Two Partners Join Kaye Scholer’s Structured Finance & Derivatives Practice

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Howard M. Goldwasser and Skanthan Vivekananda have joined Kaye Scholer LLP as partners in the firm’s Finance Department. Since the 1990s, Goldwasser has maintained a wide-ranging transactional finance practice focused on structured finance and the securitization and financing of an array of traditional and non-traditional asset classes. Vivekananda has a hybrid finance practice and extensive experience in both the structured finance and derivatives practice areas. More >>

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Fried Frank Strengthens M&A, Corporate Governance and Litigation Offerings

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that Warren S. de Wied has rejoined as a partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice, resident in the Firm’s New York office. In addition, Scott B. Luftglass will join as a partner in the Litigation Department, also resident in the Firm’s New York office. More >>

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Cadwalader Expands Capital Markets Practice with Addition of New York Partner Chris Gavin

Monday, February 1, 2016

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, today announced that Chris Gavin joined the firm as a partner in the Capital Markets Group in New York. His practice focuses on U.S. and international structured finance transactions covering consumer and corporate debt , including residential mortgage loans. More >>

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IP Shareholder Joins Polsinelli’s Expanding New York Office

Friday, January 29, 2016

Polsinelli, an Am Law 100 firm with an extensive nationwide Intellectual Property practice, welcomes Pete Thurlow to the firm as shareholder where he will practice nationally from the firm’s New York City office. Thurlow moves to Polsinelli from the New York office of an Am Law 10 firm, where he was a leader in their global patent prosecution practice. More >>

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Heidi J. Sorvino Joins LeClairRyan

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Heidi J. Sorvino, formerly of Hodgson Russ LLP, has joined LeClairRyan as a shareholder on the firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Area Team. She will be resident in the national law firm’s Manhattan office. More >>

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