International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes David Herman to its Transactions Practice Group as a partner. David is a highly regarded real estate lawyer focusing on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions across the full spectrum of asset classes, primarily for private equity firms and other asset managers. Herman arrives at the firm from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
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Allen & Overy (“A&O”) today announced that Scott Cockerham has joined the firm as a partner in its U.S. Projects, Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure (PENRI) practice. Scott joins from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Orrick), where he was a partner in the global Energy & Infrastructure team.
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ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the addition of partners Morgan Forsey, Daniel McQueen, and Nora Stilestein to its Labor & Employment practice in the Los Angeles office. All three attorneys join ArentFox Schiff from Sheppard Mullin, where they were partners in the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group.
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Freshfields announced today that Gayle Klein has joined the firm’s litigation practice as partner in New York. A nationally recognized commercial litigator, Gayle has led clients to high profile victories in a spectrum of disputes involving complex financial transactions, fraud claims, trade secrets, non-compete undertakings and major contracts. She also is particularly adept at defending against class actions. Her clients include private equity firms, financial institutions and public and private companies. Klein arrives at the firm from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
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Vinson & Elkins announced today that Monique Watson has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C., bolstering the firm’s prominent Energy Regulatory practice. Watson possesses more than two decades of experience in energy law, specifically in oil and gas pipelines, as well as environmental impacts and permitting. Watson is highly regarded in the industry and joins Vinson & Elkins from Steptoe.
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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that William B. (“Bill”) Schiller has joined the firm as a partner in the Labor & Employment group in Chicago. Formerly with Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd., Schiller represents individuals and institutions nationally, including universities, medical centers, and corporations, with a wide array of immigration law matters.
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Morgan Lewis is bolstering its commercial real estate finance bench with the addition of former Stroock & Stroock & Lavan partner Michael (Mike) McCarthy. Arriving as a partner resident in New York, Mike will continue to advise institutional lenders, borrowers, and investors on a variety of commercial real estate finance and related matters.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Craig Waugh to its Phoenix office as a shareholder in the Litigation Practice. He joins the firm from DLA Piper.
Mayer Brown announced today that Anne Wicks joined the firm as a partner in its Global Energy group in Dubai, where she will focus on project development, corporate and finance transactions in the Middle East involving upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), power (including renewables), water and other infrastructure areas including PPPs. Anne joins from White & Case, where she was the managing partner of its Doha office.
Robert J. Nolan has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its San Francisco office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Nolan was a partner at DLA Piper.
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