Further strengthening its market-leading global finance practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced that up-and-coming star finance lawyer Stephen Gruendel has joined the firm as a partner in New York.
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced that prominent patent litigators Robert Benson and Jeffrey Johnson have joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Department in the San Francisco and Houston offices, respectively, as partners.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Annie Herdman, a market-leading partner to private equity and corporate clients on EU and UK competition law, will be joining the Antitrust Group as London Head of Antitrust and Foreign Direct Investment. Herdman advises clients on EU, UK and multi-jurisdictional merger control and foreign investment strategy and filings, as well as on EU and UK cartel investigations and antitrust compliance issues.
DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Joo Kim as the newest addition to the Structured Finance Practice in New York.
Joo has more than 23 years of experience in advising large financial institutions and companies in complex structured finance transactions and securitizations with an emphasis on the financing of commercial real estate loans including mortgage-backed securitization transactions (CMBS).
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has strengthened its German antitrust and competition law practice with the appointment of Dr Jens Steger. Steger joins as a partner in the firm's Frankfurt office from K&L Gates, where he has been a partner since 2021. Together with Steger, his four-person team is moving unified to Norton Rose Fulbright.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright welcomes new corporate and investment funds partner Liz Hastilow in Sydney.
Liz is a highly regarded and experienced practitioner in the financial services industry, with a 25-year career in private practice and more recently in-house at one of Australia’s largest funds management businesses, First Sentier Investors (formerly Colonial First State Global Asset Management) where she guided the $213 billion AUM* global business through a complex trade sale to Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation as global chief legal and risk officer.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that David Edwards will join the Firm’s London office as a Partner in the Litigation Department. David will co-lead the Firm’s European disputes practice alongside Tyler Robinson.
King & Spalding announced that product liability trial lawyer Greg Chernack has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office.
Enhancing its tax service offerings in California, Morgan Lewis welcomes back as a partner William Gorrod, who handles tax planning, compliance, and corporate transactions and is especially well versed in state and local tax (SALT) matters. Will, who arrives from Baker Botts, is resident in San Francisco.
Arnold & Porter announced that a seven-lawyer team, including six partners and one counsel, has joined the firm in its Chicago, Denver, and New York offices. Led by partners Eric Prezant, Donal O’Brien, and Randy Miller, the team’s practice spans corporate transactions, real estate, finance, bankruptcy, litigation, regulatory, and environmental matters. The team also includes partners James Attonito, Karl Marschel, Brandon Neuschafer, and counsel Monica Carroll.