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

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

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

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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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Barnes & Thornburg Continues to Deepen Bench in New York With Addition of Experienced Bankruptcy Partner, Gregory G. Plotko

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Barnes & Thornburg has added Gregory G. Plotko as a partner in the firm’s New York office in the Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring department. Greg advises a wide range of clients in high-profile Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, and other distressed situations.  Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Greg was a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP.

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Shearman & Sterling Strengthens US Energy & Infrastructure Projects Team With Renowned Partners Mona Dajani and Jorge Medina

Monday, February 13, 2023

Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointments of prominent global energy lawyer Mona Dajani and tax equity lawyer Jorge Medina as partners in the Project Development & Finance (PDF) practice, based in New York and the Bay Area, respectively. Mona will serve as Global Head of Renewables, Co-Head of Global Energy & Infrastructure (Projects), and Head of the Hydrogen and Ammonia Practice (Americas), and Jorge will serve as Head of Renewables (Americas). Mona and Jorge join Shearman & Sterling from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

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Orrick Expands International Arbitration Team in New York

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Orrick is proud to announce that Hagit Muriel Elul joins the international arbitration practice in New York from Hughes Hubbard, where she was co-leader of the arbitration group. Hagit focuses on international arbitration and cross-border litigation matters for life sciences, energy and infrastructure, and tech clients in fora around the world. She is the 11th partner to join Orrick’s litigation platform since the beginning of 2022 – including 9 litigators focused on life sciences. Her hire follows the announcement last week of Orrick’s combination with Buckley, a leading regulatory, enforcement and litigation firm.

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White & Case Adds White Collar Lawyer Joel M. Cohen in New York

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its White Collar Practice with the addition of Joel M. Cohen as a partner in New York. Cohen joins the Firm from Gibson Dunn, where he was co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Group, and a member of the firm’s Securities Litigation, Class Actions and Antitrust Practice Groups.

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Wilson Sonsini Hires Sebastian Alsheimer as Partner, Expanding Shareholder Engagement and Activism Practice

Monday, February 6, 2023

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Sebastian Alsheimer has joined the firm as a corporate partner in New York. Alsheimer will be a member of the firm’s leading shareholder engagement and activism practice, which regularly ranks as one of the most active in the U.S. and globally by Bloomberg, Factset, and Refinitiv. He joins from Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, where he was a partner.

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