The global law firm Jones Day today announced that Stephen Olson has joined the Houston Office as a partner in the Energy Practice. Formerly a partner in BakerHostetler’s Houston and New York offices, Mr. Olson will focus on energy industry M&A, private equity investments, capital markets transactions, and corporate governance matters. More >>
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the joint lead managers in relation to an issue by the Republic of Zambia of U.S.$1,250,000,000 8.970% Notes due 2027. This is the third time the Republic of Zambia has accessed the international debt capital markets since 2012. More >>
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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has expanded its Investment Management Practice with the addition of Stacy H. Louizos as a partner residing in the New York City office. More >>
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Two highly experienced employment lawyers have joined the expanding labor and employment practice at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in San Francisco.
Tracy Thompson comes to the firm as partner and brings over three decades of experience representing employers in all areas of labor and employment law. M. Michael Cole joins as counsel. Both practiced together most recently at Miller Law Group. More >>
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that Robert (Rob) Rosenblum and Susan Gault-Brown have joined the firm’s corporate and securities practice as partners. Based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, Rosenblum and Gault-Brown have extensive experience advising both financial services firms and operating companies with respect to sophisticated regulatory, transactional, and product development projects. Previously, they were partners at K&L Gates in that firm’s Washington, D.C., office. More >>
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its financial restructuring and insolvency capabilities in the EMEA region with the addition of Ian Wallace as a new partner in London.
“Our Financial Restructuring & Insolvency practice in the UK and Europe has experienced vibrant growth in recent years, particularly on the strength of our relationships with London’s distressed investor community,” said White & Case partner Thomas Lauria, Global Head of the Global Financial Restructuring & Insolvency Practice. More >>
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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is pleased to announce that Matt Barr has joined the Firm’s New York office as a partner to play an active leadership role in its market-leading global Business Finance & Restructuring Practice. Mr. Barr has extensive experience representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, bondholders, ad hoc groups, private equity funds, acquirers of assets, and major stakeholders in chapter 11 reorganization cases and out-of-court restructurings both in the United States and internationally. More >>
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Sidley Austin LLP announced today that Rupert Wall has joined the firm as a partner in its Global Finance practice in London. Recognized in legal directories as one of the brightest young partners in the London market, Mr. Wall brings a broad range of structured finance experience to Sidley’s market-leading securitization and structured finance practice, recently named “Finance Team of the Year” at The Lawyer Awards 2015. In particular, Mr. Wall has led the structuring and restructuring of securitization deals across a broad range of asset classes, including trade receivables, credit-card receivables, auto loans, vehicle rental fleets and mortgage loans, and a broad range of structures, including CLOs, ABCP conduits and whole business securitizations. More >>
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Attorneys Fred Howard Silverstein, Linda Sorg Ostovitz, and Ethan T. Dellinger of Silverstein & Ostovitz, LLC have joined Offit Kurman as members of the firm’s family law practice group. The three attorneys—two principals and one associate—will operate out of Offit Kurman’s offices in Maple Lawn, Maryland, serving the Howard County and Baltimore–Washington metropolitan areas. More >>
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