International Private Equity and M&A Platform With Addition of a Leading Finance Team for Goodwin Procter

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Goodwin, a leading Global 50 law firm, announced today that Arnaud Fromion and Frédéric Guilloux will be joining the firm’s Private Equity Practice in the Paris office as partners in mid-October, together with counsel Adrien Paturaud and several associates. This group comes to Goodwin from Shearman & Sterling LLP. More >>

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Baker Donelson Expands Telecommunications Practice With Addition of Wireless Group

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Baker Donelson has significantly expanded its telecommunications practice with the addition of a group of 12 attorneys who focus on the representation of wireless carriers. The attorneys, as well as six paralegals and two other staff who will also join Baker Donelson, were previously with the Pennington Law Firm and are making the move as part of an agreement between the two firms to transfer a majority of Pennington’s wireless communications business to Baker Donelson. More >>

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Reed Smith’s Houston Office Continues Expansion

Monday, October 3, 2016

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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