Faegre Drinker announced today that Deanna Reitman has joined the firm as a partner in the finance & restructuring practice in Dallas. Reitman joins from DLA Piper in Houston.
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King & Spalding Adds Tax Partner Craig Phillips in New York
King & Spalding announced today that tax lawyer Craig Phillips has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate practice group. Phillips is based in the firm’s New York office. Phillips joins the firm from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where in addition to advising on energy and infrastructure transactions he provided tax advice to corporate clients and private funds across industries.
Project Finance Partner Joins Baker Botts’ New York Office
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, announced today that Veronica Relea has joined the Energy, Projects & Transactions Section of the Global Projects Department as a partner in the New York office. Relea joins from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
White-Collar Litigator Andrew Bernstein Joins Fox Rothschild in New York
Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome Andrew M. J. Bernstein to our New York office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Prior to joining Fox, Bernstein was a partner at Armstrong Teasdale.
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Lavanya Raghavan Joins White & Case as a Partner in London
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Lavanya Raghavan as a partner in London. Lavanya joins White & Case from Ropes & Gray, where she was counsel.
Winston & Strawn Adds Prominent Commercial Litigator Laurens Wilkes in Houston
Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that J. Laurens Wilkes has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Litigation Department and member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice. Laurens will serve as the chair of Infrastructure & Projects – Global Disputes. Wilkes arrives at the firm from Jonest Day LLP.
Sidley Adds Partner Peter Burke to its Global Finance Practice
Sidley is pleased to announce that Peter S. Burke has joined as a partner in the firm’s Global Finance practice in Century City. Mr. Burke joins Sidley from Paul Hastings where he was a Global Finance partner and served as vice chair of the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Tags: Sidley Austin LLP | Los AngelesFormer PCAOB Trial Counsel Mike Plotnick Joins King & Spalding to Enhance SEC and Professional Services Liability Defense Practice
King & Spalding announced today that Mike Plotnick has joined the firm’s Special Matters and Government Investigations practice group as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Plotnick most recently served as Chief Trial Counsel in the Division of Enforcement and Investigations at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the primary regulator of public company audit firms along with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). His experience enhances the firm’s award-winning SEC and Professional Services Liability Defense practice.
King & Spalding Recruits High-Yield Capital Markets Partner Peter Schwartz in London
King & Spalding has added high-yield capital markets lawyer Peter Schwartz as a partner in the firm’s London office. Schwartz joins King & Spalding from Paul Hastings, where he was a partner and Global Head of High Yield Capital Markets.
Baker McKenzie Adds Seasoned International Tax Lawyer Rob Clary in Chicago
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie announced today that veteran tax lawyer Rob Clary has joined the Firm as a Partner in Chicago, augmenting the Firm’s Chambers Global Band 1 ranked Tax Practice. Clary arrives at the firm from McDermott, Will & Emery in Chicago.
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