Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Jae Woo Park as a shareholder in its Northern Virginia and New York offices, continuing the national expansion of the firm’s Private Equity and Corporate Practices. Park joins from Proskauer Rose LLP.
Prominent Finance Lawyer Andrew Vouziers Joins Mayer Brown’s Banking & Finance Practice
Mayer Brown announced today that it added market-leading leveraged and syndicated finance lawyer Andrew Vouziers to its Banking & Finance practice as a partner in Chicago, where he will co-lead the firm’s Americas Lending group. Mr. Vouziers is the latest in a series of high-profile partners to join this practice in recent years. He joins from Sidley Austin LLP.
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Mintz Bolsters Executive Compensation and ERISA Practice with Addition of Benjamin Ferrucci
Mintz is pleased to announce that Benjamin Ferrucci has joined the firm as a Member in the Employment, Labor & Benefits Practice. He has extensive experience counseling public and private companies in financial services, health care, life sciences, technology, and a variety of other industries as well as boards, management teams, and funds, in executive compensation and ERISA-related corporate matters. Prior to joining Mintz, Mr. Ferrucci was a partner at Locke Lord LLP, where he focused his practice on executive compensation and employee benefits matters for 16 years.
Accomplished Litigator Joshua Lerner Joins WilmerHale’s San Francisco Office
WilmerHale is pleased to announce prominent litigator Joshua H. Lerner has joined the firm as partner in San Francisco. Lerner joins WilmerHale from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in San Francisco.
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Experienced Litigator and Trial Lawyer Uri Itkin Joins Akin Gump Investment Funds Litigation Team
Uri Itkin, a nationally recognized litigator and trial attorney who regularly represents hedge funds, private equity firms and other investors in investment-related disputes, has joined Akin Gump as a partner in the firm’s investment funds litigation practice. Mr. Itkin was previously a partner at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP.
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | New YorkGreenberg Traurig Continues to Expand Global Energy Capabilities with D.C. and Boston Energy Project Finance Team
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to expand its growing Energy & Natural Resources Practice with the addition of Shareholders: Audrey Louison, former co-chair of Mintz’s Projects & Infrastructure Practice, who will be based in Greenberg Traurig’s Washington, D.C. office, and Eric Macaux, also a former partner at Mintz, who will be based in the Boston office. Both Louison and Macaux advise clients at the cutting-edge of energy transition projects.
Lewis Brisbois Strengthens National Sports Law Practice With New Partner Hire
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome accomplished sports attorney John Long as a partner in the firm’s Houston office. Mr. Long joins the firm along with Phoenix Partner Gregg E. Clifton from Jackson Lewis, to form a powerhouse team of sports law practitioners at Lewis Brisbois.
Tags: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | HoustonMayer Brown Expands International Arbitration Practice in Singapore With Arrival of Kay-Jannes Wegner
Mayer Brown announced today that leading international arbitration partner, Kay-Jannes Wegner, has joined its Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in Singapore, along with senior associate, Edern Coënt. Both join from Kim & Chang in South Korea, where Mr. Wegner was a senior member of that firm’s international & cross-border litigation practice and head of its European arbitration desk. Prior to joining Kim & Chang, as an English and German qualified lawyer, Mr. Wegner practiced international arbitration at leading international law firms in London and Singapore. Mr. Coënt is a New York and French qualified lawyer who has worked in Paris, Hong Kong and Seoul, including at the Secretariat of the ICC Court of Arbitration.
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Norton Rose Fulbright Expands Oil and Gas and LNG Team With Return of Two Energy Lawyers
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that veteran oil and gas lawyer Craig Vogelsang has returned to the firm as a partner and leader of the oil and gas practice and Alex Niebruegge has returned as a senior counsel. Both join the firm’s oil and gas and LNG team in Houston. Vogelsang rejoins the firm from Baker Botts while Niebruegge was formerly with Winston & Strawn.
Daniel Zapf joins White & Case as a partner in Germany
Global law firm White & Case LLP is expanding its Global White Collar Practice with the addition in Frankfurt of Daniel Zapf as a partner. Daniel joins White & Case from DLA Piper, where he worked in Frankfurt and Washington, DC.
