Holland & Knight continues to strengthen its leading Tax, Executive Compensation and Benefits Practice with the addition of Christopher “Chris” S. Rizek as a partner in Washington, D.C. Mr. Rizek will also be a key member of the firm’s nationwide Tax Controversy Team, which has grown significantly in recent years. Before joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Rizek was a member at Caplin & Drysdale.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced the arrival of partner Matthew Banham to the firm’s litigation department, further expanding the firm’s globally recognized white-collar and investigations practice. Banham joins Seyfarth from Dechert, where his practice focused on multi-agency and complex cross-border investigations and prosecutions with an emphasis on financial crime and contentious regulatory matters.
Katten Muchin Rosenman announced the appointment of three new partners in its London office.
Financial Markets and Funds Partners Thomas Laurer and Ryan Hansen and Transactional Tax Planning Partner Daniel Lewin all join Katten from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (Curtis).
Global law firm Reed Smith announced that Tallat Hussain will be joining as partner in its Energy and Natural Resources Group, based out of the London office.
Hussain brings decades of specialist environmental, social and related governance (ESG) experience having advised clients on large-scale project development and finance, M&A transactions, private equity and corporate compliance.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett announced that Paul Hibbert and Emma Serginson will join the Firm’s London office as Partners, where they will focus on financing and credit matters across the infrastructure sector, among other areas.
International law firm DAC Beachcroft is pleased to announce it is strengthening its litigation offering in Mexico by welcoming a highly-regarded litigation team.
Gowling WLG is pleased to welcome Michael Rankin as a partner in the firm’s Ottawa office.
An accomplished litigator, trial and appeal lawyer, Michael’s multidisciplinary practice has a dedicated focus on family law, where he has extensive experience advising clients on high-net-worth disputes involving complex issues of income attribution, valuation, tax and division of corporate assets.
DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Kalidou Gadio as co-chair of the US-Africa Practice based out of the firm’s Washington, DC office.
DLA Piper continues to expand its Project & Energy practice with the addition of Philadelphia-based partner Jennifer Wnek.
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has hired corporate trust and structured finance specialist Hannah Ward as partner in its financial markets (FM) practice.
Joining from the London office of a US law firm, following significant inhouse experience at general counsel level, Hannah brings extensive expertise to the firm advising corporate trust and agency clients on complex, multi-jurisdictional finance transactions, as well as related restructurings, defaults, litigation and special situations.