In a move that further elevates its premier capital markets and corporate transactional platform in the UK and globally, Paul Hastings LLP announced that leading capital markets lawyer Dan Hirschovits has joined as a partner in London from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
Skadden is pleased to welcome J. Christian Nahr to the firm as a partner in its Banking Group in New York. Previously head of the global finance practice at another global law firm, Mr. Nahr advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, corporations, hedge funds, investment banks and direct lenders on a broad range of complex cross-border and domestic leveraged finance transactions.
LONDON, September 9, 2024: International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Nicola Noël will be joining the firm as a partner in its Finance practice in London. Nicola joins from Canadian pension investor, PSP Investments, where she established the European credit legal team. She had previously worked as Executive Director in the Credit Finance Transaction Execution Group at Goldman Sachs.
Pillsbury is pleased to welcome Adam Rachlis as a partner in its M&A and Private Equity practice. Rachlis advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, public and private companies, and investment banks on M&A and other strategic transactions. Rachlis joins the firm in New York from Latham & Watkins.
Continuing to strengthen its global M&A platform, Paul Hastings LLP announced that premier public M&A and corporate governance lawyer Timothy Fesenmyer has joined the firm as a partner in New York.
Fesenmyer joins from King & Spalding LLP after spending nearly two decades at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He reunites on the Paul Hastings platform with the top-ranked 11-partner, 20-lawyer team of restructuring, private credit, and special situations lawyers that joined the firm from King & Spalding in June.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher announced that Danielle Garbien, a leading renewable energy and energy finance attorney, has joined the Firm as a partner. She is based in the Firm’s New York office.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP continues to expand its Phoenix office with the arrival of leading mining, environmental, and corporate attorneys Dawn Meidinger, C.W. Ross, and Norm James, the international law firm announced.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Shareholder Joel E. Tasca to its Litigation Practice in the Las Vegas office. Tasca joins the firm from Ballard Spahr, where he has spent his entire legal career.
King & Spalding announced that Bobby Cook has joined the firm as a partner in its Real Estate and Funds practice group. Cook is based in the firm’s New York office.
Cook’s practice focuses on representing banks, real estate private equity funds, debt funds, insurance companies and other lending institutions in connection with the origination, disposition, acquisition and restructuring of mortgage and mezzanine debt across all asset classes, as well as “back leverage” for such mortgage and mezzanine debt.
We're delighted to announce the appointment of Paddy Lynam to the partnership.
Paddy joins from BDB Pitmans to lead and grow the London agricultural property and country house team, with his practice spanning across the agribusiness, residential property, private client and bloodstock sectors.
His expertise will bolster the firm’s relationships with key players in the market and support the growth of the agribusiness team across multiple offices.