International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Sophie Smith has joined the Firm as a partner in London.
Sophie specializes in primary fundraisings and advises managers on carried interest, co-investments and other incentive arrangements. In addition, Sophie has significant ESG expertise, as well as advising widely on impact and growth investing.
Winston & Strawn LLP announced that Andrew (“Drew”) M. Hinkes has joined the Miami office as a partner in the Transactions Department and member of the Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology (“DABT”) Group.
Indranil (“Indy”) Mukerji, a first-chair patent trial lawyer, has joined Covington’s Patent Litigation practice as a partner, located in the firm’s Washington office. Steve Marshall, a patent litigator with decades of trial and litigation experience, has also joined the firm’s Patent Litigation practice as of counsel in the Washington office.
Sara Gonso Tait has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Chicago office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Tait was a partner at Ice Miller LLP.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig further expands its International Arbitration & Litigation Practice with the addition of Nassif BouMalhab as a shareholder in the firm’s United Arab Emirates location (UAE). He joins Greenberg Traurig from Clyde & Co, where he was a partner and led its Middle East arbitration group.
BouMalhab’s joining Greenberg Traurig comes as the firm expands its London International Arbitration Practice with the appointment of three new shareholders, Jason Hambury, Gurmukh Riyat, and Clea Bigelow-Nuttall, from Pinsent Masons.
Henry Jin, an energy and infrastructure attorney who advises clients on renewable energy transactions, has rejoined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., where he started his legal career nearly a decade ago.
Henry Leventis, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its Healthcare Regulatory & Enforcement Practice in Nashville. Mr. Leventis will focus his practice on helping clients with high-stakes government investigations and related litigation and internal investigations, with an emphasis on representing healthcare companies, executives and providers.
Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that Stephen Mohr, a leading antitrust lawyer and former senior Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attorney, has joined the Firm as a partner.
“Steve is a talented lawyer with significant experience reviewing complex transactions and overseeing litigation and investigations during his many years of distinguished service for the FTC,” said Jon A. Ballis, chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “He’s a great addition to our leading antitrust team and we’re thrilled to welcome him to Kirkland.”
Kirkland & Ellis announced that private equity lawyer Sebastian Pitz will join the Firm as a partner based in the Frankfurt office.
“Sebastian is one of the leading young partners in the German market with significant experience advising on complex alternative capital transactions,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “We’re very excited that Sebastian is joining our stellar team in Germany.”
Gayle Curry returns to Mills & Reeve to support the growth of our commercial healthtech practice.
Gayle, who is an experienced commercial health lawyer with an expertise in healthtech, has joined from Mishcon de Reya where she was a partner in the firm’s commercial and technology groups.
Her appointment also sees a return to Mills & Reeve for Gayle, who was previously head of commercial health at the Birmingham office. In her new role, Gayle will have a national healthtech role, but will be based at our Oxford office.