Law

Kramer Levin: Three Lawyers Elevated To Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 7, 2025

Kramer Levin announced the elections of Boaz I. Cohen, Nicole S. DeBare, and Sheila M. Pozon to partner positions in the firm. All three are based in New York.

Morgan Lewis Expands IP Practice In Europe With Addition Of Alexander Ritter In Munich

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 6, 2025

Advancing Morgan Lewis’s German, European, and global IP capabilities, especially in technology and life sciences patent disputes, the law firm welcomes partner Alexander Ritter, resident in the Munich office. Coming from Baker McKenzie where he most recently chaired the German patent litigation practice, Ritter represents clients across a range of industries, including high tech, engineering, chemical, healthcare and medical device, and biotechnology.

Dentons Names Elze’t Hart As Data And Technology Partner In Amsterdam

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 5, 2025

Dentons announced it is strengthening its Intellectual Property, Data, and Technology practice by recruiting partner Elze 't Hart in the Amsterdam office. Focusing on data governance and compliance, IT contracts and technology M&A, Hart has been advising and litigating technology and data privacy for 12 years.

Mayer Brown: Chris McGarry Joins As Structured Finance Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2025

Mayer Brown announced that Chris McGarry joined the firm as a partner in its global Structured Finance and Private Capital groups. And he joins from White & Case, where he led the firm’s European collateralized loan obligations (CLO) practice and English law securitization practice.

White & Case: Aaron Kenavan And Jamie Palmer Join As Partners In Sydney

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 4, 2025

Global law firm White & Case LLP announced it has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and its Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of partners Aaron Kenavan and Jamie Palmer in Sydney.

White & Case: Michael Sykes Joins As Partner In Washington, DC

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jan 3, 2025

Global law firm White & Case announced it has expanded its Global Tax Practice and its Global Energy Industry Group by adding Michael Sykes as a partner in Washington, DC.

Honigman: Richard Catalano Joins As Partner In Chicago

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2024

Honigman LLP announced that it is growing its Chicago office by adding Richard “Richie” Catalano as a partner in the Transactions & Counseling Practice Group and Corporate Department. He joined the firm from Ballard Spahr.

Simpson Thacher: Bryan Robson And William Gwyn Join As Partners In London Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 31, 2024

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that Bryan Robson and William Gwyn will join the firm as Partners in the London office, where they will focus on leveraged finance matters.

Baker McKenzie Reveals 18 New North America-Based Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2024

Global law firm Baker McKenzie announced it has elected 18 new partners and two counsels in North America. And these promotions take effect on January 1, 2025.

Baker McKenzie: Sung Woo (Sean) Lim Joins JV As Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 27, 2024

Baker McKenzie announced that leading international arbitration practitioner Sung Woo (Sean) Lim has joined Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture Law Firm (Baker McKenzie KLP JV) as a partner. This hire represents the fifth addition to the Baker McKenzie KLP JV in the last year and solidifies the firm's position as the most significant international law firm in Korea by partner bench strength.

Locke Lord Brings In Nicholas Scott As Senior Counsel In Transactional & Regulatory Insurance Practice Group

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 26, 2024

Nicholas T. Scott has joined Locke Lord’s New York office in the Firm’s Regulatory and Transactional Insurance Practice Group. Joining Locke Lord from Ambac Financial Group, Scott was critical as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer in establishing the legal platform for Ambac’s subsidiary company, Everspan Group.

Dentons Reveals Country And Office Managing Partners In Europe And Central Asia

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 22, 2024

Global law firm Dentons announced the appointment of Country and Office Managing Partners across Europe and Central Asia for the three-year term starting January 1, 2025.

Dentons: Neil McKnight Named As Partner On Tax Team In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 18, 2024

Dentons announced it has welcomed experienced corporate tax specialist Neil McKnight as a partner to its Tax team in London. And he joined the firm from Morgan Lewis, where he was a partner in the tax practice.

Sidley: Clive Gringras Joins As Partner At Commercial Litigation And Disputes Practice In London

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 17, 2024

Sidley announced that Clive Gringras has joined the firm as a partner in the Commercial Litigation and Disputes practice in London. Before joining Sidley, he was head of the Technology, Media and Telecoms practice at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang.

Dentons: New Managing Partners Named In Poland

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 17, 2024

Dentons has announced that Jakub Celiński and Paweł Grabowski have been elected as the new managing partners of Dentons’ Warsaw office. Their term will start on January 1, 2025.

DLA Piper: Sebastian Goslar Named As New Partner In Dusseldorf

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 17, 2024

DLA Piper strengthened its Corporate and M&A practice by adding Sebastian Goslar. And from January 1, 2025, he will join the firm’s Corporate group in Germany and be based in the firm's new office in Dusseldorf.

Dickinson Wright: Interview With Partner Lee Petro About Communications Law

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 16, 2024

Lee Petro is former chair of the Federal Communications Bar Association and a member in the Communications Law Practice at law firm Dickinson Wright. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Petro to learn more about his practice.

Sidley Reveals 38 Newly-Elected Partners And 27 Newly-Promoted Counsel

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 16, 2024

Sidley - a global law firm with 2,300 lawyers, annual revenue of $3.2 billion, and experience that spans 158 years - announced the names of its 38 newly-elected partners and 27 newly-promoted counsel listed below by office and area of practice. These attorneys will become partners and counsel at Sidley effective January 1, 2025.

Hunton Andrews Kurth: Joanna Enns Joins As Capital Markets Partner In Dallas

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 11, 2024

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP announced that prominent minerals and mining capital markets attorney Joanna D. Enns has joined the firm as a partner in Dallas.