Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Johnny Chiu has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property (IP) practice. Johnny will be based in Perkins Coie’s Beijing office. More >>
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Top Real Estate Finance Lawyer Joins Husch Blackwell’s Denver Office
Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Joseph E. Lubinski has joined the firm as a partner in its Real Estate, Development & Construction (RDC) industry group. The Denver-based Lubinski has built an impressive and diverse real estate practice, specializing in the area of complex real estate financing. He regularly represents lenders and borrowers in the origination of permanent, construction and mezzanine loans, in addition to assisting clients with the acquisition, development and ultimate disposition of commercial properties. More >>
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Robert Heller Joins Winston & Strawn in New York
Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce Robert Heller has joined the firm’s Tax Practice as a partner in the New York office. Mr. Heller was most recently a partner at Covington & Burlington LLP where he provided a broad range of tax support to the corporate group firmwide on transactions in a variety of disciplines and industries. More >>
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Noted Energy Projects and Markets Team Joins Troutman Sanders in NYC and DC
Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that partners Stuart Caplan and Andrew Schifrin, along with of counsel Jessica Lynch, have joined the firm’s Energy and Projects practice in the New York and Washington, D.C. offices. They previously practiced at Dentons. More >>
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McDermott Welcomes Distinguished Fund Formation Lawyer in New York
McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the arrival of Ian Schwartz as a partner in the Firm’s Corporate & Transactional Practice Group in the New York office. Mr. Schwartz will be head of the Firm’s Investment Funds Practice with a focus on fund formation and a particular emphasis on the formation of private equity funds. More >>
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Dechert Boosts Global Corporate Practice with Addition of Asia Team
Dechert LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Xiao Yong and Nicholas Song have joined the firm as corporate partners alongside their team. Xiao, who will be resident in the firm’s Hong Kong office, and Song, who will work in Beijing, were most recently partners at Vinson & Elkins. More >>
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IP Partner Michael Burdon joins Simmons & Simmons
Michael Burdon, intellectual property (IP) partner and head of Olswang’s European patent litigation team is to join the London office of international law firm Simmons & Simmons as partner from 02 May 2017*. More >>
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Environmental Partner Nicholas van Aelstyn Joins Sheppard Mullin San Francisco
Nicholas W. van Aelstyn has joined the San Francisco office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental practice group. Van Aelstyn joins from Beveridge & Diamond, where he co-chaired the Climate Change and the Environmental practice groups. More >>
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Reed Smith Expands Corporate Practice in San Francisco
Global law firm Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Scott C. Smith as a partner in the firm’s Global Corporate Group in San Francisco. Smith was most recently a partner at Hanson Bridgett. Smith’s addition is the latest in a number of lateral hires that the firm has announced in San Francisco since the beginning of 2017: Paul Mohun, former Associate General Counsel at Gap, Inc., joined the firm at the beginning of February; and a team of five state tax attorneys from Morrison Foerester, led by Andres Vallejo, joined on February 27. More >>
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Michael J. Blankenship Joins Locke Lord as Corporate Partner in Houston; Brings Strong Capital Markets and M&A Experience
Michael J. Blankenship has joined Locke Lord’s Houston office as a Partner in the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group. Blankenship brings a strong capital markets and M&A background and an entrepreneurial approach to the nationally recognized Corporate team at Locke Lord. More >>
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