Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its Private Equity (PE) capabilities with the addition of two leading attorneys in the fund formation space. Shareholder Philip Cooke joins the firm’s Tax Practice in the New York office and Shareholder Noah M. Mullin joins the Private Funds Practice in the Portland office. Both previously worked as partners at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP.
Baker McKenzie has announced that Colleen Lee has joined the Firm’s Palo Alto office. Colleen’s arrival continues the robust growth of Baker McKenzie’s global transactional team, which has seen the addition of more than 20 partners in key business markets since the start of 2024. She joins from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
Tags: Baker McKenzie | Palo AltoBlank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Fraser Collin has joined the firm’s Boston office as a partner in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group. Fraser will focus his practice on advising clients on mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), and private equity and venture capital financings, as well as serving as outside general counsel. He joins Blank Rome from Dragonfly Group, Inc. where he served as General Counsel and Head of M&A.
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King & Spalding announced today that Daniel Daneshrad has joined the firm as a partner in its Real Estate and Funds practice group. He is based in the firm’s New York office. Daneshrad joins the firm from Schulte Roth & Zabel in New York.
National law firm Husch Blackwell furthered its growth in Minneapolis with the addition of corporate partner Jeffrey O’Brien, who joins as a member of the firm’s Food Systems industry group. O’Brien comes to the firm from Chestnut & Cambronne PA.
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes John Burge as a partner in its Transactions Practice Group in London. John focuses on leveraged finance, special situations, acquisitions and other event-driven finance and restructurings. Burge joins the firm from Morrison & Foerster LLP in London.
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Squire Patton Boggs has added partner Nicoleta Timofti to its International Dispute Resolution practice. She joins from Curtis Mallet-Prevost in the firm’s recently established office in Geneva, Switzerland and will also spend significant time practicing from its Astana, Kazakhstan office.
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Faegre Drinker announced today that Ali Olszeski has joined Faegre Drinker’s litigation group as a partner. Based in the Midwest, Olszeski joins from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP where she was a partner.
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Global law firm K&L Gates continues its expansion in Australia, welcoming partner Paul Lalich and his team to the firm’s Real Estate practice in Sydney. Prior to joining the firm, Lalich was a partner at Allens, and more recently HWL Ebsworth.
Winston & Strawn LLP announced today the addition of Kevin Brophy and Ming Lei as partners in the firm’s Houston Office and as members of the Transactions Department. The pair arrive at the firm from McDermott, Will & Emery.
