Rachel Saltzman, an experienced environmental attorney who served as a top legal advisor for global automotive manufacturer Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) and as an enforcement attorney for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP’s nationally recognized environmental practice as a partner in Washington, D.C.
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed Monica A. Diddell as a new shareholder in the firm’s Private Equity Practice and in the Houston office. She is the fourth private equity shareholder Polsinelli has added since May, underscoring the firm’s substantial growth of its nationwide private equity bench. Diddell joins Polsinelli from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
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Penelope Christophorou, a finance lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience, joins Morgan Lewis as a partner in New York. Arriving from Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Penelope will advise on commercial finance transactions, particularly those related to bankruptcy.
International law firm Clifford Chance appointed Jason C. Ewart as a partner in its Global Financial Markets team as the firm expands its US Leveraged Finance group. Ewart joins Clifford Chance from Latham & Watkins LLP.
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Global law firm Baker McKenzie announced today that Colleen Baime has joined the Firm’s North America Litigation and Government Enforcement Practice in Chicago. A highly regarded litigator licensed in both Illinois and California, Colleen joins Baker McKenzie’s deep bench of experienced disputes lawyers handling high-stakes commercial disputes for multinational companies. Baime arrives at the firm from McDermott, Will & Emery.
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Dentons Canada welcomes Paul Ryzuk to the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Construction and Infrastructure and PPP groups in Edmonton. Paul brings over two decades of combined legal and technical expertise, uniquely equipping him to provide clients with highly technical and tailored advice for complex construction and litigation matters.
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Underlining the strategic importance of the firm’s M&A practice in the ME and globally. Dhabaan and Partners and Eversheds Sutherland have welcomed corporate Partner Walid Salib as its Head of M&A, Saudi Arabia. Walid, a seasoned corporate lawyer, joins from global law firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where he was head of its Mergers and Acquisitions practice in Saudi Arabia.
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Faegre Drinker announced today that Alec Harris has joined the firm as a business litigation partner in the Denver office. Harris is the latest addition to the firm’s litigation practice, following the additions of partners Richard Scheff, Carrie Sarhangi Love, Katharine Ladd, Jonathan Boughrum and counsel David Herman. Harris arrives at the firm from Armstrong Teasdale LLP in Denver.
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