Freshfields announced today that Andrew Gladstein has joined the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in New York. Andrew’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation. He has represented investment managers and alternative investment funds in a variety of civil matters and regulatory investigations. Gladstein arrives at Freshfields from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
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Global law firm Reed Smith today announces the hire of Nina Howell as partner in its Energy & Natural Resources Group and London office. Howell joins the firm with over 20 years’ experience advising clients across the energy industry. She has a particular focus on the LNG sector, representing clients across the LNG supply chain globally, from the financing and development of LNG import and export projects to LNG sales, marketing, trading and transportation. Howell also brings with her two decades of experience of upstream joint ventures, unitization, M&A and other energy related corporate transactions, across several continents. She joins the firm from King & Spalding where she was partner prior to joining Reed Smith.
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that David Irvine has joined the firm’s Global Finance Practice Group as a partner in London. He will serve as Co-Chair of Global Finance (Europe). Irvine arrives at the firm from Linklaters.
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Mark Simpson has joined Cooley as a partner in the firm’s London antitrust and competition investigations and disputes practice. Simpson advises on all aspects of UK and European Union competition law, with a focus on high-profile contentious matters – including competition litigation, investigations and regulatory challenges, and alternative dispute resolution, as well as merger law control and cartel damages actions. He has dealt with multiple matters before the English High Court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the European Court of Justice. Simpson arrives from Norton Rose Fulbright, where he was head of antitrust and competition.
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Fatema Orjela as a partner in its Transactions Practice Group in London. Fatema’s practice focuses on private equity transactions and related advisory matters. Orjela joins McDermott from Sidley Austin LLP.
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Cozen O’Connor has announced veteran real estate attorney Jennifer Nellany, who has served as both outside counsel and in-house general counsel for some of the world’s largest public and private real estate brands, has joined its award winning Real Estate Group. A real estate generalist with a focus on hospitality, Nellany joins Cozen O’Connor as a member and will reside in its New York City office. She is the fifth major addition to the firm’s Real Estate Group this year, joining Meenakshi Srinivasan in New York, and Enzo Sallese, Steven I. Pearlstein, and Andrea Wong in Toronto. Prior to joining Cozen O’Connor, Nellany served as general counsel for New York City-based Kushner Companies.
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Ann Kashishian to its Wilmington office as a partner in the firm’s Complex Business & Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy & Insolvency Practices. Ms. Kashishian has represented clients in complex litigation matters for over a decade. Prior to joining Lewis Brisbois, Ms. Kashishian owned and operated her own law firm for more than 6 years, where she consistently secured positive results for alternative entities, corporations, and individuals in litigation matters throughout the Delaware and federal court systems. She also has successfully represented numerous committees and individual creditors in chapter 11 and chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings.
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Akerman is proud to announce Michael T. Carr has joined the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as partner in the New York office. Carr focuses his practice on real estate litigation with an emphasis on landlord/tenant lease litigation. His clients include some of New York City’s largest landlords, developers, and managers. Carr joins the firm from Rosenberg & Estis, P.C.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Project Development and Finance Practice with the addition of Nadav Klugman as a partner in Chicago. Klugman arrives at the firm from Mayer Brown LLP.
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Chiara Anceschi as a partner in the Finance practice area. She joins the firm’s Milan office from DLA Piper.
