Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announces that Abigail Lane has joined the firm as a partner in the Executive Compensation & Benefits Group in New York. Ms. Lane advises private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and public companies on executive compensation, corporate governance and disclosure matters. Her arrival expands the firm’s senior advisory capabilities and further strengthens its market-leading private capital platform and public company advisory practice. Prior to joining Debevoise, Ms. Lane was a partner at another international law firm.
Tags: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | New YorkGibson Dunn Adds Fund Finance Lawyer Andrew Hogan in New York
Gibson Dunn announced today that Andrew (Andy) Hogan has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Finance and Investment Funds Practice Groups. Andy represents investment funds, fund sponsors, and lenders in a broad range of complex and bespoke fund-level and fund-adjacent financing transactions, including subscription, net asset value (NAV) and hybrid facilities, structured fund finance transactions, and financings utilizing structured finance and securitization techniques. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Andy was a partner at Mayer Brown.
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | New YorkWillkie Continues Expansion of Private Funds Team with Addition of Partner Shreyas Jhaveri
Willkie today announced that private funds lawyer Shreyas Jhaveri has joined the Firm as a partner in the Asset Management Department. Mr. Jhaveri is based in New York and was previously a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Tags: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | New YorkMilbank Strengthens Tax Practice with the Addition of Leading Tax Lawyer Alex Anderson
Milbank LLP is pleased to announce that Alex Anderson has joined its New York office as a partner in the firm’s Tax Group. Mr. Anderson joins Milbank from O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where he served as Chair of the firm’s tax practice for nearly nine years.
Tags: Milbank LLP | New YorkLoren Finegold, Ed Comber Join Vinson & Elkins to Lead Structured Finance and Securitization Practice
Vinson & Elkins today announced that Loren Finegold and Ed Comber have joined the firm as New York-based partners in its Structured Finance and Securitization practice, with Finegold serving as head of the practice. Finegold and Comber join from Latham & Watkins, where Finegold served as global vice chair of the firm’s Structured Finance practice.
Tags: Vinson & Elkins LLP | New YorkPartners Michael Resch and Smitha Stansbury Join Sidley to Expand Global Life Sciences Practices
Sidley is pleased to announce that Michael Resch has joined the firm’s Litigation group as a partner in Sidley’s office in San Francisco, and Smitha Stansbury has joined the firm’s Food, Drug, and Medical Device practice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Resch and Ms. Stansbury join from King & Spalding LLP, where they were partners in the FDA and Life Sciences practice.
Tags: Sidley Austin LLP | New York | WashingtonGibson Dunn Expands Market-Leading Mass Torts and Product Liability Practice With Three-Partner Trial Team Led by Kimberly Branscome
Gibson Dunn announced today that accomplished trial lawyers Kimberly Branscome, Yahonnes Cleary, and Jonathan Tam have joined the firm’s premier Mass Torts and Product Liability Practice Group as partners, with Kimberly joining as Co-Chair. The team brings significant first-chair trial experience in some of the country’s most consequential product liability and mass tort litigation, particularly in the pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer product, and industrial sectors. Kimberly and Jonathan practice in Los Angeles, and Yahonnes practices in New York. The trio come to Gibson Dunn from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Los Angeles | New YorkSullivan & Cromwell Accelerates Growth of its Private Equity Practice With Addition of Four Leading PE M&A Partners
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP today announced a major step forward in our global strategic plan to enhance and expand our U.S. and global private equity practice, with the appointment of four leading private equity M&A partners. Hamed Meshki, Luke Guerra, Guirgis Nasief and Y. Michael Chung, will join our Firm as partners in the Los Angeles and New York offices, adding exceptional expertise and experience advising private equity sponsors, asset managers and their portfolio companies on their most significant and complex transactions. All four partners join after departing Kirkland & Ellis.
Tags: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Los Angeles | New YorkLeading Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection Litigator Alexander Southwell Joins Jones Day in New York
Alexander H. Southwell has joined Jones Day as a partner in its global Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Practice. He is based in the Firm’s New York Office. Mr. Southwell is a nationally recognized technology-focused litigator and investigations lawyer with more than 30 years of experience advising top global companies on their most complex cybersecurity, privacy, and data innovation and AI issues, and leading white-collar, SEC defense, and internal investigation matters. Southwell arrives at Jones Day from McDermott Will & Schulte LLP.
Tags: Jones Day | New YorkAmanda K. Toy Returns to Sullivan & Cromwell as Partner in the Firm’s Executive Compensation Group
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced today that Amanda K. Toy is rejoining the firm as a partner in its Executive Compensation Group, based in New York. Before rejoining the firm, Ms. Toy served as partner in the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
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