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.
Tags: Blank Rome LLP | New YorkClark Hill Adds Gabe Racz and Justine Beckstrom to Environmental Group
Clark Hill announced today that Gabe Racz and Justine Beckstrom have joined the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources group. Racz joins as a Member and Beckstrom joins as Senior Counsel.
Tags: Clark Hill PLC | Boulder | DenverK&L Gates Bolsters Intellectual Property Practice With Orange County Partner Addition
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Fei Shen as a partner in its Intellectual Property practice. Shen joins the firm’s Orange County office from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | Orange CountyClyde & 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.
Tags: Clyde & Co LLP | LondonAkin 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.
Tags: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | LondonCooley Expands Capital Markets Practice With Beijing Hire
Yilin Xu has joined Cooley as a capital markets partner based in the firm’s Beijing office. Xu arrives from Skadden, where he was a partner in the corporate group.
Tags: Cooley LLP | BeijingClark 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.
Squire Patton Boggs Adds Labour and Employment Expertise in Amsterdam
Squire Patton Boggs has hired senior employment lawyer Chelsea Gunning as a director to establish its Labour and Employment Practice in Amsterdam. She joins the firm from A&O Shearman.
Real Estate Partner Rejoins Squire Patton Boggs
Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs has hired Jonathan Brohard into its Real Estate Practice. He is rejoining the firm as a partner, having most recently served as Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel of Lat33 Capital, a specialty real estate finance company.
Baker McKenzie Adds Two Tax Partners in New York, San Francisco
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced today that the Firm’s Tax Practice has added partners Julia Ushakova-Stein in San Francisco and Niki Ford in New York.
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