Latham Watkins Expands MA Practice in New York

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Ian Nussbaum has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Nussbaum advises public and private companies on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate governance, and shareholder activism and takeover defense matters. Nussbaum joins Latham from Cooley LLP.

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Paul Hastings Adds Premier Commercial and Securities Litigator Jennifer Conn

Paul Hastings LLP announced today that leading commercial and securities litigator Jennifer Conn, who has represented some of the world’s largest businesses in bet-the-company litigation, has joined the firm as a partner. She will co-chair the firm’s securities litigation practice. Joining from Gibson Dunn, Conn is this year’s second lateral litigator in New York, following the addition of Joshua Berman from White & Case earlier this week.

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Latham & Watkins Adds Funds-Focused Tax Partner in New York

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Michael Milazzo has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Transactional Tax Practice. Milazzo advises private investment funds and their sponsors on the tax aspects of forming, structuring, and investing in private funds, including private equity, infrastructure, credit and debt, real estate, venture/growth equity, and ESG/energy transition funds, across the US and Europe. Milazzo joins Latham from Kirkland & Ellis.

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O’Melveny Welcomes Former FTC Litigator Peter Herrick to its New York Office

O’Melveny announced today that leading antitrust litigator Peter Herrick has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in its Antitrust and Competition Group. Herrick comes to O’Melveny from Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, where he was a leader in the firm’s healthcare antitrust practice and counseled clients on mergers and acquisitions, antitrust risk, and high-stakes antitrust litigation across a range of industries.

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Loeb & Loeb Strengthens Real Estate Investments And Transactions Department With Partner Adam Hirst In New York

Loeb & Loeb is pleased to announce the arrival of Adam Hirst to the firm’s New York office where he will be a partner in the Real Estate Investments & Transactions department. Hirst represents investment banks, real estate opportunity funds, private equity firms, other institutional lenders, developers, owners and operators in lender-side and borrower-side financings, workouts and restructurings, joint ventures, acquisitions, dispositions and property management. Hirst joins Loeb & Loeb from Arnold & Porter LLP.

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Sidley Adds Influential M&A Partner Germaine Nicole Gurr

Sidley is pleased to welcome Germaine Nicole Gurr as an M&A and Private Equity partner in the firm’s New York office. Ms. Gurr brings experience as both a global corporate lawyer and a former executive at a global Fortune 500 company. Ms. Gurr comes to Sidley from White & Case’s M&A practice in New York. Previously, she was vice president and deputy general counsel at Schneider Electric, a global Fortune 500 company.

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