Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is pleased to announce that Howard Adler and John Claud have joined the firm as partners in the Corporate Practice Group, bringing extensive experience in complex transactional, regulatory, and strategic matters.
Tags: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP | New York | WashingtonMcDermott Will & Schulte Builds on Strong M&A Team With Partner Tyler Carson
International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte announced today that Tyler Carson has joined the firm as a partner in the Transactions Practice Group, based in New York. Tyler advises clients on complex public and private M&A, cross‑border transactions, and bespoke derivative structures that intersect with M&A and financing matters.
Tags: McDermott Will & Emery LLP | New YorkSidley Adds Noted Tax Partner Greg Featherman in New York
Sidley is pleased to announce that Greg Featherman has joined the firm’s Tax practice as a partner in Sidley’s office in New York. He was previously a Tax partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York. Earlier in his career, Mr. Featherman spent 10 years at KPMG LLP.
Tags: Sidley Austin LLP | New YorkSkadden 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.
Alston & Bird Adds Tax Partner in New York, Strengthens Private Equity and Transactional Offerings
Alston & Bird announced today that Robert Friedman has joined the firm as a partner in its Federal & International Tax Group in New York, adding an accomplished legal adviser to its growing tax and corporate practices for private equity, M&A, and other transactions. Friedman joins Alston & Bird from Proskauer Rose LLP.
Tags: Alston & Bird LLP | New YorkPaul 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.
Tags: Paul Hastings, LLP | New York | San FranciscoWeil 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.
Tags: Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP | New YorkSidley Grows Banking, Payments and Fintech Practice With Partner Jess Cheng in New York
Sidley is pleased to announce that Jess Cheng has joined the firm’s Banking, Payments and Fintech practice as a partner in Sidley’s office in New York. Ms. Cheng joins from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati where she was a partner in the Fintech and Financial Services practice.
Tags: Sidley Austin LLP | New YorkPolsinelli 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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