Leading FinTech and Payments Attorney Joins BakerHostetler

BakerHostetler is pleased to announce that Carol Van Cleef has joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Van Cleef is an authority on the regulation of financial technology (FinTech), including emerging and alternative payments systems, digital currencies and blockchain technologies as well as anti-money laundering, sanctions, and privacy and data security compliance. She becomes the newest member of the firm’s Financial Services Industry and Privacy and Data Protection Teams. She joins BakerHostetler from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, where she was chair of the firm’s global payments practice. More >>

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Shearman & Sterling Advises on Taikang’s $1 Billion Joint Venture With NorthStar Realty to Enter the Healthcare Real Estate Markets

Shearman & Sterling is advising Taikang Insurance Group (Taikang) on the establishment of a joint venture with New York-based NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF) (NorthStar). Through the joint venture, Taikang will acquire approximately US$1 billion interest at a valuation of US$6.1 billion in NorthStar’s existing portfolio of healthcare assets in the United States and the United Kingdom. More >>

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Perkins Coie Continues Growth of Environment, Energy & Resources Practice in Phoenix

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Christopher D. Thomas and Matthew L. Rojas have joined the firm’s Environment, Energy & Resources (EER) practice in Phoenix. Chris, a partner, and Matt, senior counsel, advise municipal, industrial and commercial clients on a variety of environmental disputes and regulatory compliance issues, focusing on complex infrastructure permitting, groundwater contamination litigation, enforcement defense, and brownfields remediation. Matt also advises clients on the regulation of public lands, including the use and development of surface water and groundwater rights issues throughout the West. More >>

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Herbert Smith Freehills’ New York Office Hires First Latam Project Finance Partner

Herbert Smith Freehills’ New York Office has again strengthened its hub of the firm’s global Latin America offering. Edward J. Dougherty is relocating to New York from São Paolo, Brazil, to join the firm as a Partner focusing on project finance, trade finance and syndicated lending in the infrastructure, mining, power, oil & gas and financial sectors across Latin America. More >>

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