Cozen O’Connor’s Global Insurance Department Continues its Expansion, Landing Insurance Litigator Kimberly Petrina

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Cozen O’Connor introduced insurance litigator Kimberly Petrina — former head of North American Casualty Claims at a global specialty insurance company — as the newest member of its fast-growing Global Insurance Department. Petrina, who joins as a member, will work out of the firm’s Chicago office. She is the 16th attorney to join Cozen O’Connor’s Global Insurance Department in 2022, which has grown to over 100 lawyers nationwide. Petrina was previously Head of North American Casualty Claims at AXIS Capital in Chicago.

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Sidley Continues Growing M&A and Private Equity with Miami Partner Juan Delgado and Associate Axel Miranda

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Sidley is pleased to welcome Juan Delgado as a Global M&A and Private Equity partner in Miami. Prior to joining Sidley, Mr. Delgado, a Miami native, was a corporate partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP. Managing Associate Axel Miranda will also be joining from Morrison & Foerster LLP in the Global M&A and Private Equity Practice.

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Real Estate Partner Danna Horton Joins King & Spalding in Chicago

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

 King & Spalding announced today that Danna Horton, a real estate lawyer with extensive experience serving the commercial real estate and financial services industries, has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group. Horton is based in the firm’s Chicago office. Horton joins the firm from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in Chicago.

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Troutman Pepper Adds Talented Health Care Regulatory and Transactional Partner in Chicago to Powerhouse Health Sciences Department

Monday, June 27, 2022

Asher Funk, an attorney who focuses on representing health care providers in transactions, regulatory counseling, compliance matters, government investigations, and enforcement actions, has joined Troutman Pepper’s Health Sciences Transactional Practice Group in Chicago as a partner. Funk comes to the firm from Polsinelli PC, and is the sixth attorney to join the firm’s national Health Sciences Department in recent months. In April, the firm welcomed three partners to the team, data privacy Partner Jonathan Ishee and corporate Partners Geoff Starr and Abe Kwon. Lori Trujillo and Brian Wong also joined the firm as counsel in its Los Angeles and New York offices, respectively, earlier this month.

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Lewis Brisbois Enhances Corporate Securities, M&A Capabilities with New Partner Hire

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Michael Gnesin to its Fort Lauderdale and Chicago offices as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities & Corporate Finance Practices. With more than a decade of experience in the merger and acquisition space, Mr. Gnesin has represented individuals as well as domestic and international corporate clients in hundreds of commercial transactions of all sizes. Fluent in Russian and Spanish, Mr. Gnesin currently concentrates his practice in corporate law, banking and finance, employment law, and commercial real estate law. He has a strong client base in both southern Florida and Chicago, which will now benefit from the knowledge and expertise of Lewis Brisbois’ 54-office, nationwide network. Gnesin joins the firm from Kelleher + Holland, LLC.

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Eversheds Sutherland lands Seven-Strong Partner-Led M&A team

Monday, June 6, 2022

Eversheds Sutherland has welcomed a seven-strong partner-led team to its global corporate/M&A group. The Paris-based team joins from international law firm CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats and comprises lateral Partner hires, Jean-Robert Bousquet and Alexandre Morel; Counsels Célia Mayran and Geoffroy Loncle de Forville; and Associates Anaïs Fritzinger, Jade Huard and Victor Grillo. In addition to the arrival of the Paris-based team, Eversheds Sutherland is also pleased to announce that Craig T. Alcorn has joined its US-based Corporate Practice Group from law firm, Skadden, as a Partner in its Chicago office.

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Eversheds Sutherland’s Chicago Growth Continues With Addition of M&A Partner Craig Alcorn

Thursday, June 2, 2022
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Craig T. Alcorn has joined the firm’s Corporate Practice Group as a partner in the Chicago office. Mr. Alcorn’s arrival comes on the heels of the firm opening a San Francisco Office in March with Corporate Partner Baird D. Fogel, underscoring Eversheds Sutherland’s focus on growth in the corporate and M&A space. Mr. Alcorn joins the firm from Skadden in Chicago.

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