Global law firm Ropes & Gray announced Jan. 17 that James R. Brown has rejoined the firm’s tax practice as a partner in New York. Mr. Brown previously practiced at Ropes & Gray for 15 years. He rejoins the firm from Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York, where he was a partner and co-chair of the tax department. More >>
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Pryor Cashman is pleased to announce that entertainment industry veteran Ralph De Palma III has returned to the firm as Counsel in the Media & Entertainment Group. Based in New York, De Palma joins Pryor Cashman from Rayner Rowe LLP. Before entering private practice, he began his legal career in the Business Affairs Department of Sony Music, eventually becoming director of the group. More >>
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Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Yasuhide Watanabe, a highly regarded mergers & acquisitions lawyer admitted in New York, California and Japan (bengoshi), has joined the firm’s Corporate Group in New York. Mr. Watanabe comes to Morrison & Foerster from Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, one of Japan’s largest law firms, where he was most recently the managing partner of its New York office. More >>
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Allen & Overy is pleased to announce the addition of two new partners to its U.S. Investigations and Litigation practice. The new partners, Gregory G. Mocek and Anthony M. Mansfield, formerly of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. They previously served in the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). More >>
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Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced it has bolstered its Tax Practice Group with former vice president and general tax counsel for CBS Inc. Alvan L. Bobrow. He joins Akerman as a partner from a New York law firm, where he served as the leader of a national state and local tax group. More >>
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Eversheds has welcomed Frank Thompson to its London insurance team. Frank has over 15 years of legal experience focusing on insurance coverage disputes and non-contentious coverage advice and has been ranked as a leading individual by Chambers and Partners for several years. More >>
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Craig Pollack and Louise Freeman have joined Covington as partners in the firm’s European Dispute Resolution practice resident in London. Mr. Pollack will also serve as co-chair of the firm’s Global Disputes Initiative with former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and former U.S. Under Secretary of State Alan Larson. More >>
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Robert Wessely has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group and Cross-Border practice. He is based in the Firm’s New York office and comes to Blank Rome from Withers Bergman LLP. More >>
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Larry Shackelford, one of Polsinelli’s newest Shareholders, represents clients in corporate and transactional matters involving securities and corporate governance, mergers, acquisitions, business ventures and financial institutions. He earned his bachelor’s of science and juris doctor degrees from the University of Georgia. More >>
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