London – Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Sara George will join the firm in London on May 7, 2019 as a partner in its Securities and Derivatives Enforcement and Regulatory practice. Ms. George was previously a partner at Stephenson Harwood LLP and prior to that, served as a prosecutor for the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Deepak Reddy has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in New York, bringing a wealth of experience as one of the nation’s leading aviation finance lawyers.
Reddy represents airlines, aircraft leasing companies, financial institutions and investment funds in M&A, financing, restructuring and leasing transactions involving commercial aircraft. He also advises Fortune 500 companies, financiers and high-net-worth individuals in a wide variety of private and corporate jet transactions.
Thomas J. DeSplinter, whose practice focuses largely on transactions involving major companies and private equity firms, particularly within the energy industry, has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Chicago.
Washington, D.C. – Global law firm Goodwin announced that Patrick Menasco joined the firm as a partner in the ERISA and Executive Compensation practice in the Washington, D.C. office.
With more than 25 years of public and private sector experience, Menasco has a broad proficiency in Title I of ERISA. He focuses primarily on investment funds, general asset management, bank/broker-dealer netting opinions, derivatives and other capital market transactions, prohibited transaction exemptions, government investigations, and adversarial proceedings, including ERISA litigation.
Leading tax lawyer Jeffrey Tolin has joined Cooley as a partner in New York. He arrives from Hogan Lovells.
“Jeff is a first-class lawyer with deep experience across a range of tax areas key to supporting our global clients and their evolving needs,” said Kathleen Pakenham, co-chair of Cooley's tax practice. “We have worked opposite and alongside Jeff on a number of matters over the years and have always been impressed by his work and integrity. It’s a real win for our clients to have him on our side of the table.”
Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Joe Alonzo has joined Squire Patton Boggs as partner in the global Litigation Practice, based in New York. Mr. Alonzo arrives from DLA Piper.
“I practiced with Joe for approximately a decade. He’s a top-notch lawyer with a strong skill set and an impressive background handling complex litigation,” said Gassan A. Baloul, partner and the leader of Directed Emerging Markets Initiatives. “Joe is a welcome addition to our very busy team, and more importantly, our clients.”
The award-winning real estate team at Shoosmiths is expanding its presence into the Irish market with the hiring of two new partners in its Belfast office.
Highly experienced partners Sarah Ewing and John Palmer – both dual qualified to serve Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland – join a growing team set to expand even further in coming months.
DLA Piper announces that project finance lawyer Nacim Bounouara has joined the firm as a partner in its Finance and Projects practice, based in London.
International law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Bill Smith as a partner in its construction disputes and international arbitration team based in Dubai.
Bill Smith joins from Pinsents, where he has been a partner in Dubai since 2012, having previously been a partner in Blake Dawson (now Ashurst) in Sydney from 2005-2011.
LOS ANGELES – Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that Edward (Ed) Prokop has joined the firm’s Real Estate Practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Ed joins Winston from Sidley Austin LLP.
Ed’s practice includes various types of complex real estate transactions, including financings, net lease deals, acquisitions, and dispositions.