Cadwalader today announced that Mark Chorazak has joined the firm’s Financial Services Group as a partner in New York. Chorazak joins the firm from Simpson Thacher, where he was the lead regulatory counsel on some of the largest bank mergers since the financial crisis. More >>
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Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that George Baptista, a highly regarded Latin America finance and capital markets lawyer, has joined as a partner in the global law firm’s New York office. Baptista, who joins from Mayer Brown, focuses his practice on Latin America and has extensive experience working with issuers and underwriters on international securities offerings. He also has experience in corporate, multilateral and infrastructure-related financings in the emerging markets. More >>
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Morgan Lewis today welcomes Ryan M. Kantor, former assistant chief of the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, Healthcare and Consumer Products Section, as a partner. He will be resident in the firm’s Washington, DC, office. More >>
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has hired industry-renowned lawyer Timothée Gagnepain as a partner to establish a new department within the Paris office dedicated to Restructuring. More >>
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes intellectual property litigation partner Susan M. Kayser in the Washington, D.C., office. She joins K&L Gates from Jones Day. More >>
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Ranesh Ramanathan has joined the Firm as a corporate partner in the Boston office. He will focus on debt finance, distressed/special situations, alternative investments and credit fund transactions. More >>
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Seth Stodder, a former U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assistant secretary for border, immigration and trade policy and assistant secretary for threat prevention and security, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He will represent clients on a wide variety of matters, including transactions before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), international trade and customs issues, immigration and visas, cybersecurity and data privacy, government investigations and national/homeland security. More >>
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DLA Piper announced today that Emilio Ragosa has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in Short Hills, New Jersey. Ragosa joins DLA Piper from Morgan Lewis, where he most recently led the Corporate group in the Princeton office. More >>
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Eversheds Sutherland has bolstered its employment capability with lateral Partner hire Sophie White. Sophie joins from Abbiss Cadres LLP, a specialist, multi-disciplinary HR-focused firm, having previously spent 13 years at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP (CMS). More >>
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