Matthew Daffurn has joined Locke Lord’s London office as a Partner in the Firm’s premier Energy Practice Group. His breadth of experience and technical skill set in energy and infrastructure, project finance and emerging markets will enhance the Firm’s global offerings for energy clients. Daffurn, who joins Locke Lord from Linklaters, provides capabilities in mergers and acquisitions, projects and finance work across all segments of the energy industry, including upstream exploration and production companies as well as in midstream and downstream project development and renewable power.
Shearman & Sterling Expands in Texas with New Dallas Office
Shearman & Sterling continues to expand its presence in Texas with the addition of six partners to its new Dallas office. The office, its third in the Lone Star State, is anchored by six partners with a broad range of transactional experience across our core industries.
The Dallas team will advise corporate and private equity clients on the full scope of transactional advice ranging from restructuring and insolvency and public and private mergers and acquisitions, to tax and general corporate issues. Joining Shearman & Sterling’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice are Scott Cohen and Robert Cardone from Jones Day with Alain Dermarkar, also from Jones Day, arriving shortly after. The Dallas office will also consist of current Shearman & Sterling restructuring partners Luckey McDowell and Ian Roberts, and tax partner Ryan Bray. They will be supported by senior associate Julia Pashin, who joined from Vinson & Elkins, and we expect a team of associates to follow.
Former SEC Trial Lawyer Haima Marlier Joins Morrison & Foerster as a Partner in New York
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Haima Marlier has joined the firm in its New York office as a partner in its Securities Litigation, Securities Enforcement, and Investigations + White-Collar Defense Groups. Ms. Marlier joins Morrison & Foerster from the Enforcement Division of the New York office of the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). During her nine-year tenure at the SEC, most recently as Senior Trial Counsel, Ms. Marlier served as lead trial counsel on a number of prominent enforcement litigations and investigations. She represented the SEC in enforcement actions brought against financial service providers, issuers, and individuals in U.S. federal and administrative courts. Ms. Marlier also investigated a wide array of matters, including disclosure failures related to financial results and internal controls, offering frauds, data breaches, and insider trading. While at the SEC, she worked closely with U.S. federal prosecutors and the SEC’s specialized units focused on complex financial instruments and market abuse.
Insurance Defense Lawyers Alaine Greenberg and Brian Koch Join Holland & Knight in South Florida
Holland & Knight has added two prominent insurance defense partners to its Miami and Fort Lauderdale offices. Alaine Greenberg has joined the firm in Miami and Brian Koch has joined in Fort Lauderdale. They previously practiced at Greenberg Traurig.
Dentons adds Corporate partner Linda Parkis in Phoenix
Phoenix-Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, today announces that Linda R. Parkis joins as a partner in the Corporate practice. She serves a wide range of clients, including insurance companies, equity investors, real estate developers, charter schools, hospitals and builders with their corporate and real estate needs. She is resident in the Firm’s Phoenix office. Ms. Parkis comes to Dentons from Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP.
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Nigel L. Wilkinson Joins Jackson Lewis in Washington, D.C. Region Office
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Nigel L. Wilkinson has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. Region office as a Principal. Mr. Wilkinson focuses his practice on employment litigation and counseling, particularly in the areas of trade secret and wrongful competition litigation. Mr. Wilkinson previously practiced in the D.C. office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP.
Clyde & Co hires three insurance partners in Melbourne
Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced the hire of three partners from Norton Rose Fulbright.
Mayer Brown Expands Projects Group With Double Partner Hire in London
Mayer Brown today announced that two projects lawyers, Kirsti Massie and Meredith Campanale, have been recruited as partners in the firm’s global Banking & Finance practice in London. Both lawyers will join the firm from White & Case.