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Akin: Capital Markets Partner Bryan Flannery Joins Houston Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 3, 2024

Akin has announced that capital markets partner Bryan Flannery has joined the firm’s Houston office. And he joined the firm from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner.

Sidley Austin Names Shane Goudey As Partner To Lead VC Fund Formation Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 28, 2024

Sidley announced that Shane Goudey has joined the Palo Alto office as a partner in the firm’s Investment Funds practice to lead the firm’s venture capital fund formation practice. Before joining Sidley, he was a Venture Funds partner at Cooley LLP.

Morgan Lewis Names Leonora Shalet As Partner In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2024

Law firm Morgan Lewis is adding Leonora Shalet as a partner resident in New York to support its global private investment funds practice. And she joins from Schulte Roth & Zabel and will continue her focus on advising investment funds and investment advisers in connection with fund structuring, formation, and ongoing operational and compliance needs.

Holland & Knight Names Ryan Phelps As Partner In Houston

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 27, 2024

Holland & Knight announced it has welcomed Ryan Phelps as a partner in the Tax, Executive Compensation, and Benefits Practice Group in Houston. Most recently, Phelps was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis.

Hona: Law Firm Client Engagement Platform Company Raises $9.5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 26, 2024

Hona - a leading client engagement software platform for law firms - announced that it raised $9.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from Ludlow Ventures, Soma Capital, and Y Combinator.

Wordsmith: AI-Based Legal Assistant Platform Company Closes $5 Million In Seed Funding

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 25, 2024

Wordsmith, an AI-based legal assistant platform, announced it has raised $5 million to transform the legal industry and unleash a new generation of hyper-skilled legal professionals. Index Ventures led this seed funding, which was joined by General Catalyst and angel investors, including Skyscanner founder Gareth Williams.

White & Case: Mark Davies Named As A Partner In Washington, DC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2024

Law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Intellectual Property Practice and Global Technology Industry Group with the addition of Mark Davies as a partner in Washington, DC. And Davies' practice focuses on appellate litigation matters for the most innovative technology companies. As an appellate lawyer, Davies has argued and briefed 50+ cases, both in private practice and for the government. And he has handled appeals for leading American technology companies as well as Asia-Pacific and European companies.

Baker McKenzie: Colin Bowes-Carlson Rejoins As Partner in Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 20, 2024

Baker McKenzie announced that Colin Bowes-Carlson, former General Counsel at the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR), has rejoined the firm in Chicago. As a renowned transactional attorney who focuses on cross-border transactions and reorganizations, Colin is the newest partner to join Baker McKenzie's global transactional team, which has seen the addition of 20 partners since the start of the year.

Freshfields: Jackie Marino Named As Capital Markets Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 19, 2024

Freshfields announced that Jacqueline (Jackie) Marino has joined the Capital Markets practice as a partner based in New York. Marino’s practice focuses on representing issuers and underwriters on a variety of capital markets transactions, including IPOs and other equity offerings, investment-grade, high-yield, and convertible debt financings, private placements, and liability management transactions.

Dentons Names Mark Ricketts As Partner In Calgary Banking And Finance Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 17, 2024

Dentons announced it has welcomed Mark Ricketts as a partner in the Calgary Banking and Finance group. Ricketts brings over a decade of experience in secured financing transactions, with a focus on real estate secured lending, including construction financing, term financing, and CMHC financing for fee simple, leasehold, and sub-leasehold estates. As part of Ricketts' banking and financial services practice, he regularly advises banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions, as well as borrowers, on a broad range of matters.

LawPro.ai: Strategic Investment Raised To Transform The Legal Industry

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 15, 2024

LawPro.ai, a company that utilizes AI-driven solutions for the legal industry, announced the successful completion of a seed investment round. This funding will accelerate LawPro.ai's mission to transform the legal industry by utilizing AI technology to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility in law firms' ability to review medical records.

Kirkland & Ellis: Michael Urschel Joins Firm As Partner In Debt Finance Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 9, 2024

Kirkland & Ellis announced that Michael Urschel has joined the firm as a partner in the Debt Finance Group, where he will lead its Structured Finance & Structured Private Credit Practice.

DLA Piper Names Judy Krieg As A Partner In White Collar, Investigations, And Government Enforcement Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2024

DLA Piper announced it has welcomed Judy Krieg, former Joint Head of the Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Division at the Serious Fraud Office in the United Kingdom, as a partner in the White Collar, Investigations, & Government Enforcement Practice. And she will be based in the Washington, DC office.

Baker McKenzie: Emmanuel Sala Joins The Firm As Partner In Toronto

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 4, 2024

Global law firm Baker McKenzie recently announced that Emmanuel Sala has joined the firm as a Partner in Toronto, further expanding the firm’s Tax capabilities in Canada.

Latham & Watkins Reveals Key Hires For New York And D.C. Practices

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2024

Latham & Watkins LLP recently revealed some key hires for its practices in New York and Washington D.C. Douglas Heitner joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice. Jennifer Bragg and William (Bill) McConagha joined the firm’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice in the Washington, D.C. office.

