Sidley is pleased to announce that James Sherlock has joined the Firm’s M&A and Private Equity Practice as a partner in London. He joins from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where he was a member of their Private Equity Group.
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that Bill Smelko has joined the firm as Partner in its San Diego office as a member of the Insolvency and Financial Law Practice Group. Smelko arrives at Buchalter from Procopio, where he had previously served as Partner.
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Cooley today announced that Jessica Donlon joined the firm as a partner in its congressional investigations practice and global litigation department in Washington, DC.
Tags: Cooley LLP | WashingtonTroutman Pepper Locke has added Reed Balmer as a partner in the firm’s Private Equity and Investment Funds Practice Group. Balmer brings more than two decades of experience advising private equity, venture capital, and hedge fund managers in addition to independent sponsors, family offices, and institutional investors on fund formation, structuring, and regulatory compliance. Balmer joins Troutman Pepper Locke from Finn Dixon & Herling, where he led the firm’s investment management practice.
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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announces that Abigail Lane has joined the firm as a partner in the Executive Compensation & Benefits Group in New York. Ms. Lane advises private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and public companies on executive compensation, corporate governance and disclosure matters. Her arrival expands the firm’s senior advisory capabilities and further strengthens its market-leading private capital platform and public company advisory practice. Prior to joining Debevoise, Ms. Lane was a partner at another international law firm.
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Fried Frank announced today the addition of David Solander as an asset management partner in Washington, DC. With a distinguished track record in navigating the regulatory complexities of the financial sector, David joins the firm’s Asset Management Practice, further reinforcing its dedication to deliver sophisticated counsel in a constantly evolving landscape. Solander arrives at the firm from DLA Piper.
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Gibson Dunn announced today that Andrew (Andy) Hogan has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Finance and Investment Funds Practice Groups. Andy represents investment funds, fund sponsors, and lenders in a broad range of complex and bespoke fund-level and fund-adjacent financing transactions, including subscription, net asset value (NAV) and hybrid facilities, structured fund finance transactions, and financings utilizing structured finance and securitization techniques. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Andy was a partner at Mayer Brown.
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Willkie today announced that private funds lawyer Shreyas Jhaveri has joined the Firm as a partner in the Asset Management Department. Mr. Jhaveri is based in New York and was previously a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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Akerman announced today that Ronak V. Patel has joined the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as a partner in Austin. Ronak, a former Deputy Securities Commissioner of Texas, advises broker-dealers, investment advisers, private equity firms, hedge funds, private funds, and public companies in securities investigations, enforcement actions, and complex litigation before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA, and state securities regulators across the country. Prior to joining Akerman, Ronak was a principal and management committee member Bressler, Amery & Ross P.C.
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Milbank LLP is pleased to announce that Alex Anderson has joined its New York office as a partner in the firm’s Tax Group. Mr. Anderson joins Milbank from O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where he served as Chair of the firm’s tax practice for nearly nine years.
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