Troutman Pepper Locke has added Reed Balmer as a partner in the firm’s Private Equity and Investment Funds Practice Group. Balmer brings more than two decades of experience advising private equity, venture capital, and hedge fund managers in addition to independent sponsors, family offices, and institutional investors on fund formation, structuring, and regulatory compliance. Balmer joins Troutman Pepper Locke from Finn Dixon & Herling, where he led the firm’s investment management practice.
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Debevoise Expands Executive Compensation Group with Addition of Abigail Lane as Partner
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announces that Abigail Lane has joined the firm as a partner in the Executive Compensation & Benefits Group in New York. Ms. Lane advises private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and public companies on executive compensation, corporate governance and disclosure matters. Her arrival expands the firm’s senior advisory capabilities and further strengthens its market-leading private capital platform and public company advisory practice. Prior to joining Debevoise, Ms. Lane was a partner at another international law firm.
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Fried Frank Expands Asset Management Regulatory Bench with Addition of David Solander
Fried Frank announced today the addition of David Solander as an asset management partner in Washington, DC. With a distinguished track record in navigating the regulatory complexities of the financial sector, David joins the firm’s Asset Management Practice, further reinforcing its dedication to deliver sophisticated counsel in a constantly evolving landscape. Solander arrives at the firm from DLA Piper.
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Gibson Dunn Adds Fund Finance Lawyer Andrew Hogan in New York
Gibson Dunn announced today that Andrew (Andy) Hogan has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Finance and Investment Funds Practice Groups. Andy represents investment funds, fund sponsors, and lenders in a broad range of complex and bespoke fund-level and fund-adjacent financing transactions, including subscription, net asset value (NAV) and hybrid facilities, structured fund finance transactions, and financings utilizing structured finance and securitization techniques. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Andy was a partner at Mayer Brown.
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Willkie Continues Expansion of Private Funds Team with Addition of Partner Shreyas Jhaveri
Willkie today announced that private funds lawyer Shreyas Jhaveri has joined the Firm as a partner in the Asset Management Department. Mr. Jhaveri is based in New York and was previously a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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Former Deputy Securities Commissioner of Texas Ronak Patel Joins Akerman in Austin
Akerman announced today that Ronak V. Patel has joined the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as a partner in Austin. Ronak, a former Deputy Securities Commissioner of Texas, advises broker-dealers, investment advisers, private equity firms, hedge funds, private funds, and public companies in securities investigations, enforcement actions, and complex litigation before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA, and state securities regulators across the country. Prior to joining Akerman, Ronak was a principal and management committee member Bressler, Amery & Ross P.C.
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Milbank Strengthens Tax Practice with the Addition of Leading Tax Lawyer Alex Anderson
Milbank LLP is pleased to announce that Alex Anderson has joined its New York office as a partner in the firm’s Tax Group. Mr. Anderson joins Milbank from O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where he served as Chair of the firm’s tax practice for nearly nine years.
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Partners Michael Resch and Smitha Stansbury Join Sidley to Expand Global Life Sciences Practices
Sidley is pleased to announce that Michael Resch has joined the firm’s Litigation group as a partner in Sidley’s office in San Francisco, and Smitha Stansbury has joined the firm’s Food, Drug, and Medical Device practice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Resch and Ms. Stansbury join from King & Spalding LLP, where they were partners in the FDA and Life Sciences practice.
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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced today that leading secondaries practitioner Mary Lavelle is joining the firm as a partner in its Private Fund Transactions and Investment Management Groups in London. Prior to joining Debevoise, Ms. Lavelle was Global Co-Head of Private Funds and Secondaries at Freshfields.
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Loren Finegold, Ed Comber Join Vinson & Elkins to Lead Structured Finance and Securitization Practice
Vinson & Elkins today announced that Loren Finegold and Ed Comber have joined the firm as New York-based partners in its Structured Finance and Securitization practice, with Finegold serving as head of the practice. Finegold and Comber join from Latham & Watkins, where Finegold served as global vice chair of the firm’s Structured Finance practice.
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