Peter Wynacht has joined Locke Lord’s Chicago office as a Partner in the Firm’s Tax Department, expanding the Firm’s capabilities to counsel clients on complex tax matters, especially across the private equity and venture capital industry.
Latham Expands M&A and Private Equity Practices in Boston and Chicago
Reenan and Bushner join Latham & Watkins from Kirkland & Ellis. They are the latest additions to an extensive group of prominent partners who have joined Latham’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practices since January 2019.
Akerman Bolsters Private Equity Practice in Chicago with Theodore Wern
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced Theodore Wern has joined the firm, bringing 20 years of vast experience advising investor groups and businesses in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, sell-side mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and investment management. In his new role at Akerman, Wern will lead Corporate Practice Group efforts in Chicago. He joins the firm from Perkins Coie LLP where he served as firmwide vice-chair of the Private Equity Practice. Wern’s skillset builds upon Akerman’s core strengths in corporate, private equity, and middle-market mergers and acquisitions.
Blank Rome Welcomes Finance Partner Vanessa G. Tanaka in Chicago
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Vanessa G. Tanaka has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Finance, Restructuring, and Bankruptcy group in the Chicago office, which continues to expand following the recent additions of new partners Craig R. Culbertson and Paul H. Tzur. Vanessa joins Blank Rome from Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP.
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Fawkes and Jackiw Join Tucker Ellis to Expand Firm’s Capabilities in Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Creditors’ Rights
King & Spalding Adds International Arbitration Partners to Its Chicago and New York Offices
King & Spalding today announced that Javier Rubinstein, Lauren Friedman, and Lucila Hemmingsen have joined the firm as partners in its International Arbitration practice. Rubinstein will be based in the firm’s Chicago office and Friedman and Hemmingsen in the firm’s New York office. The team will focus on expanding the firm’s commercial and investor-state work in Latin America and Europe. The new partners join King & Spalding from Kirkland & Ellis.
Health Care Insurance Litigator Kathy Josephson Joins Seyfarth in Chicago
Seyfarth announced today the arrival of partner Kathy P. Josephson to the Litigation department and Health Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals team in Chicago. Josephson joins from the Chicago office of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, where she was a partner in its Insurance and Health Care Fraud Litigation practice.
Perkins Coie Adds Construction Partner Michael Hanahan in Chicago
Blank Rome Continues Growth with Addition of Veteran White Collar Litigator in Washington, D.C
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that William “Bill” E. Lawler has joined the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a Partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations group. Bill joins from Vinson & Elkins LLP where he was co-head of the firm’s government investigations and white collar practice group. Prior to his tenure at Vinson & Elkins, Bill served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia (1989-1996).
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