Top Ranked Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice Joins Winston & Strawn in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

Monday, July 17, 2017

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of ten partners to the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (EBEC) Practice. Seven of the partners will be based in Winston’s Chicago office and three will be based in Winston’s Washington, D.C. office. The group joins from McDermott Will & Emery and brings significant capabilities in the areas of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, health and welfare benefit plans, executive compensation, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and international benefits to Winston’s EBEC Practice. More >>

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BakerHostetler Adds Privacy and Internet Law Pioneer Laura Jehl to the Firm’s Globally Ranked Privacy and Data Protection Team

Monday, July 17, 2017

BakerHostetler is pleased to announce that Partner Laura Jehl has joined the firm, resident in the Washington, D.C., office, as a member of the Chambers-ranked privacy and data protection team. Jehl’s standing as one of the first attorneys to develop privacy policies and litigate internet law makes her a dynamic addition to the firm’s highly respected cybersecurity practice. More >>

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Kirkland & Ellis Expands German Transactional Practice with Attila Oldag

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is pleased to announce the further strengthening of its Corporate Practice Group with the addition of Attila Oldag, who will join Kirkland as a partner in the Munich office.

Mr. Oldag joins from German corporate boutique law firm Gütt Olk Feldhaus, where he was a partner since 2013. Prior to that, he was a member of the corporate/M&A practice at Hengeler Mueller.

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Akerman Continues Expansion of Labor & Employment Practice Group with Partners in New York, Denver, Miami, and Washington, DC

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, has expanded its Labor & Employment Practice Group with Partners Angela Hart-Edwards in Washington, D.C., Colin Barnacle in Denver, Denise Gavica Perez in Miami and Rory McEvoy in New York. Their collective experience bolsters Akerman’s national capabilities for employers in the healthcare, hospitality and restaurant sectors, among others, adding new depth in management-side litigation, regulatory compliance, as well as corporate and investment-based immigration.

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Locke Lord Grows London Office With Additions of Financial Services Lawyer Sean Donovan-Smith and Real Estate Lawyer Ben Henry as Partners

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Locke Lord continues its commitment to growing the Firm’s London office and team with the additions of two new Partners: Sean Donovan-Smith, an experienced funds formation and regulatory advisory lawyer, has joined as a Partner in the Investment Adviser & Alternative Funds Practice Group, and Ben Henry, a well-known data centre lawyer, has joined as a Partner in the Real Estate and Finance Practice Group.

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Jones Day adds Capital Markets partner Alan Seem to Silicon Valley Office

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Alan Seem has joined the Firm as a Capital Markets partner in its Silicon Valley Office.

During his more than 20 years in practice, Mr. Seem has handled a wide variety of SEC-registered and Rule 144A/Regulation S securities offerings, M&A transactions, venture capital and private equity investments, and corporate governance issues. As the former head of his previous firm’s Asia capital markets group, he worked for 16 years on complex client matters based out of the Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai offices.

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