Accomplished Team of Financial Regulation and Enforcement Partners Join Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie has added four new partners to its North America Litigation & Government Enforcement practice: Amy J. Greer, based in New York and Washington, DC; Jennifer L. Klass, based in New York; Peter K.M. Chan, based in Chicago; and A. Valerie Mirko, based in Washington, DC. Amy, Jen and Peter join the Firm from Morgan Lewis, and Valerie was previously general counsel at the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). Amy and Jen will co-chair the Firm’s Financial Regulation & Enforcement Group. More >>

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Weil to Add Tax Partner Jenny Doak in London

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced that Jenny Doak will join the Firm as a Tax partner in the London office. Jenny is currently a Tax partner at Vinson & Elkins. She has a versatile practice covering restructurings (including formal insolvency arrangements and solvent restructurings); public and private M&A, joint ventures, financings, debt and equity capital markets; and loan acquisitions. More >>

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Dinsmore Continues Fall Expansion in Columbus with Addition of Health Care Partner Tim Cahill

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s quick expansion in Columbus is continuing with the addition of Tim Cahill, who has joined the firm as partner of counsel in the health care group. He comes to Dinsmore from Adena Health System, where he served as general counsel and board liaison for nearly five years and interim chief compliance officer for a year. More >>

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Dentons is Pleased to Welcome Corporate Partner Robin Longe

Dentons is pleased to announce that Robin Longe has joined the Firm as a partner in our Corporate group. Based in Vancouver, Robin is a natural resources lawyer with extensive experience in all aspects of corporate transactions, focusing specifically on the mining and forestry industries. Robin joins Dentons from Norton Rose Fulbright. More >>

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Hunton Andrews Kurth Expands National Public Finance Practice with Addition of Darren C. McHugh

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its national public finance practice with the addition of Darren C. McHugh. A veteran tax and public finance lawyer, McHugh has joined the firm as a partner in its Austin office. McHugh comes to the firm from the Denver office of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C. More >>

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King & Spalding Continues the Growth of its Corporate Practice with the Addition of a New Team of Partners

King & Spalding today announced that Lawrence Yanowitch, Thomas Knox, Charles Katz, and Jeremy Schropp have joined the firm as partners in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group. The team focuses on mergers & acquisitions, emerging companies and venture capital and technology and outsourcing transactions, for a wide range of technology and aerospace, defense government services (ADG) companies and investors. The new team will continue to be based in Northern Virginia and will work closely with colleagues in the Washington, D.C. metro area, New York, California and Atlanta. The partners are joining King & Spalding from Morrison & Foerster. More >>

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