Akin announced that Chadron Edwards has joined the firm as a projects & energy transition partner in New York. He joins from Mayer Brown and previously served as a vice president in Deutsche Bank’s Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy Group.
Rob joins us from Brabners, where he led their environmental practice.
In his new role, Rob will sit within the real estate team. His responsibilities will include enhancing the firm’s profile, leading the environmental team and delivery complex environmental projects. His primary focus areas will include contaminated land, environmental permitting, waste management, greenwashing, and sustainability requirements to name a few.
Skadden is pleased to announce that Joyce Chang has joined the firm as a partner in the Energy and Infrastructure Projects Group. Based in the Washington, D.C. office, she will advise clients on all aspects of project development, financing and M&A.
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Aaron Coombs has returned to the firm’s Litigation and Insurance Recovery practices as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office.
Aaron represents policyholders in a wide range of complex insurance coverage disputes and litigation, including coverage for government investigations, securities lawsuits, environmental contamination, product liability, and cyberattacks. He regularly helps clients negotiate improved terms and conditions and maximize their insurance assets across nearly all types of policies.
Expanding Morgan Lewis’s trial capacity across various industries, the firm welcomes partner Stephen P. Hall. Arriving from Orrick and resident in the Boston office, Stephen represents companies in various regulated industries, including life sciences, chemical, biotech, pharmaceutical, technology, finance, and manufacturing.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its Real Estate Practice in California with the addition of Ankush R. Israni as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office. Israni joins the firm from Jones Day.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added John P. Cleary to its Corporate Practice in San Diego. He joins the firm from Procopio, where he was the leader of the firm’s corporate and transactional practice.
Global law firm Goodwin announced that Noah Bilenker and Christine Murphy have joined the firm as partners in the Real Estate Industry practice, both resident in the New York office. These strategic hires further Goodwin’s preeminent global real estate practice.
Cadwalader has added Jaye Kasper, a leading advisor to private equity funds and public and private companies, as a partner in its New York office.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Jaye to our firm,” said Cadwalader Managing Partner Pat Quinn. “Her broad experience in sophisticated transactions will be of great value to our clients.”
International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson has strengthened its UK-wide real estate practice with the appointment of Newcastle-based partner Mark Tait.
Joining from DWF, Mark specialises in commercial real estate work, including investment, development and asset management transactions. Some of Mark's recent work includes the development and letting of retail parks in Prudhoe, Shiremoor and Wynyard, and industrial developments on the Team Valley Trading Estate and Tyne Tunnel Trading estates.