside the hire of partner David Carthy. The new office will focus on the Financial Services, Technology and Life Sciences sectors initially. David Carthy will join from William Fry, where he is a partner in the Corporate department and leads the firm’s Foreign Direct Investment and Life Sciences and Healthcare groups. He is also an active member of the firm’s Technology group. More >>

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