Blank Rome Continues to Bolster New Boston Office with Leading Corporate Trio

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Blank Rome is pleased to announce the expansion of the firm’s newly opened Boston office with the addition of partners Stephen “Steve” D. Brook and Robert “Rob” Y. Chow, and senior counsel William “Bill” V. Sopp, who join the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group. The group reunites with the 25-attorney team from Burns & Levinson LLP that opened Blank Rome’s Boston office earlier this month with leading corporate, finance, mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), tax, litigation, and cannabis practices.

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Leading M&A Lawyer Joins Linklaters in London

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Linklaters is pleased to announce that prominent M&A partner Richard Spedding is joining its Corporate team in London. Renowned for its M&A offering, Richard’s arrival further consolidates Linklaters’ market leading position in this space.  Branigan arrives from Travers Smith.

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Perkins Coie Launches London Office with Six-Lawyer Group as Home to New European Tech-Focused Corporate Practice

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Perkins Coie today announced the launch of a new London office with a technology-focused corporate practice. The office in the world’s second-largest financial center will launch with six lawyers, led by Ian Bagshaw, a renowned corporate lawyer who previously built one of London’s leading private equity practices. The team arrives from White & Case.

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Faegre Drinker Continues Growth in Philadelphia With Class Action Litigator Tim Katsiff

Monday, May 13, 2024

Faegre Drinker announced today that Tim Katsiff has joined Faegre Drinker’s business litigation practice group as a partner in the Philadelphia office. Katsiff joins from Ballard Spahr where he led the class action litigation team. He is the fourth partner to join the firm’s business litigation practice in Philadelphia since September 2023.

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Paul, Weiss Adds M&A Partner in New York

Monday, May 13, 2024

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Chelsea N. Darnell has joined the firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice in the Corporate Department, resident in New York. Darnell advises public and private companies and private equity firms on M&A, corporate governance matters and activism defense issues. Darnell arrives from Kirkland & Ellis in New York.

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