International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Meredith Mackey has joined the Firm as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice, based in the New York office. Meredith joins from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, where she was a partner in the Corporate department. She had also previously served as vice president at Goldman Sachs.

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The addition of four highly accomplished partners, who have advised clients at the center of the most complex and consequential restructuring matters in the United States, will further strengthen and expand Latham’s market-leading restructuring practice. The partners joining are Ray Schrock, Candace Arthur, and Alexander Welch from Weil, along with Andrew Parlen, who rejoins from Paul, Weiss. Schrock will also serve as Global Chair of Latham’s Restructuring & Special Situations Practice. Parlen will serve as Head of US Restructuring.

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King & Spalding announced today that Olivier N. Antoine has joined the firm’s Business Litigation practice group as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Antoine joins King & Spalding from Crowell & Moring, where he led the New York antitrust practice.

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Faegre Drinker announced today that Ilene Froom has joined Faegre Drinker’s investment management group as a partner in the New York office. Froom joins from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP where she was partner.

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Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Nathan Sheffield to its New York office as a partner in the firm’s Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice. With more than two decades of experience in the entertainment industry, Mr. Sheffield focuses his practice on representing clients involved in live events and theater. He has successfully represented producers, investors, talent, and creative team members in more than 100 productions on Broadway, West End, and Off-Broadway. Mr. Sheffield offers clients full-service production counsel, advising on matters such as acquiring underlying rights, commissioning script creation, developmental productions, and commercial runs.

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Akin announced today that Chadron Edwards has joined the firm as a projects & energy transition partner in New York. He joins from Mayer Brown and previously served as a vice president in Deutsche Bank’s Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy Group.

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Katten announced today that Maximilien Pucci-Sisti Maisonrouge has joined its Private Credit practice as a partner in New York. There, he will apply his proven ability to navigate complex transactions and provide key guidance on various deal types, assisting the group’s longtime work with many of the most active investors in the market. Prior to joining Katten, he practiced at other law firms in New York, most recently with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

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Linklaters is pleased to announce that David Lucking, John Hwang, Derek Poon and Dan Guyder will join the firm’s Finance division as partners in the New York office, adding further derivatives, securitization and restructuring strength to the firm’s US and global offering. Their arrival builds on recent high-profile partner hires for Linklaters in the US, including a preeminent M&A team led by Global Chairman of Corporate George Casey and Global Leader of the Chemicals Sector Heiko Schiwek, Head of US Capital Solutions & Special Situations Michael Torkin and Global Co-Chair of International Arbitration Joseph Profaizer. The team joins from A&O Shearman, where David was global co-head of financial markets and a partner, and John, Derek and Dan were partners.

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Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that James (“Jamie”) Saeli has joined the firm’s Transactions Department as a partner in the New York office and a member of the Tax Practice.

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