Andrew M. Felner has joined the New York office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group. Felner joins from FDX Capital LLC/FDX Offshore LLC, where he was co-founder and managing partner of the financial advisory firm and affiliated merchant bank, and where he will remain as a board member. In addition to private practice, Felner spent 10 years at Citigroup Inc., where he was Deputy General Counsel, overseeing all proprietary M&A activity and several other key legal practice groups for the global bank, including securities issuance and SEC reporting More >>
Tags: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP | New YorkReed Smith Adds Restructuring and Bankruptcy Partner and Energy and Natural Resources Counsel in Singapore
Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that partner Troy Doyle and counsel Gerald Licnachan have joined the firm’s Singapore office, in the global Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group and the Energy and Natural Resources Group respectively. Troy joins the firm from DLA Piper (in Singapore), where he led the firm’s restructuring practice, while Gerald re-joins Reed Smith from his role as general counsel at Steppe Capital in Singapore More >>
Tags: Reed Smith LLP | SingaporePaul Hastings Adds Real Estate Partner in London
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global firm, announced today that Mark Shepherd has joined the London office as a partner. Mr. Shepherd joins from DLA Piper More >>
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | LondonOrrick Advises Ubisoft Entertainment in €200M German Private Placement
An Orrick team from Paris and Düsseldorf recently advised Ubisoft Entertainment in its successful placement of a €200 million “Schuldschein” loan, in a private placement governed by German law. Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services with a portfolio of world-renowned brands, including the popular Assassin’s Creed series of games More >>
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Düsseldorf | ParisMayer Brown Enhances Banking & Finance Practice with Arrival of Frederick C. Fisher in Chicago
Mayer Brown announced today that Frederick C. Fisher has joined its Banking & Finance practice as a partner in Chicago. Previously, he was a partner with Greenberg Traurig in Chicago More >>
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | ChicagoEmerging-Companies Laywer Linda Lorenat Joins King & Spalding in Silicon Valley
In a continued expansion of its corporate practice in California, King & Spalding has recruited Linda Lorenat as a partner to its Silicon Valley office. Lorenat joins King & Spalding from Latham & Watkins, where she worked in the firm’s emerging companies practice. Lorenat’s arrival brings to seven the total number of partners in the firm’s corporate practice in its Palo Alto and San Francisco offices More >>
Tags: King & Spalding LLP | Silicon ValleyHerbert Smith Freehills Advises Softbank Corp on Stake Increase in Aldebaran Robotics
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Japanese telecommunications and internet company SoftBank Corp. on its acquisition of a further share of interest in Aldebaran Robotics, a French robotics company which designs, manufactures and sells autonomous humanoid robots More >>
Tags: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP | Paris | TokyoGreenberg Traurig Expands Chicago Litigation Practice, Adds Pete Rush and Todd Pentecost
Attorneys Peter G. Rush and Todd E. Pentecost have joined the Chicago office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Rush joins as a shareholder and Pentecost joins as of counsel in the Litigation Practice. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, they were partners at K&L Gates LLP More >>
Tags: Greenberg Traurig, LLP | ChicagoEversheds Appoints Leading Consumer Finance Expert
Law firm Eversheds has appointed consumer finance specialist Clare Hughes as a Partner in its London office. Clare joins the firm from TLT where she was a Partner and Head of Financial Services Regulation More >>
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