International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Peter J. Mee has joined the Firm as a partner in its Employment Practice Group, based in the Boston office. Peter will be focusing on transactional labor and employment matters, working closely with Weil’s Employment, Private Equity and M&A practices. Peter joins Weil from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in the Employment & Labor practice focused on Private Equity clients and their portfolio companies.
Tags: Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP | BostonEnergy Litigator Brent Owen Joins Haynes Boone in Denver
Haynes and Boone, LLP is delighted to welcome Energy Litigation Partner Brent Owen to the firm’s Denver office. Brent joins from Squire Patton Boggs, where he spent the last eight years practicing primarily in oil, midstream and pipeline disputes. Brent began his career as a law clerk for Justice Nancy Rice of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Duane Morris Welcomes Corporate Partner Steven B. Davis in Philadelphia
Steven B. Davis has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Philadelphia office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Davis was a partner at Stradley Ronon Steven & Young LLP.
Tags: Duane Morris LLP | PhiladelphiaK&L Gates Expands Real Estate Practice with Newark Partner Addition
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Jennifer Mazawey as a partner in the Real Estate practice area. Mazawey joins K&L Gates’ Newark office from Genova Burns LLC.
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | NewarkReed Smith Appoints Market-Leading Asia Investment Funds Partner in Singapore to Lead Regional Practice Growth
Global law firm Reed Smith today announces the hire of Han Ming Ho as partner in its Global Corporate Group and Singapore office. He joins from Sidley Austin where he was co-leader of its Asia investment funds practice covering the Asia-Pacific region (including Japan) based in Singapore.
Tags: Reed Smith LLP | SingaporeCooley Continues Expansion of White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice With Addition of Key Former SDNY Prosecutor
Rebekah Donaleski has joined Cooley’s New York office as a partner in the white collar defense & investigations practice. Donaleski arrives after nearly a decade at the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), where she was chief of the office’s public corruption unit and led many of the office’s most significant investigations and prosecutions – including those of US Sen. Robert Menendez, Ghislaine Maxwell, Michael Avenatti and Lev Parnas. Donaleski will focus her practice on sensitive internal and government-facing investigations, complex litigation, crisis management, and trials, working closely with Cooley’s deep bench of former federal prosecutors and commercial litigators to advise and defend Cooley’s innovative and disruptive clients.
Tags: Cooley LLP | New YorkClark Hill Adds Aaron Turner to Financial Services Practice
Clark Hill announced today that Aaron Turner has joined the firm as a Member of its Banking and Financial Services practice group. Turner arrives from Vedder Price in Dallas.
Tags: Clark Hill PLC | DallasLeading International Investigations and National Security Team Joins Squire Patton Boggs Continuing Washington DC Growth
Squire Patton Boggs has added a three partner team in Washington DC focused on international investigations, national security issues and counseling clients on transactions that require US Government approval, with the addition of Tom Firestone, Shannon Reaves, and Chris Griner. They, along with a team of supporting attorneys and staff, join from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, where Mr. Firestone co-chaired the Government Investigations & White-Collar Practice and Mr. Griner chaired the National Security/CFIUS/Compliance Practice.
Vinson & Elkins Enhances London Corporate Practice with Addition of Energy and Infrastructure Partner Kilian de Cintré
Vinson & Elkins announced today that it has expanded its corporate and finance practice in London with the addition of Kilian de Cintré, who joins the firm from Milbank.
McDermott Significantly Expands European Antitrust Offering, Adding Seasoned Partner in Brussels
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery bolsters its Antitrust Practice Group in Brussels with the addition of Axel Schulz as partner. Axel is a distinguished antitrust lawyer with experience handling high-profile competition cases before the European Commission and the European Court of Justice, with emphasis on merger control, cartel defense and antitrust disputes. His arrival further boosts the Firm’s European competition capabilities: Axel will work alongside teams lead by Hendrik Viaene, Stéphane Dionnet and Jacques Buhart in Brussels; Christian Krohs, Carina Kant and Dr. Laura Stammwitz in Germany; Frédéric Pradelles in Paris; and the Firm’s US antitrust team. Schulz arrives from White & Case.
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