Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Roger Singer has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office. Singer, formerly a partner at Clifford Chance, will continue his investment funds practice.
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Krystyna M. Blakeslee has joined the Firm as a partner in the Firm’s Real Estate Department. She is based in the firm’s New York office, and will serve as Chair of the Real Estate Finance practice group. Ms. Blakeslee joins Willkie from Dechert, where she was a partner in the finance and real estate group.
Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce that Michael L. Weiner has joined the firm as a partner in the Antitrust and Competition practice. Based in the New York office, Weiner brings a broad antitrust practice that encompasses merger reviews, government investigations and litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Weiner practiced in the New York office of Dechert, LLP.
The law firm of Norris McLaughlin, P.A., is pleased to welcome Alan Tenenbaum as a Member of the firm in its Intellectual Property Practice Group in the New York office. Tenenbaum comes to the firm from Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP.
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Hugh McDonald, a seasoned insolvency and restructuring professional, has joined Pillsbury’s growing Insolvency & Restructuring practice. The third recent addition to the firm’s insolvency practice in New York, McDonald’s arrival follows closely on those of John Pintarelli and Patrick Fitzmaurice in August. He comes to Pillsbury from Troutman Pepper, where he practiced with the newly arrived Fitzmaurice.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that corporate partner Marc Boiron and litigation partner Rebecca Rettig have joined the firm in its leading financial services group and fintech practice. The team brings unique and deep-rooted expertise representing emerging and growth-stage companies at the forefront of the financial services industry’s digital transformation, as well as traditional financial and technology companies seeking to enter the fintech space. With Rettig based in New York and Boiron in Los Angeles, the team strengthens the firm’s national platform and will work across financial services, M&A, digital and technology, and privacy and data security. They both join the firm from FisherBroyles LLP.
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Mintz today announced that Jeremy Vest has joined the firm as a Member in the Litigation Practice, based in New York. Mr. Vest is an experienced litigator representing plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts throughout the United States in high-stakes commercial cases. Notably, the move to Mintz reunites Mr. Vest with leading litigator Courtney Rockett, who also joined from Boies Schiller at the end of June.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Charles Pesant is joining the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department and the Securitization Practice Group, resident in the New York office. Mr. Pesant focuses his practice on highly complex domestic and cross-border structured finance deals. Mr. Pesant previously practiced in the New York office of White & Case LLP.
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Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today the strengthening of its Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy (RIB) practice with the addition of Lynn P. Harrison III. Harrison, who focuses his practice on international and cross-border insolvencies, will be resident in the Firm’s New York Midtown office. Harrison joins the firm from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP in New York.
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