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 >>
Tags: Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | New OrleansChinese 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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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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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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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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Mayer Brown JSM announced today that Nicholas Chan has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice as a partner in Hong Kong. His arrival further strengthens the firm’s corporate transactions offerings globally. Mr. Chan comes to Mayer Brown from Sidley Austin, where he was a partner in that firm’s corporate finance group. More >>
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The Pittsburgh office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Brian Vargo and Michelle Repp as partners in the firm’s investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments and corporate/M&A practices, respectively. Vargo joins the firm from Dechert LLP, while Repp returns to K&L Gates from II-VI Incorporated, where she served as Corporate Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs. More >>
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Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Frederick A. Fromm Jr. to its Corporate Finance Practice Group as a senior counsel in the firm’s Detroit office. Prior to joining Dykema, Fromm served as Vice President and General Counsel of GM International Operations, based in Shanghai and then Singapore. More >>
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International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that Jenny Lee has joined the Firm’s Trial Group as a Partner in Washington, D.C. More >>
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Dentons, the global law firm, today added Jennifer R. Williams as a partner in the firm’s Corporate group. Williams joins as one of the leaders of a new program focused on providing a comprehensive package of legal services to private equity portfolio companies and similar companies. This new and unique service is designed to provide cost savings as well as risk management tools for clients at both the portfolio company and private equity firm levels. Although the service is primarily focused on private equity clients, it has applications in other businesses. More >>
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