Deborah Ruff Joins Pillsbury to Lead International Arbitration Practice and Launch UK Disputes Capability

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

cclaimed international disputes lawyer Deborah Ruff has joined Pillsbury as a partner in the firm’s London office. Recognized as a leading practitioner by both Legal 500 and Chambers, Ruff has vast experience advising on high-value and complex international arbitration, particularly in the energy, infrastructure and construction, telecommunications, financial and corporate sectors. She joins Pillsbury from Norton Rose Fulbright LLP and will serve as global head of international arbitration and as the London litigation practice leader. More >>

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Brian R. Michael Joins King & Spalding’s Los Angeles Office

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

King & Spalding today announced that Brian R. Michael has joined the firm as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Michael is a white collar litigator with deep knowledge of the media and entertainment industry who was most recently deputy general counsel at 21st Century Fox and group chief compliance officer of the company’s Fox Networks Group, which is comprised of broadcast, cable, digital and sports media business operations worldwide. More >>

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Strategic M&A Partner to Join Latham & Watkins in Düsseldorf

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Nikolaos Paschos will join the firm as a partner in the Düsseldorf office. Paschos is among Germany’s most experienced M&A practitioners, with vast expertise advising multinational companies and boards on complex mergers and acquisitions, including public takeover and defense, and high-end corporate law, including group reorganizations and stock corporation law. He also has substantial experience advising on corporate governance matters, in particular on complex regulatory and compliance issues as well as special committee engagements. More >>

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Kirkland & Ellis Expands Global Investigations and Enforcement Practice with Addition of Award-Winning International Enforcement Team

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that an internationally recognized group of partners will join the Firm’s global Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Practice Group in Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York, London and Hong Kong. Asheesh Goel, Zachary Brez, Marcus Thompson, Kim Nemirow and Cori Lable will join the Firm as partners this week. All were former partners of Ropes & Gray LLP. More >>

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Thompson & Knight Tax Partner Rejoins the Firm

Monday, August 21, 2017

Thompson & Knight LLP today announced lawyer Brandon L. Bloom has rejoined the Firm’s Dallas office as a Partner in the Tax Practice Group. Mr. Bloom practiced law at Thompson & Knight for more than seven years before becoming Managing Tax Counsel at Vistra Energy Corp. (f/k/a Energy Future Holdings Corp.). More >>

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