Widely respected M&A and private equity lawyer Shaun Lascelles has joined Vinson & Elkins LLP as a partner, enhancing the firm’s growing Private Equity practice group in London. More >>
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Reed Smith’s Houston Office Continues Expansion
Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Alan York as a partner in the firm’s Appellate Group in Houston. York was most recently a partner at Godwin Bowman & Martinez LLP. The addition of York follows closely on those of Bruce Blefeld (Antitrust & Competition Practice), who joined the firm in May, and Nic Barzoukas and Josh Davis (Intellectual Property, Information & Innovation Practice Group), who joined in March. Reed Smith’s Houston office, which opened in 2013, currently has 60 attorneys and is one of the fastest-growing law firms in Houston. More >>
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Hughes Hubbard Expands Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP announced today that Shane Stroud will join the firm as a partner in the Firm’s New York office. Stroud’s practice focuses on employee benefits and executive compensation (EBEC) issues, including those issues related to mergers and acquisitions. He joins the firm from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. More >>
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Dechert and the Law Firm of Hassan Mahassni Announce Expanded Association
RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Dechert LLP and the Law Firm of Hassan Mahassni announced today that they have expanded their association to include a newly opened office in Riyadh. The Riyadh office will include Counsel Husam El-Khatib. The two firms announced their association with an office in Jeddah in September 2015. More >>
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Former Nokia Head of Litigation joins Bird & Bird as a partner in the international Intellectual Property and Tech & Comms groups
Bird & Bird is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Vary as a partner in our international Intellectual Property and Tech & Comms Sector groups, based in London. More >>
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Ashurst US infrastructure hire signals intention to be leading infrastructure firm across the Americas
Robert Quon joins Dentons as lead in Aviation and Aerospace in Vancouver
Quinn Emanuel Opens Office in Shanghai Led by White Collar Specialist Samuel Williamson
The firm has officially opened its office in Shanghai, led by white collar specialist Samuel G. Williamson. Mr. Williamson advises large Chinese private and state- owned entities and major multi-national corporations regarding complex litigation issues that arise in the U.S., China, other Asian venues, and arbitration centers around the world. He speaks both Mandarin and Japanese and is the only Chinese-speaking former U.S. prosecutor practicing at an international firm in China. He is supported by a team of seven associates, several of whom are Chinese nationals with degrees from top Chinese law schools, and all of whom are fluent in Chinese. More >>
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Former Solicitor General Don Verrilli Joins Munger Tolles to Open DC Office
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP announced on Sept. 28, 2016 that former Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. will join the firm to open its Washington, D.C. office. Joining Mr. Verrilli will be veteran litigator Michael B. DeSanctis and former Deputy Associate Attorney General Chad Golder. More >>
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