Latham & Watkins Further Expands M&A and Private Equity Practices in New York

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Daniel Mun has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practices and member of the Corporate Department. Mun represents private equity firms and public companies on a range of corporate transactions across industries.  Mun joins Latham from Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

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Leading M&A Lawyer Joins Cooley in New York

Leading transactional lawyer William B. Sorabella has joined Cooley’s growing mergers & acquisitions practice as a partner in New York. Arriving from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Sorabella brings additional senior depth, breadth and skill to support the ever‐increasing needs of Cooley’s M&A clients while also augmenting the firm’s private equity capabilities.

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Blank Rome Welcomes Leading Trial Attorney and Sports Law Adviser in New York

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that David A. Moreno, Jr. has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation practice group and as a member of the firm’s Sports Law team. David is a seasoned trial attorney whose practice spans commercial litigation, white collar defense, business law, sports law, and reputational management. Prior to joining Blank Rome, David was a partner at Brown Rudnick LLP.

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Akin Gump Adds Leading Private Equity Team

Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Amy Wollensack and Sergio Urias have joined the firm in the New York office as partners in its private equity practice. Ms. Wollensack and Mr. Urias are widely respected for representing a diverse mix of middle-market private equity funds in complex M&A transactions globally. Mr. Urias also brings a premier practice representing investment funds and strategic clients in Latin America. They both arrive to Akin Gump from Covington & Burling.

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Morrison Foerster Welcomes Executive Compensation Partner Joshua Lerner in New York

Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Joshua Lerner as a partner in the firm’s Executive Compensation Group and Tax Department, based in New York. Lerner brings a decade of experience advising clients on executive compensation, corporate governance, and securities matters to Morrison Foerster. Lerner joins Morrison Foerster from McDermott, Will & Emery, where he advised public and private companies and individual senior executives on executive compensation issues in a range of corporate transactions and other matters.

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McDermott Adds Three Partners to Growing Transactions Roster in New York and Atlanta

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of three partners to its transactions practice: Luc Jansen and Prem Amarnani in New York and Nathan Mihalik in Atlanta. Luc and Prem will support global clients in fund formation as demand from private equity, real estate and private client work continues to grow, while Nathan will bolster the Firm’s global mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate governance and securities practice in the Atlanta market, additional key areas with significant demand and strong market momentum. Luc joins from Kirkland & Ellis, Amarnani joins from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Mihalik previously practiced with King & Spalding.

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Prominent Former Federal Prosecutor for the Southern District of New York Peter M. Skinner Joins Morrison Foerster

Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Peter M. Skinner as a partner in the firm’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and Investigations + White-Collar Defense Group, based in New York. Skinner brings over 20 years of experience to Morrison Foerster, both in private practice and as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) for the Southern District of New York (SDNY). Over the course of his career, he has tried 15 cases and argued 18 appeals. Skinner’s arrival underscores the continued expansion of Morrison Foerster’s market-leading litigation capabilities, including the addition of former 21st Century Fox Deputy General Counsel and SDNY AUSA, Brian Michael, earlier this month. Immediately prior to joining the firm, Skinner was with Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP.

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