Morgan Lewis is bolstering its commercial real estate finance bench with the addition of former Stroock & Stroock & Lavan partner Michael (Mike) McCarthy. Arriving as a partner resident in New York, Mike will continue to advise institutional lenders, borrowers, and investors on a variety of commercial real estate finance and related matters.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Craig Waugh to its Phoenix office as a shareholder in the Litigation Practice. He joins the firm from DLA Piper.
Mayer Brown announced today that Anne Wicks joined the firm as a partner in its Global Energy group in Dubai, where she will focus on project development, corporate and finance transactions in the Middle East involving upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), power (including renewables), water and other infrastructure areas including PPPs. Anne joins from White & Case, where she was the managing partner of its Doha office.
Robert J. Nolan has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its San Francisco office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Nolan was a partner at DLA Piper.
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is pleased to announce that Howard S. Hirsch, a lawyer with over two decades of experience, is joining the firm’s Atlanta office as a partner.
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Joel V. Sestito, Of Counsel Rachel E. Mather, and Associate Olivia S. Ortiz have joined the firm’s nationally recognized Real Estate group in Chicago. Real estate finance pros, Joel, Rachel, and Olivia represent lenders in real estate and commercial loan transactions. The team joins from Akerman.
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King & Spalding announced today that leading antitrust and consumer protection lawyer Sean Royall has joined the firm as a partner in its Trial and Global Disputes practice group. Royall, who will serve as the firm’s Global Practice Head for Antitrust and Consumer Protection, is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and Houston offices and will also spend significant time in the firm’s Brussels office. Royall joins the firm from Sidley Austin, where he served as co-leader of the Antitrust and Consumer Protection practice.
Alston & Bird has added seasoned trial lawyers and commercial litigators Michael C. Hefter, Seth M. Cohen, and Ryan Philp as partners in the Litigation & Trial Practice Group, resident in the New York office. Michael, Seth, and Ryan join Alston & Bird from Hogan Lovells, where they had practiced together since 2017, although the team itself dates back well over a decade.
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Allen & Overy (“A&O”) today announced that Kfir Abutbul has joined the firm as Head of U.S. Energy Private Equity and a partner in its U.S. Corporate Private Equity and M&A practice. Abutbul joins from Paul Hastings, where he was Vice Chair of the Energy & Infrastructure practice and Chair of the Energy Transition team.
National law firm Wilson Elser announced today that lateral partners have recently joined the firm’s Complex Tort & General Casualty, Construction and Transportation practices in the New York office. These new partners will also bolster the firm’s Crisis Management & Emergency Response capabilities. The three-member group of Ellen Greiper, Megan Boyar and Nolan Comfort joined the firm from Lewis Brisbois, where they forged a cohesive team to serve the legal needs of major insurance carriers and national trucking and construction companies.
