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Linklaters: Riaz Janjuah Named As Partner In Hamburg Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

Linklaters announced it has welcomed Riaz Janjuah, a market-leading expert in restructuring and insolvency (R&I), who supports the firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency practice in Germany as a partner in its Hamburg office. And Riaz specializes in advising on complex national and global restructurings and insolvencies.

Kirkland & Ellis: Restructuring Lawyers Dr. Christian Halàsz And Friedrich Schlott Join As Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 6, 2024

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Dr. Christian Halàsz and Friedrich Schlott will join the firm as partners in the Restructuring Practice. And Dr. Halàsz and Schlott will be based in both Munich and Frankfurt, where Kirkland recently announced it would open a new office to support its growing business in Germany.

Dentons Adds Three Disputes Lawyers In Hong Kong

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2024

Dentons announced the addition of partner Alfred Wu, senior consultant Philip Nunn, and senior associate Muriel Cheng to its litigation and arbitration practice in Hong Kong. Before joining Dentons Hong Kong, all three lawyers practiced at Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong.

Paul Hastings: Deidre Kalenderian Named As Partner In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 5, 2024

To enhance its global compensation, benefits, and ERISA practice, Paul Hastings revealed that executive compensation lawyer Deidre Kalenderian has joined the firm as a partner in Chicago.

White & Case Adds New Partners Melissa Anyetei (Chicago), Anne-Sophie Noury (Paris), Alicia Albury (Sydney), And Shinsuke Yakura (Tokyo)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2024

Global law firm White & Case has expanded several of its practices by hiring several partners.

Kirkland & Ellis: Energy Regulatory Partner Damien Lyster Joins The Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2024

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Damien Lyster has joined the Firm as an Energy Regulatory Practice Group corporate partner.

DLA Piper: Legal Delivery Center Launched In Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 3, 2024

DLA Piper announced it has appointed partners Dr. Michael Zollner and Dr. Carl Renner to establish and lead the Legal Delivery Centre (LDC) in Germany from September 1, 2024. The LDC is part of DLA Piper's Law& for disruptive legal, technology, and business advisory solutions.

Freshfields: Eva Mak Joins As Private Capital Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2024

Freshfields announced that Eva Y. Mak has joined the firm as a private capital partner based in the Silicon Valley office. Mak’s practice is focused on representing private equity (PE), growth, and venture funds and their portfolio companies in large capital, mid-market, and growth transactions.

Latham & Watkins: Leen Zaza Joins As M&A Partner In Riyadh

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2024

Latham & Watkins announced that Leen Zaza has joined the firm’s Riyadh office as an M&A and Private Equity Practice partner. Zaza regularly advises Saudi and international companies, private equity firms, investors, and government bodies on various complex transactions, with a focus on private M&A, joint ventures, divestments, corporate governance, and corporate regulatory and advisory matters.

Latham: Leading PTAB Practitioner Raghav Bajaj Joins IP Litigation Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2024

Latham & Watkins announced that Raghav Bajaj has joined the firm’s Austin office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and Litigation & Trial Department. Bajaj is a skilled patent litigator whose practice focuses on contested Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), such as inter partes reviews (IPRs), post-grant reviews, and their respective appeals.

Linklaters Hires Magnus Wennerhorn As Head of Banking & Finance in Sweden

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 2, 2024

Linklaters announced it is enhancing its leveraged finance offering in Stockholm with the hiring of Magnus Wennerhorn, who joins as a partner and will lead the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in Sweden.

Supio: Law Firm Data Structuring Company Secures $25 Million (Series A)

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 28, 2024

Supio, a purpose-built AI platform trusted by personal injury and mass tort plaintiff law firms to offer crucial insights at the most essential moments in their case, emerged from stealth and announced an oversubscribed $25 million Series A led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from existing investors Bonfire Ventures and Foothill Ventures. The new funding brings Supio’s total funding to $33 million.

Paul, Weiss Adds David Pritchett As Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2024

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced that investment funds lawyer David Pritchett will join the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department within the Investment Funds Group, resident in London.

Baker McKenzie Names Partners In Monterrey, Johannesburg, And Palo Alto

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 21, 2024

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie recently announced several major hires. These hires will expand the firm to Monterrey, Johannesburg, and Palo Alto.

White & Case: Jacek Jezierski Named As Partner In Warsaw

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2024

White & Case LLP expanded its Global Real Estate Industry Group and Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice by adding Jacek Jezierski as a partner in Warsaw.

Paul Weiss Names Leading M&A Management Partners In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 17, 2024

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced that David Hepp and Matthew Collin, two of the nation’s leading asset management M&A lawyers, are joining the firm in New York as partners in the Asset Management M&A practice within the Corporate Department.

Dentons: Former CFTC Commissioner Mark Wetjen Joins Federal Regulatory Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2024

Dentons announced that Mark Wetjen has joined the Firm’s Federal Regulatory and Compliance practice as a partner, resident in its Washington, DC, office. Wetjen's career spans across government, regulatory, in-house legal and private practice, with experience in financial markets, asset management, digital assets, derivatives, commodities and financial technology matters.

Kirkland & Ellis: Laura Vartain Horn Joins Firm As Partner In IP Practice Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2024

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Laura Vartain Horn has joined the firm as a Intellectual Property Practice Group partner. Vartain Horn is a former senior federal prosecutor with over a decade of experience handling and overseeing significant criminal, intellectual property, national security and cybersecurity cases.

Kirkland & Ellis: Dr. Tobias Larisch Joins Firm As Partner In Frankfurt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2024

Kirkland & Ellis announced that leading M&A lawyer Dr. Tobias Larisch will join the firm as a partner. Dr. Larisch will be based out of Frankfurt, where Kirkland will open a new office to support the Firm’s growing transactional practice in Germany.

Robin AI: How This Company Is Making Legal Work Much More Efficient

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 29, 2024

Robin AI is a leader in legal AI and the company’s Legal AI Assistant is used by hundreds of businesses. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Robin AI co-founder and CTO Dr. James Clough to learn more about the company.

Leya: AI-Driven Legal Technology Company Closes $25 Million In Series A

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 26, 2024

Leya, a pioneer in AI-driven legal technology, announced the successful closing of a $25 million Series A funding round. This funding round was led by Redpoint Ventures, with participation from existing investors Benchmark, Y Combinator, and Wayfinder Ventures and the new addition of Alt Capital.

Latham & Watkins Brings In New Partners To London, Boston, And Frankfurt

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2024

Global law firm Latham & Watkins LLP revealed that it has added new partners to its offices in London, Boston, and Frankfurt. These are the details.

DLA Piper: Hiring Of Gregory Saiontz, Camilla Wollan, Tanya Greene, And Michael Fleischman

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 17, 2024

DLA Piper recently announced the hiring of Gregory Saiontz, Camilla Wollan, Tanya Greene, and Michael Fleischman for various roles. These are the details.