McDermott Adds Capital Markets Group to New York Transactions Team

Friday, December 3, 2021

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of Ari Edelman as a partner in its Transactions Practice Group. Ari is a proven dealmaker in New York’s capital markets circle, having closed approximately 100 capital market transactions, including special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), initial public offerings (IPOs) and de-SPAC transactions, for some of the world’s most influential organizations. Edelman joins the firm from Reed Smith.

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Latham Adds Leading Authority on Broker-Dealer Regulation to Capital Markets Practice and Financial Institutions Industry Group

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Marlon Paz, trusted advisor to leading financial institutions and an authority on broker-dealer regulation, has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. and New York offices as a partner in the Capital Markets Practice and the Financial Institutions Industry Group, and as a member of the Corporate Department. He joins Latham from Mayer Brown in Washington, D.C. and New York.

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Cooley Bolsters Fund Formation Group in New York

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Lina Zhou has joined Cooley’s market-leading fund formation practice group as a partner in New York. Arriving from Kirkland & Ellis, where she was a partner in the investment funds practice group, Zhou has an impressive history of advising clients on fund formation transactions and significant experience counseling investment fund organizations.

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Real Estate Finance Attorney Thomas L. Patalano joins Polsinelli’s Growing New York Office

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli is pleased to announce that Real Estate Finance attorney Thomas L. Patalano has joined the firm’s New York City office as a shareholder. The addition of Patalano continues the ongoing growth of Polsinelli’s national Real Estate and Financial Services Department, particularly in the New York City office, and will help service the mounting demand in the greater New York area. Polsinelli’s New York City office is proud to have grown its Construction Litigation, Real Estate Services and Real Estate Finance Practices by nearly 20 attorneys in the past year. Patalano was at Alston & Bird LLP before joining Polsinelli.

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Structured Finance Partner Christian Pugaczewski Joins Hunton Andrews Kurth in New York

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Christian Pugaczewski, a structured finance attorney with nearly two decades of experience developing innovative financial products and documenting derivative transactions, including hedging contracts for securitizations and energy project finance, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in New York. Pugaczewski joins the firm from Shearman & Sterling LLP, where he was a member of that firm’s derivatives and structured products practice. 

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Akerman Continues Rapid Expansion of Tax Practice Group with Partner Philip Weingold in New York

Monday, November 29, 2021

Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that it has continued its rapid expansion of its Tax Practice Group with partner Philip Weingold in New York. Weingold focuses his practice on federal, state, local, and international tax and corporate matters. His arrival shortly follows the addition of Tax partners Lorie Fale in Miami and the addition of John Buckun in Chicago. Weingold joins the firm from Greenberg Traurig in New York.

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Clifford Chance Grows US Tax, Pensions & Employment Practice With Lateral Hire of Partner Paul Seraganian

Monday, November 22, 2021

Clifford Chance has today announced that US and international tax specialist Paul Seraganian will join its US Tax, Pensions & Employment (TPE) practice as a partner based in its New York Office. Seraganian adds his more than 20 years of experience in advising on the tax aspects of cross-border corporate transactions, securities offerings, financings and funds and investment management. He has significant experience in advising clients regarding tax-free and taxable reorganizations and acquisitions as well as structuring, operating and unwinding joint venture arrangements. Prior to joining the firm, Seraganian served as Managing Partner in the New York office of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.

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Greenberg Traurig Further Strengthens Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Practice

Friday, November 19, 2021

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to expand its award-winning Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care and Products Liability Litigation practices with the addition of Glenn S. Kerner and Nilda M. Isidro as shareholders in the firm’s New York office. Both attorneys join Greenberg Traurig from Goodwin Procter LLP, where they were partners, and Kerner served as head of Goodwin’s New York Litigation Department and chair of its Products Litigation and Counseling Practice.

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Baker Botts Adds Leading Project Finance Partner in New York

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that Frank X. Schoen has joined its New York office as a partner in the Global Projects Department. He joins Baker Botts from King & Spalding in New York, where he was a member of the Corporate, Finance & Investments practice group. 

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