Skadden Expands Private Credit and Restructuring Capabilities With Scott Heard and the Return of Matthew Murphy

Skadden is pleased to announce that Scott Heard and Matthew Murphy have joined its market-leading Finance and Corporate Restructuring Groups, respectively, further strengthening the firm’s private credit and restructuring capabilities. Having worked together closely at another prominent global law firm, Mr. Heard and Mr. Murphy provide integrated service across complex debt financing transactions, including acquisition financings, recapitalizations, restructurings and liability management exercises. The duo arrives at the firm from Paul Hastings.

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Paul Hastings Welcomes Leading Securities Litigators in San Francisco and New York

Paul Hastings today announced that leading securities litigation partners Daniel Laguardia and Patrick Hein have joined the firm in San Francisco. Laguardia, who also practices in New York, will serve as co-chair of Securities Litigation. Joining from A&O Shearman, where Laguardia previously held various leadership positions, the pair expands Paul Hastings’ Securities Litigation team in Northern California and further enhances the firm’s broader capabilities for public company clients and financial institutions.

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Weil Expands Private Equity & Private Funds Teams with GP-Stakes Advisor Andrew Nichol

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Andrew Nichol has joined the Firm as a partner in the U.S. Private Equity and Private Funds Groups in the New York office, where he will focus on GP-stake and other upper-tier transactions for alternative asset managers. Andrew joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in that firm’s Investment Funds practice and GP Solutions group.

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Polsinelli Grows New York Private Equity Practice With Two New Shareholders

Polsinelli is pleased to announce that its Private Equity Mergers & Acquisitions Practice has added Shareholders Jonathan K. Kitchen and Daniel E. Cohen in New York, further expanding the firm’s private equity platform in one of the country’s most active deal markets. Kitchen arrives from Cozen O’Connor, while Cohen joins Polsinelli from Massumi + Consoli LLP.

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Agatha Kluk Joins Orrick’s New York Tech Companies Group

Orrick announced today that Agatha Kluk, a leading advisor to the technology ecosystem, has joined the firm as a partner in New York. Agatha joins Orrick from Perkins Coie, bringing extensive experience as a sought-after counselor to founders, operators, board members, and venture investors. HER arrival follows a significant period of growth for Orrick’s Technology Companies Group and underscores the firm’s commitment to the New York market.

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