Debevoise Expands Executive Compensation Group with Addition of Abigail Lane as Partner

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.

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Gibson 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.

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Loren 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.

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Partners 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.

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Gibson 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.

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Sullivan & 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.

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Leading 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.

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