Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today continued the national expansion of the Fraud and Recovery Practice Group with the addition of Dallas partners Eduardo “Eddy” Espinosa and Michael Napoli. Their arrival grows Akerman’s headcount in Texas to nearly 60 litigation and transactional lawyers in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin, and builds upon the firm’s leading capabilities in investor recovery. More >>
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Allen & Overy today announced the appointment of leading senior litigator Gerhard Rudolph as a partner in the global litigation practice based in the Johannesburg office. Gerhard was formerly co-managing partner and head of litigation at Baker McKenzie, Johannesburg. He is joined by a local team of 11 litigators from Baker McKenzie, including Kate Daniels, Michelle Porter-Wright, Widaad Ebrahim and Callum O’Connor, all former partners of Baker McKenzie. More >>
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Steven D. Lear has joined Holland & Knight’s Miami office as a partner and head of the firm’s National Joint Venture Practice Team. Accompanying him is R. Stephen Sandiford, who joins as senior counsel. Previously, Mr. Lear was a partner and Mr. Sandiford was an associate with Bilzin Sumberg. More >>
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Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, is today announcing combinations with seven leading law firms. It will combine with a leading law firm in Kenya, two leading law firms in Mauritius, two leading law firms in the Caribbean, one based in the west in the Cayman Islands and another based in the Barbados with coverage across the Eastern Caribbean, a leading law firm in Indonesia and a leading firm in Malaysia. These combinations with seven elite law firms in Africa, the Caribbean and South East Asia further the Firm’s stated growth strategies in these dynamic and growing regions. More >>
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International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Anne Reffay and Hortense de Roux as partners in its corporate and dispute resolution practices in Paris. Hortense joins from Jones Day’s litigation team where she has worked since 2006. Anne joins from Jones Day, where she has been since 2015. More >>
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Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce George Davis has joined the firm’s New York office and will serve as Global Co-Chair of the Restructuring, Insolvency & Workouts Practice within the Finance Department. Davis has an extensive track record advising public and private companies around the world on some of the most complex restructurings in- and out-of-court. Additionally, he has significant experience representing creditor groups and investors in many of the highest-profile restructurings of the past two decades. Davis joins Latham from O’Melveny & Myers LLP. More >>
Tags: Latham & Watkins LLP | New YorkDentons, the global law firm, today announces the arrival of Michael Smith and Walter Van Dorn as partners in its New York office. Both partners join the firm’s Corporate practice, expanding key global offerings, including corporate finance, capital markets and securities. More >>
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Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the appointment of international arbitration lawyer Nadia Darwazeh as partner in its Paris office. Nadia joins from Curtis Mallet-Prévost Colt & Mosle, where she was partner. Prior to this Nadia was counsel at the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration (ICC) in Paris and previously spent a decade practising international arbitration based in Shanghai, Frankfurt and London. More >>
Tags: Clyde & Co LLP | ParisAllen & Overy is to further expand its tax practice, with Dr Michael Ehret joining its Frankfurt office as partner. He will join the from Linklaters, where he has been a partner since 2014. More >>
Tags: Allen & Overy LLP | FrankfurtAkerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, continues the national expansion of its corporate, finance and private equity practice with the addition of corporate finance partner Robert J. Stein in New York. Previously a partner in the debt finance group of an international law firm, Stein joins Akerman as the co-chair of its Corporate Finance and Lending Practice. His arrival strengthens the firm’s core corporate competencies, bolstering Akerman’s ability to represent clients in the structuring and negotiating of leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, secured and unsecured financings, fund-level and high yield financings, and loan workouts and restructurings. More >>
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