Akerman today announced that Matt Hendy has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in its New York office, the firm’s largest. With more than a decade of experience representing private equity sponsors and other financial institutions, Matt focuses his practice on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and private investments across a wide range of industries, including technology, business services, infrastructure, and life sciences. Prior to joining Akerman, Matt was a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP in Montreal and, before that, at White & Case LLP in New York City, where he concentrated on private equity M&A transactions.
Real Estate Finance Partner Joins Latham & Watkins in New York
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Rebecca Landau has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice. Landau represents institutional lenders, financial institutions, and private capital providers in complex commercial real estate financings and structured transactions.
Tags: Latham & Watkins LLP | New YorkSheppard Mullin Welcomes 21-Attorney Intellectual Property Litigation Group, Creating One of the Largest and Most Prestigious Patent Litigation Teams in the U.S.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that a 21-attorney intellectual property (IP) group has joined the firm from Ropes & Gray LLP. Building upon the firm’s strategic focus of identifying nationally acclaimed patent litigators to bolster the existing team, this addition cements Sheppard Mullin’s position as one of the largest and most preeminent patent litigation practices in the United States.
Tags: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP | New York | Silicon ValleyBlank Rome Expands Business Litigation Team with Addition of Partner Francesco Di Pietro
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Francesco Di Pietro has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Business Litigation group. Francesco’s practice focuses on commercial and corporate litigation, representing clients in business-related disputes across state and federal courts, as well as various arbitration forums, with a particular emphasis on cross-border and international matters. He joins Blank Rome from Moses & Singer LLP.
Tags: Blank Rome LLP | New YorkFormer NLRB Chairman Marvin E. Kaplan Joins Jackson Lewis
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Marvin E. Kaplan, former chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), has joined the firm as a principal in its New York City office as a member of the Labor Relations group.
Tags: Jackson Lewis P.C. | New YorkClifford Chance Boosts US Private Capital Credentials With Addition of Private Equity Partner Andrea Gede-Lange
Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired private equity partner Andrea Gede-Lange to its Private Equity practice, adding further US capability to its global private capital offering. Joining from Fried Frank, Gede-Lange brings 20 years of experience representing private equity firms, investors and public and private companies in domestic and cross-border transactions, including leveraged buyouts, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, carve-out transactions, joint ventures and recapitalizations.
Tags: Clifford Chance LLP | New YorkOrrick Grows New York Tech & Venture Capital Team
Tech and venture capital advisor Adam Freiman joins Orrick’s Technology Companies Group as a partner in New York. Adam counsels high-growth companies focused on AI, biotech, fintech, healthtech/life sciences, software and SaaS, blockchain and ecommerce on venture and growth equity financings and M&A transactions. He brings deep experience guiding buy- and sell-side M&A deals, as well as corporate governance matters and joint ventures. Adam is the seventh lateral partner addition to the firm’s Technology Companies Group in 2025, including life sciences and VC advisors Mark Solakian and Jake Gatof in Boston, as well as a 14-lawyer tech companies and VC team in Los Angeles. Adam joins Orrick from WilmerHale.
Tags: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | New YorkWillkie Adds Leading Private Equity and M&A Dealmaker Brian Hamilton in New York
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that leading Private Equity and M&A dealmaker Brian Hamilton has joined the Firm as a partner in New York. He is a member of the Corporate & Financial Services Department, and the Private Equity and M&A Practice Groups. He joins from Sullivan & Cromwell, where he was co-head of that firm’s Private Equity Group.
Alston & Bird Adds Financial Restructuring Partner Peter Amend in New York
Alston & Bird announced today that partner Peter Amend has joined its Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group in New York, further strengthening the firm’s handling of complex financial restructurings across its global platform. Immediate prior to joining the firm, Amend served as Special Counsel at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
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