Barnes & Thornburg has added Gregory G. Plotko as a partner in the firm’s New York office in the Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring department. Greg advises a wide range of clients in high-profile Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, and other distressed situations. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Greg was a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP.
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Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointments of prominent global energy lawyer Mona Dajani and tax equity lawyer Jorge Medina as partners in the Project Development & Finance (PDF) practice, based in New York and the Bay Area, respectively. Mona will serve as Global Head of Renewables, Co-Head of Global Energy & Infrastructure (Projects), and Head of the Hydrogen and Ammonia Practice (Americas), and Jorge will serve as Head of Renewables (Americas). Mona and Jorge join Shearman & Sterling from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
Orrick is proud to announce that Hagit Muriel Elul joins the international arbitration practice in New York from Hughes Hubbard, where she was co-leader of the arbitration group. Hagit focuses on international arbitration and cross-border litigation matters for life sciences, energy and infrastructure, and tech clients in fora around the world. She is the 11th partner to join Orrick’s litigation platform since the beginning of 2022 – including 9 litigators focused on life sciences. Her hire follows the announcement last week of Orrick’s combination with Buckley, a leading regulatory, enforcement and litigation firm.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its White Collar Practice with the addition of Joel M. Cohen as a partner in New York. Cohen joins the Firm from Gibson Dunn, where he was co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Group, and a member of the firm’s Securities Litigation, Class Actions and Antitrust Practice Groups.
Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien Annaguey LLP (EGC) has added two partners to the firm — John Coghlan, promoted from the Washington D.C. office, and James Bliss who will join the New York office. We are thrilled to welcome the newest partners of the EGC family.
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Sebastian Alsheimer has joined the firm as a corporate partner in New York. Alsheimer will be a member of the firm’s leading shareholder engagement and activism practice, which regularly ranks as one of the most active in the U.S. and globally by Bloomberg, Factset, and Refinitiv. He joins from Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, where he was a partner.
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King & Spalding announced today that Russell “Chip” Gaudreau and Jessica Gold have joined the firm’s Trial and Global Disputes practice group as partners. They are based in New York. Gaudreau and Gold join the firm from Greenberg Traurig, where they were partners.
Cozen O’Connor today announced that Jonathan K. Kitchen — a highly regarded corporate attorney with extensive experience representing private capital providers, private equity sponsors, and companies in a range of strategic transactions — has joined its North American Corporate practice. Kitchen, who comes to the firm from Barton LLP, joins as a member in Cozen O’Connor’s New York City office at 3 WTC.
