Sheppard Mullin Adds Tax Partners in Orange County and New York

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Josh McLane and Niya Tang have joined as partners in the firm’s Tax, Employee Benefits, Trusts & Estates practice group. McLane is based in the firm’s Orange County office and was most recently a partner at Kirkland & Ellis. Tang joins the firm’s New York office and was most recently a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig. Sheppard Mullin has added 20 lateral partners this year.

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Leading M&A Lawyer Jon-Paul Bernard Joins Mayer Brown’s Corporate & Securities Practice in New York

Mayer Brown announced today that Jon-Paul (JP) Bernard has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice. Mr. Bernard joins from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where he had been a partner since 2008. He focuses his practice on financial institutions groups (FIG) and Fintech M&A and related strategic transactions.

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Paul Hastings Welcomes Preeminent Leveraged Finance and Private Equity Partner Jeffrey Goldfarb in New York

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Jeffrey Goldfarb, a preeminent leveraged finance and private equity lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. He joins from Willkie Farr & Gallagher, where he was vice chair of the finance practice. His arrival adds further depth to Paul Hastings’ market-leading Leveraged Finance and Private Equity practices.

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Greenberg Traurig Welcomes Beth Garvey to its Government Law & Policy Practice

Elizabeth “Beth” C. Garvey, one of the most experienced attorneys in New York State government, has joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP in its Albany office as a member of its Government Law & Policy Practice. Garvey will serve clients across the nation while working closely with legal teams in Greenberg Traurig’s Albany, New York and Washington, D.C. offices. Garvey previously served in a range of high-level governmental positions, most recently as acting counsel to the New York State Governor, senior vice chancellor for Legal Affairs and general counsel at the State University of New York (SUNY) in Albany, and counsel to the State Senate majority.

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King & Spalding Adds Six Partners to its Global Human Capital and Compliance Practice

King & Spalding has added a six-partner team to its Global Human Capital and Compliance (GHCC) practice, with Tom Ahlering, Anne Dana, Gina Merrill, Jenny Neilsson, Jesse Pauker and Pete Wozniak joining across the firm’s Chicago and New York offices. Ahlering, Dana, Merrill and Pauker all join King & Spalding from Seyfarth Shaw. Wozniak joins from Barnes & Thornburg and Neilsson from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Neilsson will start later this month.

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