Dinsmore & Shohl LLP welcomes William T. Polaski to the firm’s Pittsburgh office. He will practice out of the Litigation Department. More >>
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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete Adds New Attorneys in Five Cities
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP, a national law firm, is pleased to welcome David C. Vogel as a partner in the firm’s Kansas City office, along with new associates in Boston, Denver, Jacksonville, Kansas City and Macon. More >>
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Expands Privacy and Data Protection Practice
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced that Christopher N. Olsen has joined the firm’s privacy and data protection practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Prior to joining the firm, Olsen was deputy director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission and, previously, assistant director of the FTC’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection. He also held privacy-related and enforcement roles at the Federal Communications Commission. More >>
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T&K Expands New York Real Estate Practice
Thompson & Knight LLP welcomes Partner Michael H. Peskowitz, Counsels Julia Geykhman and Lauren A. Scarantino, and Associates Michael M. Denci and Helen T. Quigley to the Firm’s New York office in the Real Estate and Banking Practice Group.
“Extensive expertise and dedication to client service are among two of the many assets this group of lawyers brings to the Firm,” said William M. O’Connor, the Firm’s New York Office Leader. “Their addition further strengthens our noted Real Estate practice in a variety of areas, including the area of commercial mortgage backed securities origination and restructuring.”
Mr. Peskowitz focuses his practice on commercial real estate finance, representing borrowers and lenders in the full range of debt and equity investment related to the development, ownership, and management of real estate projects. He has over 20 years of experience representing CMBS lenders and investors in the structuring and origination of commercial mortgage loans and mezzanine loans secured by all types of real estate assets. His practice also includes the purchase and sale of mortgage and mezzanine loans, A/B notes, and participation interests, in addition to restructuring these various debt instruments.
While the group has recently focused primarily on commercial real estate finance transactions, representing investment and commercial banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions in the structuring and origination of commercial real estate loans, both Ms. Scarantino and Ms. Geykhman have a broad range of experience in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions.
The attorneys join Thompson & Knight from Venable LLP in New York.
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Paul Hastings Continues Paris Office Expansion with Addition of Regulatory and Energy Partner Sylvain Bergès
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global firm, announced today that Sylvain Bergès has joined the Paris office as a partner. Mr. Bergès joins from Gide Loyrette Nouel where he acted as counsel in the public law and projects team. More >>
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Baker Botts Announces Expansion of Industry Leading IP Practice
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international law firm, announced today that Christopher V. Ryan, Margaret J. Sampson and Stephen M. Hash have joined the firm’s Austin office as Partners. More >>
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Former State Department Official Catherine S. Duval Joins Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
Zuckerman Spaeder LLP is pleased to announce that Catherine S. Duval has joined the firm’s Washington, DC office as partner. Ms. Duval will focus on representing law firms and lawyers on professional responsibility matters and advising clients in congressional and government investigations. More >>
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Willkie Represents B&L Management For Sale of 24 Apartment Buildings to Blackstone and Fairstead in Manhattan
B&L Management Company, a Willkie client, announced that it sold 24 mid-rise rental apartment buildings, consisting of 997 residential and commercial units located in the Chelsea and Upper East Side of Manhattan, to a joint venture lead by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII and Fairstead Capital for a total purchase price of $690 million. This transaction represents one of the largest individual residential asset sales in New York in the past decade and one of the largest sales of an elevator-building residential portfolio in Manhattan history. More >>
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Experienced Intellectual Property Attorney Joins Chicago Healthcare Team at Husch Blackwell
Husch Blackwell welcomes Partner Marc Wezowski to its Chicago office. Wezowski joins the firm’s Healthcare, Life Sciences & Education team, having previously practiced at a large Chicago-based intellectual property firm. More >>
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Venable Adds International Tax Partner Friedemann Thomma to San Francisco Office
Further expanding its West Coast business transactions team, Venable LLP announced that Friedemann Thomma, an international tax attorney who represents early-stage and large companies in a wide range of corporate and technology transactions, has joined the firm as a partner in the San Francisco office. More >>
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