Blank Rome Welcomes Leading Corporate Partner Stephen C. Koval in New York

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Stephen “Steve” C. Koval has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group. A well-known dealmaker, Steve focuses his practice on structuring and negotiating complex business and private equity (“PE”) transactions, including public and private mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carveouts, and recapitalizations. He joins Blank Rome from Arnold & Porter where he served as partner and co-head of the firm’s global private equity practice.

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Clyde & Co Enhances Marine and Energy Offering With Hire of Sebastian Lea

Clyde & Co today announces the appointment of Sebastian Lea as partner in its Energy, Marine and Natural Resources (EMNR) practice in London. His arrival reinforces the firm’s support for clients around marine assets, energy and offshore projects and further strengthens its broader transactional capabilities. Sebastian, who joins from Wikborg Rein, specialises in international upstream, midstream and downstream projects in the oil and gas sector, with a particular emphasis on LNG assets, regularly acting for owners, operators and sponsors in the sector.

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Akin Strengthens Disputes Practice with Hire of Leading Energy and Arbitration Lawyer Mark Clarke

Akin announced today that partner Mark Clarke has joined the firm’s London office, in a return to private practice. Clarke joins from global energy firm, Proman AG, where he was an Executive Director and Group General Counsel. Previously, he served as Head of Commercial Disputes and Co-Head of the Global Energy Practice at White & Case.

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Clark Hill Adds Three Corporate Attorneys in Atlanta

Clark Hill announced today that it has added a trio of Corporate attorneys to its Atlanta office.Michael Rosenthal, Sonny Cohen, and Binford Minter join as Members and will add to the firm’s Franchise group. The trio arrives at the firm from Taylor English Duma LLP in Atlanta.

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