Law

DLA Piper Names Renewables Leader Luke Westmore As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 21, 2024

DLA Piper has announced it has named leading renewables lawyer Luke Westmore, who will be based in Melbourne, as a projects and infrastructure partner.

DLA Piper Names Rita Piel As Partner In The Corporate Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2024

DLA Piper announced Baltimore-based Rita Piel as the newest partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice. Piel advises startups to Fortune 100 companies on business, intellectual property (IP), and technology law.

White & Case Adds Sophia Habbe As A Partner In Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 20, 2024

Global law firm White & Case LLP expanded its White Collar Practice by adding Sophia Habbe as a partner based in Frankfurt. Sophia advises German and international companies on complex regulatory, criminal, and internal investigations and on-process and crisis management post-investigation.

Sidley Austin Adds Partner John Godfrey To M&A and Private Equity Practice In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 8, 2024

Sidley announced that John C. Godfrey has joined Sidley’s M&A and Private Equity practice as a partner in New York. Godfrey joins Sidley from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP where he served as a member of that firm’s M&A and PE practices. And this follows the addition of a team of 11 lawyers from Paul, Weiss in the last ten months.

Dentons: Neil Hare Joins As Partner In Public Policy Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2024

Dentons announced that Neil Hare had joined the Firm’s Public Policy practice as a partner resident in the Washington, DC, office. Hare offers clients broad experience in business, law, and government.

Skadden: Senior Criminal Antitrust Enforcer James Fredricks Joins As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2024

Skadden announced that James Fredricks has joined the firm’s global Antitrust/Competition Group as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office. Fredricks was most recently chief of the Washington Criminal II Section of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ).

DLA Piper: Marcell Nemeth Named As New Head Of Finance Practice In Austria

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2024

DLA Piper announced that Dr. Marcell M. Németh, LL.M, was appointed as Head of the Finance Practice for DLA Piper Austria, effective immediately.

Dentons: Banking & Finance Partner Yechiel Belfer Joins Melbourne Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2024

Dentons announced it has named Yechiel Belfer as a Banking & Finance Partner working at the Melbourne-based office. Belfer is an experienced banking and finance lawyer who primarily focuses on regulating financial services and consumer credit in the payments and cross-border sectors.

Kirkland & Ellis: Former SEC Assistant Director Sarah Mallett Joins As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2024

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Sarah Mallett has joined the firm as a Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Practice Group partner.

Latham & Watkins: Simon Pritchard Joining London Office As Leading Antitrust Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 4, 2024

Latham & Watkins announced that Simon Pritchard will join the London office as a partner in the Antitrust & Competition Practice. Pritchard has over 20 years of experience advising companies, financial institutions, and global investors on complex merger control matters, market investigations, conducting inquiries and counseling, and cases before the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

DLA Piper Names Andrew Walker As Partner In Private Equity Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 2, 2024

DLA Piper announced it has named Andrew Walker as an Austin-based partner in its Private Equity Practice. Walker’s practice focuses on representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in complex business deals, including M&A, divestitures, creating new business platforms, and serving as outside general counsel.

Dentons Names Kevan Lee Deckelmann As Partner In Corporate Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 2, 2024

Dentons announced that Kevan Lee Deckelmann had joined the Portland, Maine, office as a partner in the Corporate practice. Deckelmann has 20 years of experience helping businesses ranging from startups to large established companies as they seek to grow and protect their organizations.

Baker McKenzie Relocating Funds Partner James Burdett To Abu Dhabi

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 27, 2024

Leading law firm Baker McKenzie announced the relocation of leading funds partner James Burdett from London to Abu Dhabi. This strategic move highlights the firm's commitment in further expanding and strengthening the transactional practice group within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Blank Rome: 3 Attorneys Join Chicago Office In Corporate Litigation Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 26, 2024

White & Case: Lavanya Raghavan Named As Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 13, 2024

Law firm White & Case LLP announced it has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group by adding Lavanya Raghavan as a partner in London.