Vincent H. Cohen Jr. Joins Dechert’s Litigation Practice in Washington DC

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Dechert LLP is pleased to announce that Vincent H. Cohen, Jr. has joined the firm in its Washington office as a partner in the litigation group. Cohen most recently served as the acting United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. As the head of the largest United States Attorney’s Office in the nation, Cohen managed more than 300 federal prosecutors and oversaw some of the nation’s most significant prosecutions involving national security, financial fraud, public corruption, and cyber-crime. More >>

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Wilson Elser Opens New Orleans Office with Lisa Africk at the Helm

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

National law firm Wilson Elser announced the opening of a New Orleans office, the firm’s 30th U.S. office and the fourth opened in the past 12 months. Lisa Africk, formerly of Burleson LLP, has joined Am Law 200 firm Wilson Elser as regional managing partner of the new office, accompanied by Katherine May, a former Burleson associate. More >>

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Legendary Entertainment to Be Acquired by Dalian Wanda Group

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Chinese real estate and investment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Legendary Entertainment in a deal valued at approximately $3.5 billion. Legendary is a leading independent studio involved in such hits as Godzilla, Inception, Jurassic World, Pacific Rim, Krampus and Straight Outta Compton. More >>

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Former Food and Drug Administration Lawyer Joins Sidley Austin LLP

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Nancy K. Stade has joined the firm in Washington, D.C. as a partner in its Food, Drug and Medical Device Regulatory practice. Ms. Stade joins Sidley from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) where she served for more than 15 years and held multiple high-level policy positions, most recently that of counselor in the Office of the Commissioner. More >>

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Esteemed Project Finance Lawyer Tina Blazquez-Lopez Joins Pillsbury in London

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Pillsbury today announced the addition of Tina Blázquez-López as counsel in the Finance practice. Blázquez-López will be based in the firm’s London office, and she joins from McCarthy Tétrault. Her practice focuses on international banking and finance, project finance and acquisitions with a concentration on the energy and infrastructure sectors and emerging markets in Africa, the Middle East and throughout Europe. More >>

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Holland & Knight Expands Financial Services Team with Regulatory Attorney Rebecca Leon

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Rebecca Leon has joined Holland & Knight’s Financial Services practice group in Miami as a partner. Previously, Ms. Leon was a principal with Bressler Amery Ross, where she co-chaired the firm’s broker-dealer regulation and compliance practice and led the firm’s international financial services regulation and investment management practices. More >>

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