Shearman & Sterling continues to grow its Litigation practice with the arrival of Adam Schwartz, who joins the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office.
Michael N. Herring, who earned widespread acclaim and public support for his leadership as Richmond’s top prosecutor for the past 13 years, has joined McGuireWoods’ litigation practice as a partner. He will represent clients in government investigations, white-collar criminal defense and commercial litigation.
McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the arrival of Ben Goldberger as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group in the Firm’s Boston office. Coming off his role as Deputy Legal Counsel to the Governor of Massachusetts, Ben will rely on his government experience to guide clients facing investigations, civil litigation and regulatory issues.
The global law firm Jones Day announces that Darcy White has joined the Firm's M&A Practice in its Atlanta Office.
Ms. White focuses on general corporate representation including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and complex commercial transactions. She has represented both public and private clients in a wide variety of domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers, stock acquisitions, divisional and other asset acquisitions and dispositions, and joint ventures.
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has hired White & Case partner Prabhu Narasimhan to join its growing tax and corporate practice in London. His hire plays a key role in both further developing the Firm's full service tax capabilities and forming a key part of the Firm's growth strategy to expand its transactional practices in key money centres.
Arnold & Porter announced that Charles Wachsstock has joined the firm as a partner in the Compensation and Benefits practice within the Tax Group. Based in the New York office, Mr. Wachsstock focuses his practice on a wide array of executive compensation and employee benefits matters in corporate transactions, the design and negotiation of employment and separation arrangements, and the design and implementation of compensation programs for public and private companies, financial sponsors, directors, and executives. Mr.
Dentons is pleased to welcome Partner Sean Ralph and Counsel Joe Sebestyen, as the newest additions to the Firm’s Energy group. In addition to the Energy practice, Joe will also support the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution group.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP further grows its Global Labor & Employment Practice with the strategic addition of Thomas Timmermans as a shareholder in the Amsterdam office. Timmermans will join the firm on August 1, 2019 from Norton Rose Fulbright.
His arrival ties in with the recent expansion of Greenberg Traurig’s Berlin and London offices, as well as the opening of its Milan and Nashville offices.
International law firm Pinsent Masons has hired capital markets partner Dr Susanne Lenz into the firm's Frankfurt office.
As a dual German and US-qualified lawyer, Susanne advises issuers and underwriters on equity and debt capital markets transactions, including high-yield debt issuances. Throughout her career she has advised global and domestic investment banks as well as corporates on a diverse range of mandates, including high-yield bonds, IPOs, private placements, rights issues, block trades, dual listings, convertible bonds and debt issuance programs.
Peter joins the firm's Brussels office from the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg where he was a Référendaire in the cabinet of Advocate-General Sharpston.
Prior to moving to Luxembourg in May 2018, Peter spent four years at Axiom Associates in Edinburgh where he was an advocate specialising in EU law. He called to the Scottish bar after two years as Head of Competition and Regulatory – Insurance at Lloyds Banking Group, also in Edinburgh.