Vinson & Elkins announced today that it has expanded its corporate and finance practices in London with the addition of leading practitioner Chris Taufatofua, who joins the firm from Milbank.
Dinsmore Welcomes Accomplished Litigator and Trial Lawyer to its Louisville Office
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s leading litigation practice continues to attract sought after talent with the addition of experienced litigator and trial lawyer David T. Klapheke as a partner in its Louisville office. With a storied career spanning several decades, David’s credentials include numerous successful verdicts, outcomes and appeals across a wide variety of cases. Klapheke joins Dinsmore from the Louisville office of Boehl Stopher & Graves, LLP.
Clifford Chance Continues US Energy & Infrastructure Growth With Hire of Partner Cephas Sekhar and Counsel Kyle Kreshover in Houston
Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired corporate M&A partner Cephas Sekhar in its Houston office. Sekhar’s appointment sees the Houston team grow to 11 partners following its opening in June, which marked the expansion of the firm’s global Energy & Infrastructure team in the US. Sekhar arrives at the firm from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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Linklaters expands its Antitrust & Foreign Investment practice with the appointment of Bruce Kilpatrick
Linklaters expands its Antitrust & Foreign Investment practice with the appointment of Bruce Kilpatrick in London. The practice is known for its market-leading reputation globally across all aspects of merger-control, competition, foreign investment, competition litigation and cartel work, with this appointment further bolstering its position. Bruce returns to the firm from Addleshaw Goddard where he has led the Competition and Regulatory team for over a decade.
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Polsinelli Grows Executive Compensation Capabilities with New Shareholder George Tsai
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed George Tsai as a shareholder in the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, where he will work closely with the firm’s Corporate and Private Equity M&A Practices. Joining Polsinelli’s Denver office, Tsai is an experienced adviser in the highly complex and technical practice area of employee benefits and executive compensation. Tsai joins the firm from Shearman & Howard LLC in Denver.
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Shipping and Offshore Finance Attorney Daniel Rodgers Joins Baker Donelson
Cindy Riswantyo Joins White & Case as a Partner in Jakarta
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Debt Finance Practice with the addition of Cindy Riswantyo as a partner in Jakarta. Fluent in both English and Indonesian, she brings more than 15 years of experience and joins White & Case from Ginting & Reksodiputro, Allen & Overy’s associated firm in Indonesia, where she was counsel.
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Norton Rose Fulbright Grows With Employment and Labor Partner in Los Angeles
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today that employment and labor lawyer Debbie Birndorf has joined its Los Angeles office as a partner. Birndorf is the third partner to join the firm’s Los Angeles office in the last month, following intellectual property lawyer Alesha Dominique and litigator Helen Kim. With more than 30 years of experience, Birndorf was previously the founding and managing partner at Birndorf Law Offices, an employment counselling and litigation boutique representing California employers and executives.
Dentons Welcomes White-Collar Crime Partner Arnaldo Bernardi in Milan
Global law firm Dentons announces the recruitment of Arnaldo Bernardi as a partner in the White-Collar Crime team within the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. Arnaldo Bernardi joins Dentons’ Milan office after having practiced for 13 years for international law firms in Milan, New York and Paris. Bernardi was most recently with Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP in Paris.
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Thomas Maira Joins Akerman as New York Real Estate Private Equity Chair
Akerman is excited to announce that Thomas Maira has joined the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group as a partner in New York City, where he will serve as Chair, Real Estate Private Equity (New York). Maira most recently served as a partner with DLA Piper in New York.
