Davis Polk today announced that leading structured finance lawyer Ryan McNaughton has joined the firm as a partner in its Finance practice in New York. The arrival supplements Davis Polk’s specialty finance practice by establishing a broad-based securitization practice. McNaughton joins Davis Polk from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.
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Winston & Strawn announced today the addition of Andrew Jacobs to the firm’s New York office. He joins the firm’s Transactions Department as a partner in the Finance Practice. Jacobs arrives from Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP.
Dechert LLP announced today the addition of Brian Whaley as a partner in its global finance group, further enhancing the firm’s offerings in private credit finance, securitization and structured and derivative products. Mr. Whaley will be based in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Whaley joins Dechert from Paul Hastings LLP where he advised underwriters, issuers and investment managers on financings of private credit vehicles, collateralized loan obligation (CLO) transactions, as well as other various asset-backed securities transactions.
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP today announced that Niels Jensen has joined the Firm’s New York office as a Partner in the Capital Markets Practice, where he will focus on securitizations. Jensen joins from Vinson & Elkins LLP.
Tags: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | New YorkWinston & Strawn LLP announced today that Damien Diggs, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, has joined the firm’s Litigation Department as a partner in its Dallas office and a member of its Government Investigations, Enforcement, and Compliance Practice. With 18 years of experience in the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and Texas, Damien brings a wealth of experience and an impressive record in all stages of criminal, civil, and appellate matters.
Continuing the expansion of its global transportation and aviation practices, Morgan Lewis welcomes Jennifer Trock as a partner in Washington, DC. Arriving from Baker McKenzie, where she served as chair of its global aviation group and led its advanced air mobility team, Jennifer will continue to advise commercial aviation and transportation clients on complex regulatory, commercial, transactional, investigation, and compliance matters.
A group of Litigation practitioners joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s growing Denver office. Stacy A. Carpenter and Michael P. Dulin join as shareholders; Gina L. Tincher joins as of counsel; and Nicholas Banelli joins as associate. The four attorneys were previously at law firm Polsinelli.
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Gabriel (“Gaby”) Jackson, Peter Renstrom, Stephen Jenkins, and Todd Thacker to its San Francisco office as partners in the firm’s Products Liability Practice. These attorneys, who join Lewis Brisbois from Goldberg Segalla, have several decades of legal experience among them. They successfully manage complex, high-exposure matters on behalf of clients, including at the highest appellate levels.
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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright strengthened its world-renowned litigation practice with the arrival of four energy-focused lawyers in Houston: partner Graig Alvarez, senior counsel Lance Bremer and Kara Stauffer as well as counsel Dwain Capodice.
