Mayer Brown announced today that it is expanding its German litigation capabilities with the arrival of partner Jan Henning Buschfeld as of November 1st in its Düsseldorf office. He joins from Freshfields.
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McDermott Continues Its Accelerated Growth in London With Senior Tax Hire
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Candice Nichol as a partner in its market-leading tax practice. Candice is the ninth London-based partner to join this year, and her arrival further strengthens the Firm’s standing in the London market. Nichol arrives at the firm from KPMG UK.
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Noted White Collar Prosecutor Stephen Frank Joins Quinn Emanuel
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, the global litigation powerhouse, today announced that Stephen E. Frank has joined the firm as a partner, resident in the firm’s Boston and New York City offices. A veteran financial crimes prosecutor who served in the Department of Justice for nearly 17 years, Frank joins the firm from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, where he spearheaded the growth of one of the premier white collar units in the country.
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King & Spalding Adds Financial Services Regulatory and Compliance Partner Costa Burkov in London
King & Spalding announced today that financial services regulatory and compliance lawyer Konstantin “Costa” Burkov has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate practice group in London. Burkov joins the firm from Paul Hastings.
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Greenberg Traurig Continues Bold Growth Strategy in Denver with Natural Resources Group
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added a group of Environmental and Energy & Natural Resources practice shareholders based in the firm’s Denver office. Andrew Spielman, Courtney M. Shephard, and Eric Waeckerlin join the firm from Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP.
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Simpson Thacher Bolsters Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced today that Gillian Emmett Moldowan has joined the Firm’s New York office as a Partner in the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice. Moldowan arrives at Simpson Thacher from A&O Shearman.
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Conrad Steele Joins Jones Day as Partner in Real Estate Practice
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Conrad Steele has joined the Firm as a partner in the Real Estate Practice. Mr. Steele, who previously worked as an associate at Jones Day from 2015-2019, is based in the Dallas Office. Mr. Steele most was most recently with Winstead PC before returning to Jones Day.
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Morgan Lewis Boosts West Coast IP Team With Trial and PTAB Litigator Sarah Guske
Morgan Lewis is pleased to welcome Sarah Guske as a partner resident in San Francisco, adding to the firm’s bench of intellectual property (IP) litigators with deep technical knowledge. Sarah arrives from Baker Botts, where she most recently chaired the California IP department and previously served as co-chair of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Trials Group.
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Sidley Strengthens Los Angeles Commercial Litigation Team With Partner Nima Mohebbi
Sidley is pleased to announce that Nima Mohebbi has joined the firm as a partner in the Commercial Litigation and Disputes practice in Greater Los Angeles. Prior to joining Sidley, he was a partner at Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.
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Skadden Adds Friven Yeoh as Head of International Litigation and Arbitration Group in Asia
Skadden is pleased to welcome Friven Yeoh to the firm as a partner and leader of the firm’s International Litigation and Arbitration Group in Asia. Mr. Yeoh most recently spent eight years as co-leader of the Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy group at another global law firm, where he oversaw the practice from Hong Kong and Singapore. He will split his time between Skadden’s Hong Kong and Singapore offices. Yeoh arrives at the firm from Sidley Austin.
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