Wade Kennedy, a highly regarded lawyer who focuses on asset-based lending and syndicated financings, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. He will be co-chair of the firm’s Asset-Based Lending Team along with Christopher Dillon in Atlanta. Mr. Kennedy was previously the head of the asset-based lending group at McGuireWoods LLP.
Allen & Overy (“A&O”) today announced that Zeeshan (“Zee”) Ahmedani has joined the firm as a partner in A&O’s Global Funds practice and based in Los Angeles. Zee joins from Goodwin Procter LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s Private Investment Funds practice.
Dechert LLP is pleased to announce today that John Schuch will join the firm’s employee benefits and executive compensation group as a partner based in New York. He joins Dechert from Bank of America, where as Associate General Counsel and Director of the Legal Department, he served for over a decade as the lead lawyer providing ERISA and related advice across the bank’s Global Banking and Market division.
Lowenstein Sandler has announced that Bryan I. Reyhani has joined the firm as partner in its Investment Management and Lowenstein Crypto groups. He will be based in the firm’s New York City office, and will apply his diverse background as lawyer, entrepreneur, board member and advisor, and management strategist to advising financial services, technology, and other clients on complex regulatory matters.
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Veteran trial lawyer Ethel J. Johnson joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in its growing Houston office, where she will be a key contributor to the Litigation Practice, particularly in employment and product liability litigation, with an emphasis on the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Johnson joins the firm from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Garrett P. Buttrey has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office in the Labor & Employment practice group, which was recently highly ranked in Benchmark Litigation 2023. Garrett joins Blank Rome from Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP.
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Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Daniel Feldman to its Newark and New York offices as a partner in the firm’s Business Aviation and Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Practices. Joining Lewis Brisbois from EY, Mr. Feldman focuses his practice on business aviation structuring and tax planning for large international corporations, private equity funds, high net-worth individuals, and family offices.
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Partner Charles-Albert Helleputte has joined Squire Patton Boggs with his team and will serve as the firm’s EU head of its Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and Digital Assets Practice Group. Based in Brussels and Paris, Mr. Helleputte joins from Steptoe & Johnson LLP where he was head of the EU cybersecurity, data, and privacy practice.
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Cecilia Sanabria has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and member of the Litigation & Trial Department. Sanabria brings significant experience with complex patent litigation matters involving mechanical, pharmaceutical, industrial, and electrical technologies, both in federal court and before the International Trade Commission (ITC). Sanabria joins Latham from Finnegan in Washington, D.C.
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