Barnes & Thornburg is pleased to welcome Ken Kansa to the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring Department. Kansa joins the group shortly after the firm added fellow Chicago restructuring partner Aaron Gavant in June, as well as New York restructuring partner Gregory Plotko in February. Kansa arrives at Barnes & Thornburg from Sidley Austin LLP.
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Akin is pleased to announce that Patrick Dundas has joined the firm as a partner in its market-leading investment management practice in the New York office. He joins Akin from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
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Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of Principal Adam F. Hensel-Briscoe to its Government Investigations & White Collar Practice in Washington, DC. Hensel-Briscoe joins the firm from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Mintz is pleased to announce that Steven Shparber has joined the firm as a Member of the Energy & Sustainability Practice in the Washington, D.C. office. Prior to joining Mintz, Mr. Shparber was a partner at Clark Hill PLC, and, before that, at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough.
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Dentons announces today the addition of partners Adam Docks, Lindsay Jewell and Jordan McCarthy to its global Hotels and Leisure practice. Docks and McCarthy will join the Chicago office, while Jewell will be based in Phoenix. This trio of hospitality transactional lawyers has a large national practice assisting clients with the acquisition, disposition, development, finance, recapitalization and formation of lodging and leisure-focused investment vehicles and businesses.
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Greg Nelson has joined the firm as a Senior Counsel. Greg serves as a member of the firm’s Tax Practice Group. Before joining Gibson Dunn, Greg served as a partner in the tax department of Paul Hastings LLP.
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Holland & Knight has strengthened its nationally recognized Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group with the addition of Partner Timothy Lowry in Philadelphia. Mr. Lowry provides legal and strategic advice to domestic and multinational clients in the gaming, entertainment and hospitality industries. He was previously a partner and chair of the gaming practice at DLA Piper. Prior to that, he was senior corporate counsel at Harrah’s Entertainment from 2007 to 2009.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that broker-dealer and securities regulatory lawyer Brian Baltz has joined the Firm as a partner in the Asset Management Department, where he is a part of the Regulatory and Enforcement practice. Brian is based in Willkie’s Washington, DC office. A former Securities and Exchange Commission attorney, Brian has significant experience with regulatory issues across broker-dealer, investment adviser and bank fiduciary businesses of financial institutions. Baltz was most recently a partner at McGuireWoods LLP.
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King & Spalding announced today that preeminent trial lawyer Mary-Olga “Mo” Lovett has joined the firm as a partner in its Trial and Global Disputes practice group. She is based in the firm’s Houston office. Lovett joins the firm from Greenberg Traurig, where she was a member of its Global Executive Committee and held the position of Senior Vice President.
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Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Renée Dailey has joined the US Finance Practice Group as partner. Ms. Dailey advises institutional investors in US, Australian and cross-border debt finance and financial restructuring matters. Her practice also includes advising insurance companies on their front-end investment structures, intercreditor arrangements and workouts. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Ms. Dailey was a partner at Akin Gump. She is the President and a board member of the American College of Investment Counsel. |
