Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce Robert Heller has joined the firm’s Tax Practice as a partner in the New York office. Mr. Heller was most recently a partner at Covington & Burlington LLP where he provided a broad range of tax support to the corporate group firmwide on transactions in a variety of disciplines and industries. More >>

McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the arrival of Ian Schwartz as a partner in the Firm’s Corporate & Transactional Practice Group in the New York office. Mr. Schwartz will be head of the Firm’s Investment Funds Practice with a focus on fund formation and a particular emphasis on the formation of private equity funds. More >>

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the corporate group of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP will join the firm in New York. The team includes partners Robert Leung, Mike Huang, Stefan dePozsgay, Jason Hill, and Russell Franklin, and their associates.

“The addition of this exceptional team reflects increasing client demand for help with large and complex cross-border transactions and capital flows,” said Seth Zachary, chair of Paul Hastings. “This is among the growing strategic investments we make across the firm, including advancements in our M&A, Private Equity, and Latin America practices, and in growth areas such as Technology, Media, Entertainment, and Telecoms (TMET), Life Sciences, and Energy,” he added. More >>

BakerHostetler today announced that it has added a prominent advertising, marketing and digital media team, which includes Partners Linda Goldstein and Holly Melton, along with three additional attorneys. The team is joining the firm from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where Goldstein served as the chair of its Advertising, Marketing and Media practice. She will be tasked with spearheading BakerHostetler’s work in the advertising, marketing and digital media space. More >>

Erez Tucner has joined Holland & Knight in New York as a tax partner in the firm’s Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group. Mr. Tucner advises on international, corporate and personal tax matters. Most recently, he was a partner with Chadbourne & Parke LLP. More >>

Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that J. Robert MacAneney has joined the firm’s New York office as a shareholder. He will serve as a member of the firm’s Insurance industry group and Property and Casualty Insurance practice group. More >>

Tax lawyer Alan S. Cohen has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Cohen represents syndicators and corporate investors in structuring tax-advantaged real estate investments with an emphasis on low-income housing and historic rehabilitation tax credits. Previously he was a partner at Nixon Peabody. More >>

Daniel A. Goldfried has joined McGuireWoods’ nationally recognized Government Investigations and White Collar Litigation Department as a partner in New York, bringing a decade of experience managing high-profile investigations for Bank of America and its legacy entities. His practice focuses on securities compliance and enforcement matters. More >>