Jackson Walker Welcomes Emily Leitch to the Corporate & Securities Practice

Jackson Walker is excited to announce that Emily Leitch has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice group. Recognized for her expertise in navigating multibillion-dollar transactions, Emily’s practice focuses on corporate governance, compliance, and capital markets activities. She provides strategic counsel to clients across various industries, including energy, oil and gas, power, and renewables.

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Mintz Adds Top Trial Lawyer Mark W. Lerner to Lead its Employment Litigation Group

Mark W. Lerner has joined Mintz’s New York office as a Member of the firm. Mark will serve as the Chair of the Employment Litigation Practice within the firm’s Employment group. Mark is a preeminent trial lawyer and employment attorney who leads cases and counsels clients on complex employment issues. His practice focuses on executive and private equity compensation disputes; trade secret and restrictive covenant disputes; discrimination and harassment litigation; high-stakes internal investigations; and representing institutions in all types of employment-related litigation. Mark is an award-winning litigator known for his trusted client counsel and leading a team of lawyers to excellence and great results.

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Mintz Adds Top Trial Lawyer Mark W. Lerner to Lead its Employment Litigation Group

Mark W. Lerner has joined Mintz’s New York office as a Member of the firm. Mark will serve as the Chair of the Employment Litigation Practice within the firm’s Employment group. Mark is a preeminent trial lawyer and employment attorney who leads cases and counsels clients on complex employment issues. His practice focuses on executive and private equity compensation disputes; trade secret and restrictive covenant disputes; discrimination and harassment litigation; high-stakes internal investigations; and representing institutions in all types of employment-related litigation. Mark is an award-winning litigator known for his trusted client counsel and leading a team of lawyers to excellence and great results.

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Leveraged Finance Leader Sanjay Thapar Joins Baker Botts

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, announced today that Sanjay Thapar, a highly regarded finance attorney has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate Practice based in New York. Sanjay’s arrival enhances Baker Botts’ deep and growing finance practice, particularly in the areas of liability management transactions, private credit, and acquisition financings.

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Sidley Expands Miami Office and Cross-Border Practice With M&A and Private Equity Partner Enrique Conde

Sidley is pleased to announce that Enrique Conde will join as a corporate partner in the firm’s M&A and Private Equity practice in Miami. He joins from Holland & Knight, where he was a partner in the Corporate, M&A and Securities and Latin America Practice groups. Prior to Holland & Knight, he served as the Deputy General Counsel of the SoftBank Latin America Fund and as a partner in the legal team of SoftBank Group International. Mr. Conde will start at Sidley just months ahead of Sidley’s move to 830 Brickell in Miami’s Brickell Financial District to accommodate the expanding office of nearly 70 legal and business professionals. More >>

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Blank Rome Adds Finance Pros James M. Cretella and Ikhwan A. Rafeek as Partners in New York

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that James “Jim” M. Cretella and Ikhwan A. Rafeek have joined the firm’s leading Finance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy group in New York. Jim and Ikhwan represent institutional and specialty lenders, banks, and commercial finance and factoring companies in a variety of asset-based lending (“ABL”), specialty finance, and corporate transactions. They join Blank Rome from Otterbourg P.C. where Jim served as chair of the firm’s banking and finance department.

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