Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Jamillia P. Ferris has joined the firm’s antitrust practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Prior to joining the firm, Ferris served in the Office of General Counsel at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) where she led the FCC’s review of AT&T’s acquisition of DIRECTV. Previously, she was a partner at Hunton & Williams and a former chief of staff in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. More >>
Tags: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | WashingtonBaker & McKenzie Adds Highly Regarded State & Local Tax Duo
Highly regarded tax practitioners Maria Eberle and Lindsay LaCava have joined Baker & McKenzie’s North American Tax Practice as partners in New York, bringing extensive experience advising on state and local tax matters in New York State and City, and throughout the US. More >>
Tags: Baker McKenzie | New YorkBaker & McKenzie Strengthens Its M&A-team in Stockholm
Baker & McKenzie’s Stockholm office has enhanced its M&A practice with the appointment of Costin Mihailescu as partner and Christian Reineby as associate. They both join from another international law firm.
“We are pleased to welcome Costin and Christian to our firm. Transactions are a core practice of the Stockholm office. We have extensive experience in Swedish cross-border mergers & acquisitions, management buy-outs, joint ventures and reorganizations. Both Costin and Christian are also highly skilled in these areas, especially within the Private Equity-sector. They will be a great asset to our M&A-team,” says Sten Bauer, Managing Partner, Baker & McKenzie Stockholm. More >>
Tags: Baker McKenzie | StockholmIntellectual Property Attorney Joins Chicago Husch Blackwell Healthcare Team
Husch Blackwell welcomes Partner Kelly J. Eberspecher to its Chicago office. Eberspecher joins the firm’s Healthcare, Life Sciences & Education industry team, having previously practiced at a large Chicago-based IP firm, where he was the co-chair of its Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Practice Group. More >>
Tags: Husch Blackwell LLP | ChicagoLinklaters Announces the Appointment of Tom Cassels as Partner, Specialising in Contentious Competition and Public Law Disputes
Linklaters has appointed Tom Cassels as a partner in the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice.
Tom joins from Baker & McKenzie where he was Chair of the Global Disputes practice. His expertise lies in commercial and regulatory disputes, contentious competition matters and judicial reviews. He advises clients on legal aspects of reputation management such as handling internal investigations as well as public inquiries and select committee hearings. More >>
Tags: Linklaters LLP | LondonMiller Thomson Welcomes Three Partners to Its Toronto Office
Miller Thomson is pleased to announce that Pierre Soulard, Lisa Spiegel, and Kim Ozubko have joined the firm’s Toronto office as partners. More >>
Tags: Miller Thomson LLP | TorontoBankruptcy and Real Estate Litigator Phillip Wang joins Rimon Law’s San Francisco Office as Partner
Mr. Wang’s bankruptcy and creditors’ rights practice includes representing secured and unsecured creditors, commercial lessors, financial institutions, business debtors, trustees, and committees in nearly all facets of corporate bankruptcy reorganization cases. He handles complex litigation, workout, restructuring and insolvency matters for lenders, lessors, and borrowers involving securitized commercial mortgage loans, commercial leases, guarantees, and extension and forbearance agreements. Mr. Wang has extensive experience in multiple jurisdictions with foreclosures and workouts related to troubled loans, distressed assets, the appointment of receivers, and other prejudgment remedies. More >>
Tags: Rimon, P.C. | San FranciscoHawkins Delafield & Wood LLP Opens Michigan Office
Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP, a national leader in municipal finance and public law, announced today that it will open a new office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The new office will be the firm’s first office in the Midwest region. A new partner, Lisa Hagan, will be resident in the Ann Arbor office. She previously was a senior principal in the Ann Arbor office of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. More >>
Tags: Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP | Ann ArborIce Miller Welcomes Experienced Public Affairs Attorney Kip Tew
Ice Miller LLP is pleased to announce that Kipper V. Tew has joined the Firm as a partner in the Public Affairs Group.
“Kip is a welcome addition to our respected Public Affairs Group,” said Steve Humke, chief managing partner at Ice Miller. “He brings experience in national, state and local public affairs, and most importantly, shares our values of integrity and hard work.” More >>
Tags: Ice Miller LLP | IndianapolisDebevoise Advises EXOR in Its Acquisition of PartnerRe for $6.9 Billion
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is providing insurance M&A counsel to EXOR S.p.A. (“EXOR”) in its acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares of PartnerRe Ltd. (“PartnerRe”) for approximately $6.9 billion. More >>
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