Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce Andrew Parlen has joined the firm’s New York office in the Restructuring, Insolvency & Workouts Practice within the Finance Department. He has an extensive track record advising creditor groups as well as public and private companies on some of the most complex restructurings in- and out-of-court. Parlen joins Latham from O’Melveny & Myers LLP.  More >>

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Pedro Jimenez, a recognized bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer with extensive cross-border experience, previously with Jones Day, has joined the firm as a partner in the Restructuring practice in New York. His arrival continues the firm’s investment in its market-leading Restructuring and Finance practices. Between the two practices, the firm has more than twenty individuals listed worldwide in the Chambers 2018 rankings and the Finance practice was recently named “Finance Team of the Year” by The Lawyer magazine in London. More >>

Morgan Lewis today welcomes finance partner Craig A. Wolfe, a lawyer who for 20 years has assisted companies in a wide variety of industries on restructuring-related matters. He arrives from another global firm and will be resident in New York. More >>

Mark O. Norell—a prominent member of the tax-exempt bond financing bar with over 20 years of experience handling transactions for various government, nonprofit, and private-sector clients—has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in New York, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today. More >>

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has strengthened its New York capability with the appointment of Jun Kang, a U.S. tax expert, as a partner. The addition of Mr. Kang reflects the steady growth of the firm’s U.S. operation following the appointments of three partners last year, and together these appointments further enhance the firm’s on-the-ground offering and signify KWM’s long-term commitment to the U.S. market. With Mr. Kang on board, KWM currently has a total of eleven partners based at its two U.S. offices in New York and Silicon Valley, practicing in the areas of banking & finance, private investment funds, M&A, private equity, corporate governance, securities and capital markets, tax, dispute resolution, and intellectual property, and serving both U.S. and international clients. KWM’s U.S. offices have become an integral part in the firm’s effort of establishing a global platform with local expertise. More >>

Mayer Brown announced today that Zal Kumar, the former director of business tax services for the New York City Department of Finance (DOF), has joined the firm in New York as a partner in its State & Local Tax (SALT) group. Mr. Kumar will focus his practice on the full range of SALT legal services, with a particular emphasis on the financial services sector. More >>

Real estate attorney Lee Samuelson has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Samuelson advises clients in complex real estate transactions, including the structuring and negotiating of joint venture agreements. Previously, he was a partner at Hogan Lovells in New York. More >>

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is pleased to announce that James “Jamie” S.H. Null has joined the Tax Practice Group as a partner in the New York office, further strengthening its federal and international tax practice. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Mr. Null was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. More >>