Brad Wright has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Phoenix as a Partner in the Real Estate group, the law firm announced. Dorsey’s Phoenix office has experienced exceptional growth since opening in 2022, expanding from three to 29 attorneys.
King & Spalding announced that Jennifer Recine, Sarmad Khojasteh and David Kupfer have joined the firm’s Business Litigation practice group as partners. They are based in the firm’s New York office.
Sidley is pleased to announce that John C. Godfrey has joined Sidley’s M&A and Private Equity practice as a partner in New York. Mr. Godfrey joins Sidley from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP where he served as a member of that firm’s M&A and PE practices. This follows the addition of a team of 11 lawyers from Paul, Weiss in the last 10 months.
Akin is pleased to announce that Scott Colton has joined the firm’s special situations & private credit practice as a partner in New York. He joins from Paul Hastings, closely following the firm’s recent addition of preeminent private credit partner Bill Brady, with whom Scott has worked for many years.
Matthew Jones has joined the Firm as a partner in the Financial Markets Practice. He is based in Houston.
Mayer Brown announced that Sam Riesenberg has joined the firm as a partner in its Tax practice in London, where he will focus on providing advice in the areas of asset management and fund matters across the US, Europe, and the Middle East. He joins from KPMG’s Washington National Tax Practice.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Susan Ryba to its Tax Practice Group as a partner based in Chicago. A highly sought-after tax controversy litigator, Susan represents high-profile technology, healthcare and pharmaceutical clients at all stages of the federal tax controversy life cycle. She joins from Baker McKenzie, where she served as chair of its Chicago Tax Practice Group.
Charles Russell Speechlys announces the appointment of Philip Withey as Partner in the Banking & Finance group. His hire follows recent growth in the Firm’s Banking & Finance practice, as well as growth in a number of the firm’s other transactional teams. He will be based in the Cheltenham office.
Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Amira Shaker-Bortman as a Partner within the Firm’s Private Client team. Amira will be based in the Firm’s London office and joins Charles Russell Speechlys from McDermott Will & Emery.
Osborne Clarke is bringing even more expertise in pharmaceutical and biotech licensing law on board with the arrival of Dr Florian Reiling from Clifford Chance.
The trend is clear: in recent years, many life sciences and healthcare companies have focused their strategic activities not only on M&A transactions but also on licence collaborations and other alliances. These transactions are extremely complex and need to be managed and negotiated by experienced licensing experts with in-depth industry and regulatory knowledge.