International law firm CMS has opened an office in Hong Kong. Following years of previous activity by the CMS International Arbitration Group in Hong Kong and intense preparations, approval was recently received from the Law Society of Hong Kong. This enables the firm to be represented in this location from September 2016. This is the second international office to be opened in 2016, after Tehran in February. More >>
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Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Nicola Higgs will join the firm’s London office as a partner in the Financial Institutions Group. An experienced financial regulatory practitioner, Higgs specializes in advising banks, investment firms, asset managers and insurance firms on a wide range of complex regulatory and compliance matters. More >>
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Cullen and Dykman LLP, one of New York’s most well-renowned general practice law firms, is pleased to announce that all attorneys from New Jersey based Sokol Behot LLP will join Cullen and Dykman as of August 1, 2016. More >>
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Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Michael Stepek will join the firm as a partner in its International Arbitration Practice in London. Mr. Stepek, who focuses on international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration, comes to Winston from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. More >>
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In a noteworthy expansion of its Intellectual Property practice, Venable LLP announces the addition of first chair IP litigator Robert M. Isackson as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Isackson joins from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, where he was also a partner. More >>
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that three structured finance partners will join the firm in London. The partners, Michael Smith, Diala Minott and Cameron Saylor, will join the firm from Ashurst LLP. More >>
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Oil and gas transactional lawyer Kevin Atkins has joined Locke Lord as a Partner in the London office. Atkins has extensive experience working on complex cross-border acquisitions and divestitures, asset level farm-ins and farm-outs and joint venture structures for international oil and gas companies as well as representing clients across the energy sector seeking to raise capital whether by way of private equity investment or accessing equity capital markets or debt and project finance facilities. More >>
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The Chicago office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Joshua J. Yang as a partner in the firm’s investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments practice. He joins K&L Gates from Winston & Strawn LLP. More >>
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Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Oliver Rochman has joined the firm’s London office as partner in its Corporate practice. Mr. Rochman comes to Morrison & Foerster from Proskauer. He brings to the firm strong expertise in international private investment funds. More >>
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Clifford Chance has boosted its investment funds team with a high-profile lateral hire. Sonya Pauls, a market leader in advising on private equity fund-raisings, joins Clifford Chance from King & Wood Mallesons as of 1 October 2016. More >>
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