Sidley advised PayPal, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) in its acquisition of Xoom Corporation (NASDAQ: XOOM) for an enterprise value of approximately $890 million. In strategically guiding PayPal with the expansion of its international money transfer business, Sidley brought to bear its deep understanding of FinTech transactions and the payments industry. More >>
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Continuing its strategic growth in Texas, the international law firm of Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added three real estate attorneys to its Austin office. Carey Gunn Venditti, a native Austinite and a graduate of The University of Texas, who has nearly 20 years of experience joined as a shareholder, and Emily Jung and Jennifer Cook Purcell joined as associates. All three lawyers were previously with Winstead. Venditti joins her former colleague, Joshua Bernstein, a real estate shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Austin office. More >>
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Vedder Price is pleased to announce that former Assistant United States Attorney Ryan S. Hedges has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a Shareholder in the Government Enforcement & Special Investigations practice group. More >>
Tags: Vedder Price P.C. | ChicagoInternational law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its Tax Practice with the addition of Glenn Newman as shareholder in the New York City office. Newman previously served as president of the New York City Tax Commission. More >>
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP continues to bolster its leading intellectual property litigation practice with the addition of Brian Ankenbrandt as a partner in the Palo Alto office. He joins K&L Gates from Paul Hastings LLP in a move that reunites him with fellow IP trial lawyer Jeff Randall, whose addition to K&L Gates was announced earlier this month. Ankenbrandt began practicing with Randall nearly two decades ago, and together, they have represented many of the world’s most successful and recognizable technology companies as well as numerous other industry-leading enterprises. More >>
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | Palo AltoThe Boston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Richard Kerr as a partner in the investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments practice. He joins K&L Gates from Goodwin Procter LLP. More >>
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Akin Gump today announced that Corey W. Roush has joined the firm as a partner in its litigation and antitrust practices in Washington, D.C. Mr. Roush, who focuses on antitrust and consumer protection litigation and investigations, as well as white collar defense, internal investigations and other complex commercial litigation, comes to Akin Gump from Hogan Lovells. More >>
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Global law firm White & Case LLP today announced the arrival of Arlene Hahn as a partner in the Firm’s Global Intellectual Property Practice. Hahn will work closely with the Firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and will advise clients on intellectual property and technology transactional matters. More >>
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