Global law firm White & Case LLP has bolstered its Global Banking Practice with the addition of Nicholas Palumbo as a partner in the Firm’s New York office. Palumbo rejoins White & Case from Goodwin Procter LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s Business Law Department and a member of its Debt Finance Group. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced today that leading litigation attorney Sandra Goldstein has joined the New York office as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. Ms. Goldstein joins the Firm from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where she was a partner in the litigation department and the firm’s former head of litigation. Stefan Atkinson also has joined Kirkland from Cravath, as an equity partner in litigation. More >>

Dentons, the global law firm, today announces the arrival of Alice Yurke as partner in its Capital Markets practice. She is the sixth lawyer with a financial practice to join the Firm’s New York office in the past weeks. More >>

Ryan Sakacs has joined Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP as Special Counsel in the firm’s Commercial Litigation group.

Mr. Sakacs has extensive experience with prescription drug and pharmaceutical matters, including matters involving opioids. He has advised District Attorneys’ offices and police departments on the laws governing prescription drug investigations and enforcement, and counseled practitioners, pharmacists, and healthcare employees on prescription drug compliance issues. More >>

Holland & Knight has expanded its Financial Services Practice Group with the addition of Jennifer Connors as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Ms. Connors represents broker-dealers, financial technology (FinTech) companies and other market participants with respect to securities law and market regulation issues, with an emphasis on broker-dealer regulation and compliance requirements, trading rules, alternative trading systems, electronic trading, cybersecurity, sales practices and anti-money laundering rules. Most recently, she was part of the Financial Services and Products practice at Alston & Bird in New York. More >>

Cozen O’Connor announced today that antitrust litigator David H. Reichenberg — who has successfully represented some of the country’s best-known technology brands, including Google, Netflix, Twitter, and YouTube — has joined its nationally recognized Commercial Litigation Department. Reichenberg, who comes to the firm from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, joins as a member and will work out of Cozen O’Connor’s midtown New York City office. More >>

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced today that Steven J. Reisman, widely recognized for his handling of domestic and international insolvency and restructuring matters, has joined the firm as a partner and head of its New York Insolvency and Restructuring practice. Joining Reisman as partners in the group are Theresa A. Foudy, Shaya Rochester and Cindi M. Giglio. Robert S. Borenstein, also a member of the incoming team, will join as a partner in Katten’s New York Corporate practice group. All five incoming partners previously were at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. More >>

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce George Davis has joined the firm’s New York office and will serve as Global Co-Chair of the Restructuring, Insolvency & Workouts Practice within the Finance Department. Davis has an extensive track record advising public and private companies around the world on some of the most complex restructurings in- and out-of-court. Additionally, he has significant experience representing creditor groups and investors in many of the highest-profile restructurings of the past two decades. Davis joins Latham from O’Melveny & Myers LLP. More >>

Dentons, the global law firm, today announces the arrival of Michael Smith and Walter Van Dorn as partners in its New York office. Both partners join the firm’s Corporate practice, expanding key global offerings, including corporate finance, capital markets and securities. More >>