Barnes & Thornburg Continues to Deepen Bench in New York With Addition of Experienced Bankruptcy Partner, Gregory G. Plotko

Barnes & Thornburg has added Gregory G. Plotko as a partner in the firm’s New York office in the Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring department. Greg advises a wide range of clients in high-profile Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, and other distressed situations.  Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Greg was a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP.

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Securities Litigator Mark R.S. Foster Joins Skadden as a Partner in Palo Alto

Skadden is pleased to announce that Mark R.S. Foster has rejoined the firm, as a partner in the Litigation Group in our Palo Alto office. Mr. Foster was previously a co-chair of the securities litigation, enforcement and white collar defense group and co-head of the San Francisco litigation department at another global law firm. His practice focuses on representing public companies — and their officers and directors — in securities fraud class actions, shareholder derivative lawsuits, shareholder demands and related investigations. Mr. Foster began his legal career at Skadden, working primarily on securities litigation matters. Foster arrives at the firm from Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco

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Former Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chief Counsel Joins K&L Gates as Washington, D.C., Partner

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Matt Leggett, former minority chief counsel with the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. He joins the firm’s Public Policy and Law practice, which also recently added former U.S. Congressman Mike Doyle in Pittsburgh and former chief majority counsel and deputy staff director for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee Mike Evans in Washington, D.C.

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Eversheds Sutherland Continues to Strengthen Premier Tax Practice Group with Prominent Federal Tax Controversy Trio

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the continued expansion of the firm’s premier Tax Practice Group with the arrival of David Blair, David Fischer and Dwight Mersereau as partners. Seated in Washington, the nationally recognized trio brings sophisticated federal tax controversy and tax planning experience, with extensive combined federal tax litigation and trial experience. They regularly represent both US and international clients before courts and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and across a broad range of industries, including energy, financial services and insurance. The trio arrive at the firm from Crowell & Moring LLP.

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Paul Hastings Grows Leading Restructuring Practice in London

Further strengthening its market-leading financial restructuring practice, Paul Hastings LLP has added highly regarded lawyer Helena Potts as a partner in London. Potts joins from Shearman & Sterling and is the London office’s third new partner in 2023, after leading infrastructure and energy lawyers Jessamy Gallagher and Stuart Rowson.

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Greenberg Traurig Continues to Strengthen Energy Project Finance Capabilities with Addition of Noah Pollak in D.C.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Noah Pollak as a new key member of the firm’s growing Energy Project Finance & Development Practice. Pollak will be located in the Washington, D.C. office and joins the firm’s substantial Energy & Natural Resources Practice. Pollak joins from Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP.

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