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.
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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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 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 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.
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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 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.
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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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that financial services lawyers Steven Lofchie and Mark Highman have joined the firm as partners in the New York office. Lofchie advises financial institutions and corporate clients on securities, broker-dealer regulation and credit and derivative transactions. Highman focuses on broker-dealer, investment adviser, commodity trading advisor and commodity pool regulation. Lofchie joins the firm from Fried Frank along with Highman.
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Brent Hockaday as a partner in the Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice area. He joins the firm’s Dallas office from Bell Nunnally & Marin LLP.
