Joseph A. Matteo, an accomplished commercial litigator, has joined Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department. Matteo will be based in the firm’s newly opened New York office, where he joins six new lateral partners and several other attorneys from some of the city’s most elite law firms. Matteo joins the firm from Kaplan Rice LLP.
Julia Petty has joined Vinson & Elkins as counsel in the firm’s Executive Compensation and Benefits practice in New York. Petty, who comes to V&E from Kirkland & Ellis, focuses on executive compensation and benefits matters in connection with domestic and cross-border business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and divestitures, public offerings and restructuring transactions.
Bracewell LLP is proud to announce that Don J. Lonczak joined the Washington, DC office as a partner in the firm’s tax group. He most recently was a partner at Baker Botts L.L.P.
Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce Partner Keith Brandofino, Counsel Maximiliano Rinaldi, and Counsel David V. Mignardi have joined the Firm’s New York office in the Real Estate and Banking Group. Together, these real estate litigation attorneys have more than 50 years of expertise on a range of legal matters, including real estate and business finance, real estate capital markets, special servicing, contracts and commercial agreements, distressed debt and workouts, and appellate litigation. The three come to the firm from Kilpatrick Townsend in New York.
Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Katherine Goldstein has joined the firm as a partner in its white collar defense and government investigations practice in New York. Ms. Goldstein comes to Akin Gump from Milbank LLP.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery continues to advance its insurance-sector capabilities with the addition of Jane M. Byrne, consistently recognized as one of the top litigators in the country representing domestic and international insurer clients on large-exposure matters, high-value coverage and transactional disputes. She previously served as Co-Chair of Quinn Emanuel’s Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation Group.
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Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, today announces the addition of Marshall D. Feiring as a partner to its Capital Markets practice. Feiring focuses on tax issues relating to structured finance, securitization and fund formation, and will be resident in Dentons’ New York Midtown office. Feiring comes to Dentons from Sidley Austin in New York.
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