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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Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added vangard, a leading labor and employment law boutique in Germany, to its global platform. The combination closely follows the opening of Littler’s first Canadian office in Toronto in August and marks the first entry into Europe for Littler Global, which has expanded rapidly in recent years through a strategy that includes combining with leading firms in important international markets. More >>
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Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Stephen Moll and Jim Cooper as partners in its Insurance Recovery Group. The two will join the firm’s Houston office from Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP in Houston, where they co-led that firm’s Policyholder Insurance Coverage Group for more than 15 years. More >>
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Dentons is pleased to announce the launch of an office in Milan—its first in Italy—with the hire of 21 lawyers, including seven partners, led by Managing Partner Federico Sutti. Sutti, who is rated by both Chambers and The Legal 500 as one of Italy’s most reputable lawyers, was formerly DLA Piper’s Managing Director for Europe and Africa. He is joined by other leading lawyers focusing on real estate, energy and employment law. More >>
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Davis Polk today announced that leading tax lawyer David Schnabel has joined the firm as a partner in New York. Mr. Schnabel joins Davis Polk from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where he had been a partner since 2000. More >>
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Christopher D. Bell, a real estate attorney whose broad transactional experience includes more than 10 years at Fannie Mae, has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office, firm chair Mark Stewart announced today. More >>
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