Steno: $46 Million Raised And ‘Transcript Genius’ Launched

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 27, 2024

Steno, a tech-enabled provider of legal support and court reporting services, announced that it launched a first-of-its-kind generative AI tool for transcript analysis called Transcript Genius. This tool transforms how attorneys interact with transcripts. Along with the unveiling of Transcript Genius, Steno also announced the completion of $46 million in additional capital.

Leya: $10.5 Million Raised To Transform Legal Work

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 26, 2024

Stockholm-based Leya has announced the successful closing of its $10.5 million seed funding round, which was led by Benchmark and participated in by Hummingbird, SV Angel, and Y Combinator.

Clarion Capital: Jeff Sipos Named As General Counsel And Chief Administrative Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2024

Clarion Capital Partners announced that Jeff Sipos returned to the firm as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer. Sipos previously worked at Clarion from 2011 to 2015 and brings over two decades of experience across the insurance, finance, and legal industries.

White & Case: Emmanuel Gutton Named As Partner In Luxembourg

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2024

Global law firm White & Case LLP has added funds partner Emmanuel Gutton in Luxembourg. Gutton advises on the creation, structuring, and conversion of funds across a wide range of asset classes, including private equity and real estate. He also assists in setting up and advising investment fund managers.

Cleary Gottlieb: Alexander Van Der Gaag And Joanna Roberts Join London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2024

Cleary Gottlieb announced the arrival of Alexander van der Gaag and Joanna Roberts, who are joining the firm’s London office.

Paul, Weiss: M&A Partner Chelsea Darnell Joins Firm In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 20, 2024

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Chelsea N. Darnell has joined the firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice in the Corporate Department, resident in New York. Darnell advises public and private companies and private equity firms on M&A, corporate governance matters, and activism defense issues.

Reed Smith: Anne Peetz Added As Capital Markets Partner In Houston

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2024

Law firm Reed Smith announced capital markets and corporate lawyer Anne Peetz joined as a partner of the Global Corporate Group, based in Houston. Peetz was previously a partner at Kirkland & Ellis.

Dentons: Jonathan Shulan Added As Litigation Practice Partner In St. Louis

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 18, 2024

Dentons recently announced the addition of Jonathan Shulan to its Litigation practice as a partner and resident in the firm’s St. Louis office. Shulan represents clients in complex commercial disputes and high-stakes insurance issues.

Definely: LegalTech Company Secures $7 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2024

Definely, a UK-based LegalTech company created to make legal documents easier to read, edit and understand, announced it has successfully raised Series A funding. The $7 million Series A investment round was led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from Cornerstone VC and Zrosk Investment Ltd. The round also included participation from well-known angels Claire Hughes Johnson, Comron Sattari, Ajay Patel, and Babatunde Soyoye to join the cap table. Edward Keelan, partner at Octopus Ventures joins CRE Venture Capital and Zrosk Investments on the board.

Baker McKenzie KLP JV Names Sunyoung Kim As Partner In Seoul

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2024

Baker McKenzie announced that leading international arbitration practitioner Sunyoung Kim will be joining Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture Law Firm (Baker McKenzie KLP JV) as a partner effective May 20, 2024. This hiring further supports the Baker McKenzie KLP JV's bench strength and boosts Baker McKenzie's dispute resolution and international arbitration capabilities, a strategic area of focus for the firm globally.

Squire Patton Boggs: Chris Hastings Named As Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2024

Squire Patton Boggs has announced the appointment of Chris Hastings as a partner in its Financial Services Practice Group in London. Hastings - who joins from Eversheds Sutherland - is a finance lawyer focused on leveraged and acquisition financing. He acts for PE firms and their portfolio companies, corporate borrowers, and private credit funds related to transactions at all levels of capital structures. His experience includes complex domestic and international transactions in support of M&A activity, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, and distressed or opportunistic investments.

Paul, Weiss Adds Silvia Menendez As Finance Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 10, 2024

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Silvia Menendez has joined the firm as a partner in the Finance Group in the Corporate Department, resident in London.

Darrow: Mathew Keshav Named As Chief Revenue Officer

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2024

Darrow, a leading AI-powered justice intelligence platform, announced the appointment of Mathew Keshav Lewis as its first Chief Revenue Officer and US General Manager. Lewis has over 20 years of experience driving revenue and growth for high-profile legal and technology companies, including Dealpath, Yieldstreet, and Axiom Law.

Dentons: Laura Whyatt Named As Competition Partner In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2024

Dentons announced it had hired contentious competition lawyer Laura Whyatt as a Partner in London. Whyatt joins from Willkie Farr & Gallagher, having previously worked at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Sherman & Sterling, both in London and Brussels.

Clifford Chance: Todd Lowther Named As Partner In Houston

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2024

Clifford Chance announced it has hired Todd Lowther as a partner in its US Tax practice. This move is part of the continuing expansion of its US Energy & Infrastructure practice and the growth of its Houston office. Lowther offers significant energy sector taxation experience, further strengthening the firm's global tax offering to clients.