International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that experienced private funds regulatory lawyer Christopher J. Scully has joined the Firm as a partner in the Private Funds practice, based in the Washington, D.C. office. Chris joins Weil from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner in the Investment Funds Practice Group of the Corporate Department.
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Squire Patton Boggs has announced the appointment of Ruaridh Guy as a partner in its Hong Kong Litigation Practice. Mr. Guy, who arrives with associates Lauras Rambinas and Tina Wong from the Hong Kong office of Ince & Co, is the latest senior lawyer to join the firm’s Commodities and Shipping Industry Group. He follows the recent addition of Michael Wray in Houston, Joel Cockerell in Singapore, and Marco Crusafio in Milan.
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Mayer Brown announced today that seasoned litigator Peter Jordan has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in Houston, further expanding the office’s commercial litigation and trial capabilities. Experienced and licensed in both California and Texas, Peter joins from Huntsman Corporation, a publicly-traded multinational manufacturer and marketer of chemical products, where he served as associate general counsel and head of global litigation.
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Steptoe & Johnson LLP has announced the continued growth of its Commercial Litigation practice with the addition of New York-based partners Alan Klinger and Dina Kolker. Alan joins as the leader of Steptoe’s Labor practice and, along with Dina, will focus on representing public sector clients in complex civil litigation.
Sidley is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Kochian, Gerald Brant, and Brittany Harrison have joined as partners in Sidley’s M&A and Private Equity practice. Erika Cohen has also joined as counsel. They will be based in New York. They have joined from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York, where they worked with financial sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as private and public companies.
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Global law firm Reed Smith announced today that Daniel Connelly has joined the firm as a partner in its Global Corporate Group, based in Philadelphia. Connelly brings to the firm a thriving private equity and public and private mergers & acquisition practice, with a client roster that closely aligns to the firm’s existing clients. He joins Reed Smith from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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Clyde & Co announced today that Marco Dimola has joined the firm as a counsel in the Insurance practice group in Milan. Dimola comes from DLA Piper.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Barrett R. Howell has joined the firm’s Dallas office as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations group. Barrett has been defending companies and individuals in high-stakes white collar criminal fraud investigations, prosecutions, and civil enforcement actions for over two decades. Barrett is a strategic problem solver who helps clients navigate the minefield of federal investigations by proactively identifying approaches to avoid indictments, lawsuits, and enforcement actions. Howell arrives from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in Dallas.
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Emily Brown as a partner in London. Emily joins White & Case from Ropes & Gray, where she was a partner.
Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Stephen (Steve) Howard has joined the firm’s Debt Finance practice as a partner in the Hong Kong office, further expanding its private equity team in Asia. Howard arrives at Goodwin from White & Case LLP.
