International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that former U.S. Department of Justice litigator and trial attorney Meagan Bellshaw has joined the Firm as a partner in the Antitrust practice, based in the Washington, D.C. office.
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Squire Patton Boggs has hired two new partners in Manchester. Private equity and corporate lawyer Victoria Jew joins the firm from Pinsent Masons, whilst construction and engineering lawyer Charlotte Higham arrives from Addleshaw Goddard.
King & Spalding announced today that leading global investigations and technology lawyer Nema Milaninia has joined the firm as a partner in its Special Matters and Government Investigations practice group. Milaninia is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Milaninia arrives at the firm from the U.S. Dept of State, where they acted as Special Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice
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Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the addition of Alexander S. Choinski as a partner in the firm’s Houston office, bolstering its Global Energy team. With extensive experience in complex cross-border traditional and renewable energy international project finance, project development and related transactions, Mr. Choinski further enhances the firm’s capabilities in Houston and strengthens its presence in the Texas market. Prior to joining Eversheds, Choinski served as Counsel at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in Houston.
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Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Stephen “Steve” C. Koval has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group. A well-known dealmaker, Steve focuses his practice on structuring and negotiating complex business and private equity (“PE”) transactions, including public and private mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carveouts, and recapitalizations. He joins Blank Rome from Arnold & Porter where he served as partner and co-head of the firm’s global private equity practice.
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Clark Hill announced today that Gabe Racz and Justine Beckstrom have joined the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources group. Racz joins as a Member and Beckstrom joins as Senior Counsel.
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Fei Shen as a partner in its Intellectual Property practice. Shen joins the firm’s Orange County office from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.
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Clyde & Co today announces the appointment of Sebastian Lea as partner in its Energy, Marine and Natural Resources (EMNR) practice in London. His arrival reinforces the firm’s support for clients around marine assets, energy and offshore projects and further strengthens its broader transactional capabilities. Sebastian, who joins from Wikborg Rein, specialises in international upstream, midstream and downstream projects in the oil and gas sector, with a particular emphasis on LNG assets, regularly acting for owners, operators and sponsors in the sector.
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Akin announced today that partner Mark Clarke has joined the firm’s London office, in a return to private practice. Clarke joins from global energy firm, Proman AG, where he was an Executive Director and Group General Counsel. Previously, he served as Head of Commercial Disputes and Co-Head of the Global Energy Practice at White & Case.
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Yilin Xu has joined Cooley as a capital markets partner based in the firm’s Beijing office. Xu arrives from Skadden, where he was a partner in the corporate group.
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