Am Law 200 law firm Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce the expansion of the firm’s Entertainment & Sports practice group with the addition of partner Ahmand Johnson in Miami. Mr. Johnson assists entertainers, athletes, and companies of all sizes in a wide array of transactional matters. He also bring 15 years of litigation experience representing individuals and companies in high stakes commercial litigation. Johnson joins the firm after over ten years with Diaz Reus International Law Firm & Alliance.
Tags: MiamiGreenberg Traurig Amsterdam Continues Strategic Expansion; Adds Finance Lawyer Jack Schrijver
The Amsterdam office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is pursuing its strategic expansion with the arrival of Jack Schrijver as a Local Partner in the Finance & Restructuring Practice. Schrijver joins the firm from Dentons. The office also recently added shareholder Thijs Elseman to its Finance & Restructuring Practice.
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan DiSantis Joins Locke Lord as Partner in Boston Office; Strengthens Firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Capabilities
Ryan DiSantis has joined Locke Lord’s Boston office as a Partner in the Firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group. With significant depth of experience spanning a broad range of industries, DiSantis bolsters Locke Lord’s bench strength in the Northeast and across the Firm. DiSantis joins Locke Lord from Jones Day, where he represented corporations and individuals in criminal and civil enforcement matters conducted by U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Troutman Pepper Adds Two Corporate Partners in Expansion of Leading Health Sciences, Technology, and Emerging Companies Practices
Troutman Pepper has added two partners with decades of experience working with leading emerging growth companies and investors operating in the life sciences, health care, and technology industries. Geoff Starr and Abe Kwon join from Cooley where Starr was a corporate partner and Kwon was a senior associate.
Wilson Sonsini Adds Jason Breen to M&A Practice in Los Angeles
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Jason Breen has joined the firm’s mergers and acquisitions practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office, where he will focus on representing technology and life sciences clients. Breen’s addition reflects both the firm’s ongoing efforts to expand its corporate department and sustained demand from technology and life sciences clients for transactional experience. Most recently, Breen was a partner at Goodwin Procter.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Austin Wyker to Tax Practice in Dallas
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Tax Practice with the addition of Austin Wyker as a shareholder in its Dallas office. Wyker joins the firm from Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Latham Expands Energy & Infrastructure Industry Group with Two Project Finance Partners
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Christopher Peponis (Houston) and Hamad Al-Hoshan (New York) have joined the firm as partners in the Project Development & Finance Practice, and the Energy & Infrastructure Industry Group and as members of the Finance Department. Both join Latham from White & Case LLP.
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Willkie Expands Brussels Office With Addition of Corporate Disputes Attorney Vincent Naveaux
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced the addition of Vincent Naveaux, who has joined as a national partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department. He is based in Willkie’s Brussels office. Vincent is a litigator with particular experience advising corporate and investment funds in corporate dispute resolution and governance matters. Prior to joining Willkie, Vincent was a partner and owner of his own boutique practice. He previously practiced at several international law firms, including White & Case, Allen & Overy and Linklaters. Vincent is dual qualified to practice in Belgium (Avocat) and Luxembourg (Avocat à la Cour).
King & Spalding Recruits International Arbitration Partner Nils Eliasson in Singapore
King & Spalding has hired leading Asia-based International Arbitration lawyer Nils Eliasson as a partner in the firm’s Trial and Global Disputes Practice Group. He will be based in the Singapore office. Eliasson was most recently a partner at Shearman & Sterling in Hong Kong, where he led the firm’s Asia International Arbitration practice.
Bartek Rejch Joins Gordon & Rees as Partner in Los Angeles Office
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Bartek Rejch as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He joins the firm’s Environmental/Toxic Tort and Product & General Liability practice groups. Prior to joining the firm, Rejch was with the LA office of Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP.
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