Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that leading Private Equity and M&A dealmaker Brian Hamilton has joined the Firm as a partner in New York. He is a member of the Corporate & Financial Services Department, and the Private Equity and M&A Practice Groups. He joins from Sullivan & Cromwell, where he was co-head of that firm’s Private Equity Group.
Alston & Bird announced today that partner Peter Amend has joined its Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group in New York, further strengthening the firm’s handling of complex financial restructurings across its global platform. Immediate prior to joining the firm, Amend served as Special Counsel at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas Lee has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice. Lee’s practice focuses on the full spectrum of asset management M&A transactions, including control transactions, minority GP stakes transactions, and structured equity transactions. Lee joins Latham & Watkins from Fried Frank.
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Kirkland & Ellis announced today that Lindsay Trapp has joined the Firm as a partner in the Investment Funds and Structured Finance & Structured Private Credit practice groups.
Gibson Dunn announced today that Bradley P. Smith has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. Brad counsels clients on a wide range of antitrust issues, including pre-merger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Brad served at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York.
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Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, has added Ron Aizen and Fritz Lark as partners in its New York office. Their arrival marks a major step forward in expanding the firm’s strategic deal capabilities and deepening its bench in power and digital infrastructure – two areas of firmwide expertise and increasing client demand. Aizen and Lark join from Paul Weiss and McDermott Will & Schulte, respectively.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP continues to strategically bolster its Real Estate Finance capabilities with the move to the firm by Varuna Bhattacharyya as a partner based in the firm’s New York office. Bhattacharyya comes to Seyfarth from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, where she had been a partner for the past three years.
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In a move that enhances Pillsbury’s ability to meet the needs of clients connecting into today’s rapidly evolving energy markets, the firm has welcomed Stephen Humes as a partner in the Energy practice. Based in the firm’s New York office, Humes brings more than two decades of deep legal and strategic experience in the energy, environmental, utility, and related infrastructure sectors. He joins Pillsbury from Holland & Knight, where he was co-leader of the Renewable Energy team and a founding leader of the Energy & Natural Resources industry sector group.
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Squire Patton Boggs announced today that former Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney and head of its Government Investigations & White Collar Practice Joe Walker has rejoined the firm. Mr. Walker spent the last four years at Orrick where he previously co-led its White Collar & Corporate Investigations practice.
