Latham & Watkins Welcomes New York Investment Funds Partner

Monday, July 25, 2022

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that John Kelley has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Investment Funds Practice and member of the Corporate Department. Kelley represents investment managers in all aspects of their business and operations, with a particular emphasis on the structuring and execution of secondary transactions and liquidity solutions for fund sponsors, and the formation of private investment funds, including for firms raising private credit funds.  Kelley joins Latham from Kirkland & Ellis.

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Littler Adds Shareholder William Anthony in New York City

Monday, July 25, 2022

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added William J. Anthony as a shareholder in its New York City office. A seasoned litigator, Anthony has extensive experience defending clients in a range of employment disputes and class actions, including wage and hour matters. Anthony’s arrival follows three recent lateral additions to the firm, including Paula Anthony (New Haven), Eric Field (Washington, D.C.) and Allison Wallin (Los Angeles). Prior to joining Littler, he was a partner at Blank Rome LLP.

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Seyfarth’s New York Office Welcomes Labor Management Partner Ivan Smith

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Seyfarth announced today the arrival of partner Ivan D. Smith to its Labor & Employment department and Labor Management Relations practice group in New York. Smith also joins the firm’s national team of entertainment attorneys who represent clients from across its full-service platform. He previously served as a Labor & Employment and Entertainment, Media & Sports shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in New York.

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Cooley Expands Fund Formation Group With Key Regulatory Hire

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Stacey Song has joined Cooley’s market-leading fund formation practice group as a partner in New York. She arrives from Fried Frank and brings a wealth of experience counseling investment advisers and private funds on a range of securities regulation matters, as well as insights gained from working as senior counsel at the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Insurance Litigation Specialist Joins Squire Patton Boggs

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Squire Patton Boggs today announced that insurance litigation partner Elizabeth Ahlstrand has joined the New York office, strengthening the firm’s credentials handling complex coverage disputes. Joining from Gfeller Laurie LLP where she was partner, Ms. Ahlstrand represents some of the nation’s largest insurance companies, concentrating her practice on high-value first party and third party insurance coverage and bad faith litigation in the state and federal courts across the greater Northeast. 

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Katten Grows Real Estate Practice in New York

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Katten announced today that Eddy Park has joined the firm as partner in its Real Estate practice in New York, where he will focus on complex transactions and strategic matters related to mixed-income and affordable residential developments. Park comes to the firm from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York.

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Hogan Lovells Continues to Grow Corporate & Finance Capabilities in New York With Tax Lawyer Jessica Millett

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce the arrival of tax lawyer Jessica Millett as a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Finance practice group in New York. She is the sixth Corporate & Finance partner to join Hogan Lovells’ New York office this year. Millett joins from Duval & Stachenfeld, a boutique law firm, where she served as chair of that firm’s tax practice.

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