Holland & Knight Strengthens Corporate Practice in Chicago with Additions of Matthew Petersen and Morley Fortier

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Matthew Petersen and Morley Fortier III, two highly regarded mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity attorneys in Chicago, have joined Holland & Knight as partners. Mr. Petersen will serve as head of the Chicago Corporate, M&A and Private Equity practice. He and Mr. Fortier join the firm from Reed Smith, where Mr. Petersen served as managing partner of the Chicago office and in 2019-2020 served as the vice chair of the Business & Finance Department. Prior to acting as vice chair, Mr. Petersen served as practice group leader for the U.S. Corporate practice group.

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Michael Best Adds Exec Comp Pro From Arnold & Porter

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP picked up executive compensation expert Megan Juel from Arnold & Porter, bolstering its ranks in Chicago with an attorney who specializes in handling the benefits and pay aspects of corporate transactions, the firm announced.

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Katten Adds Partner Emily Watson to M&A/PE Practice

Monday, December 12, 2022

Katten announced today that Emily K. Watson has joined as a partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity practice in Chicago, building on the deep bench of experienced and skilled attorneys structuring and closing middle-market deals. Prior to joining Katten, Watson was a partner in the corporate group at Levenfeld Pearlstein and a corporate transactions and private equity partner at McDermott Will & Emery where she spent the majority of her legal career.

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Private Equity Partner Paul Hogan Joins Holland & Knight in Chicago

Friday, December 9, 2022

Paul R. Hogan, a highly regarded mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity attorney in Chicago, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner. He was previously with Eversheds Sutherland and, prior to that, served as secretary and general counsel of a publicly traded holding company. Mr. Hogan joins the firm shortly after the arrival of a nationally recognized team of nine energy-focused partners, also from Eversheds, who are located in Atlanta, Houston, New York and Washington, D.C.

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McDermott Adds Former Assistant US Attorney in Chicago

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of Chicago-based partner James Durkin to its Litigation Practice Group. James is a former assistant US attorney in the Northern District of Illinois, where he led high-stakes investigations and prosecutions within the National Security and Cybercrimes Section and into public corruption. James will draw upon his first-hand knowledge of how the government decides to pursue and resolve cases when helping clients navigate enforcement and regulatory actions.

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Erin McCloskey Maus Joins Venable’s Product Liability and Mass Torts Group in the Chicago Office

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Erin McCloskey Maus has joined the firm as a partner in the Product Liability and Mass Torts Practice in the Chicago office. Ms. Maus is an accomplished litigator with a demonstrated history of trial success representing international and domestic clients; she arrives at Venable after over twenty years at Baker & McKenzie LLP.

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Locke Lord Adds Dynamic Lenders’ Counsel Mark Silverman and Jonathan Aberman as Restructuring Partners in Chicago

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Mark Silverman and Jonathan Aberman have joined Locke Lord’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group as Partners in the Firm’s Chicago office. Silverman, who will serve as Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) Special Servicer Team Leader, and Aberman bring to Locke Lord a strong roster of lender and special servicer clients, along with substantial and ongoing experience in advising lenders and servicers on a host of cutting-edge finance and bankruptcy issues. The pair join Locke Lord from Dykema Gossett PLLC.

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Cooley Expands Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice With Key Chicago Hire

Friday, October 21, 2022

Cooley has strengthened its growing business restructuring & reorganization practice group with the addition of Eric Walker as a partner in the firm’s global litigation department. Walker arrives from Perkins Coie, where he served as a partner in the bankruptcy & restructuring and business litigation practice groups. He is widely recognized for his strategic savvy, working across all aspects of corporate restructuring and financial litigation, including representing companies and creditor committees in highly regulated industries.

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Veteran Construction Litigator Joins Hinshaw in Chicago

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Hillary Weigle has joined the firm as a partner in the Professional Responsibility, Professional Liability, and Risk Management practice group in the Chicago office. Formerly with Smith Amundsen, she has served as lead counsel in more than 20 jury trials, primarily involving construction, insurance, and general liability matters.

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