Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that veteran Beijing-based lawyers James M. Zimmerman and Scott J. Palmer have joined the firm’s Beijing office as partners. Jim will join the firm’s Business practice, and Scott will join the Intellectual Property (IP) practice. More >>
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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added 4,000 square feet of space to its Chicago office to accommodate an attorney roster that has grown 44 percent in the last year. The additional space coincides with the arrival of four new attorneys including real estate partner Lenny Asaro, formerly a managing member at one of the oldest minority owned and operated law firms in the United States. More >>
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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that buyout star Anu Balasubramanian will be joining from DLA Piper to lead their private equity offering in London. More >>
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Ken W. Muller has joined the Firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in the Investment Funds Group. He joins Kirkland from Morrison & Foerster LLP, where he served as co-chair of the private equity fund group. More >>
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that George Stamas, Mark Director, Andrew Herman, and Alexander Fine have joined the firm as partners. Stamas will work in the firm’s New York and Washington, D.C. offices, while Director, Herman and Fine will be based in the Washington, D.C. office and also will work regularly in the New York office. They all join from Kirkland & Ellis, continuing their corporate, mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices. More >>
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Orrick announced today that seasoned M&A practitioner Jinsong (“Jeff”) Zhang has joined the firm as a partner in our M&A and private equity practice. Jeff joins from King & Wood Mallesons, where he was a partner resident in New York. He previously served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of CITIC Securities USA, a broker-dealer firm registered with the SEC/FINRA, and the U.S. arm of China’s largest full-service investment bank. Jeff will split his time between our Beijing and New York offices. More >>
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Mexico City, 15 May 2018 – Mayer Brown announced today that Raúl Fernández-Briseño, a leading transactional lawyer with deep experience in infrastructure, M&A, finance and restructuring transactions, has joined the firm as a partner in Mexico City, together with two associates. Mr. Fernández and his team join from the Mexico City office of White & Case. More >>
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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani welcomes Robyn Leonard as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. Leonard joins the firm’s Maritime law practice group. Leonard was previously with Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, LLP. More >>
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The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce Jorge A. Labastida has joined the Firm’s Mexico City office as a Partner in the Finance Practice Group. Immediately prior to joining Thompson & Knight, Mr. Labastida served as a Partner in the Finance Practice Group at Haynes and Boone, SC in Mexico City. More >>
Tags: Thompson & Knight LLP | Mexico CitySheppard Mullin is pleased to announce that partners John H. Booher and Eric A. Newsom have joined the firm’s Palo Alto and San Francisco offices, respectively. Booher joins from Hogan Lovells LLP and Newsom from Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP, where he was co-chair of the Corporate and Finance Practice Group and a member of the Healthcare Division. Since January 2018, Sheppard Mullin has added 19 lateral partners across 6 offices as well as opening a new office in Dallas. More >>
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