Dentons, the global law firm, today named James N. Mastracchio as partner in the Firm’s Global Tax practice. Based in Washington, DC, Mastracchio will also serve as chair of Dentons’ US Tax Controversy and Criminal Tax practices. More >>
Tags: Dentons | WashingtonDentons, the global law firm, today named Nicholas W. Allard as Senior Counsel in the Firm’s Public Policy and Regulation practice. Allard, who is currently the dean of Brooklyn Law School and will continue in that role, will be based out of Dentons’ New York and Washington, DC offices focusing on legislative, regulatory and administrative legal matters in the fields of telecommunications, information technology, health, energy, environmental law and higher education. More >>
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Financial Services leader Dechert LLP announced today that it has expanded its broker-dealer and investment management practice with the addition of K. Susan Grafton as a partner in the Washington, DC office. More >>
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Crowell & Moring is pleased to announce the addition of Jonathan Lisle as a partner and new head of the firm’s London Corporate Practice. Lisle joins the firm from DLA Piper. His practice focuses on general private M&A across all sectors, and he also has particular experience in health care. He was the EMA head of health care at DLA Piper and was the co-founder of CMS Cameron McKenna’s health care group. Lisle brings extensive experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions and further expands the firm’s international capabilities. More >>
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Andy Tromans has joined the firm’s Corporate and Financial Services Department in London. With significant experience in the insurance market, Andy joins Willkie’s premier corporate insurance transactional team, which is internationally recognised as the market leader. More >>
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Jeffrey L. Kateman has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group and co-leader of the firm’s Private Equity team, based in the firm’s Century City office. Kateman joins from Latham & Watkins.
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Global law firm Ropes & Gray announced today that John E. Sorkin has joined its mergers & acquisitions practice as a partner in the firm’s burgeoning New York office. More >>
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Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Yilong Du has joined the firm’s Hong Kong office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Du has extensive experience advising on equity capital markets transactions in Mainland China, Hong Kong and the US and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Over the years, Du has advised leading Chinese blue chip companies, many of the most active state-owned enterprises and a number of the largest private companies in China. More >>
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney announced today that Walter J. Dunn has joined the firm’s Energy Practice as a shareholder in Washington, D.C. He comes to Buchanan from Adam & Reese. More >>
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Akin Gump today announced that James E. Fitzgerald has joined the firm as a partner in its litigation practice in Los Angeles. Mr. Fitzgerald, who has tried more than 40 trials in federal and state courts over the course of his career and handled more than 20 arbitrations, comes to Akin Gump from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. More >>
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