Dentons Expands Fund Formation Capabilities With Addition of Christopher Kula in New York

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today that Christopher Kula has joined the Firm’s Corporate practice as partner, resident in the New York office. Kula’s background meets the growing demand for fund formation work from both existing and prospective clients. His practice spans structuring, governance, operations and compliance for capital markets, corporate, private equity, real estate finance and venture technology clients. Kula joins Dentons from the New York office of Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.

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McDermott Bolsters Real Estate Transactions Firepower in New York and Chicago

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce four partner additions to its real estate practice: Marshall Brozost, Alykhan (Aly) Shivji and Billy Hildbold in New York and Justin Bender in Chicago. The group specializes in commercial real estate, real estate finance and related transactions and will also enhance capabilities for investment funds, tax, capital markets and private equity clients. Brozost and Shivji join McDermott from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliff while Hildbold and Bender come to the firm from Morrison & Foerster and Kirkland & Ellis respectively.

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Latham & Watkins Adds Experienced Emerging Companies Partner in New York

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Eli Curi has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Emerging Companies Practice, and member of the Corporate Department. Curi represents emerging growth technology companies and their investors at all stages of a company’s growth cycle, including venture financings, M&A transactions, strategic partnerships, and public offerings. His varied client base spans such industries as fintech, insurtech, blockchain, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, digital media, adtech, music streaming, SaaS, cybersecurity, life sciences, medical devices, planet-saving technologies, and food technology sectors. He joins Latham from Fenwick & West LLP.

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Experienced Litigator and Trial Lawyer Uri Itkin Joins Akin Gump Investment Funds Litigation Team

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Uri Itkin, a nationally recognized litigator and trial attorney who regularly represents hedge funds, private equity firms and other investors in investment-related disputes, has joined Akin Gump as a partner in the firm’s investment funds litigation practice. Mr. Itkin was previously a partner at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP.

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Roy F. Viola, Jr. Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in New Jersey

Monday, May 2, 2022
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Roy F. Viola, Jr. as a partner in the firm’s Florham Park, New Jersey office. He joins the firm’s Environmental/Toxic Tort, Product & General Liability, Construction, and Commercial Litigation practice groups. Viola is the latest to join the firm as part of a larger group of 11 other attorneys all of whom previously practiced with Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP.

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Katten Grows its Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity Team

Monday, May 2, 2022

 Katten announced today that Christopher Isaacs has joined the firm’s distinguished Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity practice as a partner in New York, further expanding the office there and adding to the bench of experienced attorneys who handle corporate transactions and strategic investments. Prior to joining Katten, Isaacs was an attorney at Goodwin Procter and an Assistant General Counsel in the Corporate and Investment Bank of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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