Hunton & Williams Announces Expansion of National Real Estate Capital Markets Practice

Friday, June 3, 2016

Hunton & Williams LLP continues its national expansion with the arrival of Robert K. Smith as a partner with the real estate capital markets practice. Smith focuses his practice on REITs, with a focus on the mortgage REIT space that includes representing some of the leading publicly traded mortgage REITs on securities offerings and corporate and securities law reporting matters. Smith also advises other companies on a broad range of capital markets activities. He is resident in the firm’s Washington office. More >>

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Dentons Launches its Competition and Antitrust Practice in Milan With The Hire of Partner Michele Carpagnano

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Global law firm Dentons has launched its Competition and Antitrust practice in Milan with the hire of a new partner, Michele Carpagnano, joining from Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners. Carpagnano has significant experience in European and Italian competition law and advises clients on contentious administrative and civil litigation as well as non-contentious matters. More >>

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IP Litigation Partner Duo Joins Sheppard Mullin Century City

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Seong Hwan Kim and Rebecca Edelson have joined the Century City office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partners in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice groups. Kim and Edelson join from Steptoe & Johnson, where Kim was head of the firm’s Korea Commercial Litigation practice, co-head of the Korea practice group, and a member of the firm’s executive committee; and Edelson led the firm’s Trade Secrets practice. Special counsel James Wald and Jason Zelin also join Sheppard Mullin from Steptoe & Johnson. More >>

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Chuck Knauss and Shannon Broome Join Global Environmental Practice at Hunton & Williams

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Hunton & Williams LLP continues the expansion of its renowned environmental practice with the arrival of Charles H. Knauss and Shannon S. Broome as partners in Washington and San Francisco, respectively. Broome, additionally, was appointed the new managing partner of the firm’s San Francisco office and will be joined there by Julie A. Cress as senior attorney. More >>

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Colin Harris Joins FaegreBD, Will Co-lead Energy & Natural Resources Industry Team with FaegreBD Consulting’s Andrew Wheeler

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Veteran energy and environmental attorney Colin Harris has joined Faegre Baker Daniels as a partner in the environmental practice and will co-lead the firm’s national energy and natural resources industry team with Washington, D.C.-based FaegreBD Consulting principal Andrew Wheeler. Harris will practice out of the Boulder office. More >>

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Morrison & Foerster Significantly Expands Bay Area Private Equity and Corporate Practices

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of four new partners in the San Francisco Bay Area. Three partners – Darío Avram, Patrick D. Huard and Alex S. Kaufman – join Morrison & Foerster’s Private Equity Investments & Buyouts Group, and the fourth partner, Sara L. Terheggen – joins the firm’s Corporate Department.

Messrs. Avram, Huard and Kaufman all come to the firm from Kirkland & Ellis with significant expertise and relationships in the private equity space. Dr. Terheggen joins Morrison & Foerster from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, combining a public company practice, advising on numerous corporate finance transactions, initial public offerings and corporate governance matters, with a fund practice, working with private equity and other funds on fund formation and other transactions. More >>

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