Willkie Adds Three-Partner Antitrust Litigation Team in London Led by Prominent Litigator Boris Bronfentrinker

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that it has expanded its antitrust and litigation platforms with the additions of Boris Bronfentrinker, Elaine Whiteford and Nicola Chesaites. The team will join Willkie’s London office from Quinn Emanuel where Boris co-led the UK competition litigation practice, Elaine and Nicola were partners. They will be joined by a team of at least eight associates. Today’s announcement reflects Willkie’s commitment to continue to expand its antitrust and litigation practices in London and globally, to service our clients’ needs in the important area of competition disputes.

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Cyber and Privacy Disputes Partner to Join Latham & Watkins in London

Monday, October 4, 2021
Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that James Lloyd will join the London office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice. Lloyd’s practice focuses on advising domestic and international companies on a variety of complex, cross-border cyber security and data privacy matters, including cyberattacks, crisis response, data breaches, regulatory enforcement, and follow-on class actions. Lloyd joins Latham & Watkins from Orrick.

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Ashurst Expands London High Yield Practice with Senior Partner Hire

Friday, October 1, 2021

Global law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Jacques McChesney as partner in its EMEA high yield team.

Jacques joins from Shearman & Sterling, prior to which he was a partner at Latham & Watkins working in both London and New York. Jacques represents issuers, sponsors and underwriters on complex corporate financings with a focus on high yield bonds, practicing in European leveraged finance and debt capital markets. He advises clients with respect to restructurings, debt tender/consent solicitations, and private placements in multiple jurisdictions across the EMEA region, with a particular focus on the UK, Spain and Italy. Jacques is New York qualified and has practised in London for over 20 years. His clients include investment banks and high-profile UK and European corporates.

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Ian McGinley, Former SDNY Assistant US Attorney and Co-Chief of Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit, Joins Akin Gump

Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Akin Gump today announced that Ian Patrick McGinley, former Co-Chief of the Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), has joined the firm as a partner in New York in its white collar defense and government investigations practice. Mr. McGinley spent the past decade as a federal prosecutor, during which time he also served as a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force.

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Vinson & Elkins Strengthens Tax Practice with Addition of Partner Peita Menon in London

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Vinson & Elkins continues its strategic growth in London with the addition of Peita Menon as a partner in its global tax practice. Menon will lead the firm’s London and EMEA tax practice, advising domestic and international clients in transactional matters across a wide range of industries. Menon joins Vinson & Elkins from White & Case where he lead the U.K. tax practice and co-led the EMEA tax practice.

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Greenberg Traurig Taps John Houghton to Chair London Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added John Houghton to the firm’s London office, where he will serve as Chair of the London Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice. Houghton is former Global Co-Chair of the Restructuring & Special Situations Practice, and former European Head of Restructuring & Special Situations, at Latham & Watkins, where he practiced for nearly 20 years.

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