Holmes brings deep experience in leveraged and project finance, complementing Vinson & Elkins’ leading Energy and Infrastructure Practices
Mark Holmes has joined the firm as a Houston-based partner in its Finance Practice. He most recently was a Partner at White & Case. Holmes is a leading energy and infrastructure finance lawyer who advises sponsors, borrowers, and lenders.
Brown Rudnick announced that Michael R. Graif has joined the Firm’s New York office as a partner in the Intellectual Property group and the Trademark, Copyright and Advertising practice.
Graif brings more than 30 years of trademark and IP transactional experience. He focuses his practice on trademark enforcement, licensing and technology transactions, privacy, generative artificial intelligence (AI), social media and copyright matters.
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labour law practice representing management, has added Stephen Shore as a shareholder in its Toronto office. Shore joins from Ogletree Deakins and represents employers across all areas of employment and labour law.
Global law firm Reed Smith announces the hire of Nina Howell as partner in its Energy & Natural Resources Group and London office.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett announced that Adam Z. Risell has joined the Firm’s Investment Funds Practice, where he will focus on structured fund products. He will be based in the Washington, D.C. office.
“The asset management industry’s capital formation techniques continue to evolve, and Adam’s extensive experience advising on cutting-edge, tailored structured products will be tremendously valuable to our clients across the sector,” said Alden Millard, Chair of Simpson Thacher’s Executive Committee. “We are very excited to welcome Adam to the Firm.”
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that experienced infrastructure lawyer Jacqui Bogucki has returned to the Firm as a partner in the Corporate Department, based in the Houston office. She is the fifth partner to join Weil’s expanding Houston office – and sixth partner helping to build its growing infrastructure and energy transition capabilities – within the past year.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice with the addition of partner Abdallah Maher, who will join the Riyadh office.
Mark Simpson has joined Cooley as a partner in the firm’s London antitrust and competition investigations and disputes practice. Simpson advises on all aspects of UK and European Union competition law, with a focus on high-profile contentious matters – including competition litigation, investigations and regulatory challenges, and alternative dispute resolution, as well as merger law control and cartel damages actions. He has dealt with multiple matters before the English High Court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the European Court of Justice.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that David Irvine has joined the firm’s Global Finance Practice Group as a partner in London. He will serve as Co-Chair of Global Finance (Europe).
David is widely recognized as one of the leading finance lawyers in the U.K. He is ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global 2024, Chambers UK 2024, The Legal 500 UK 2024, and IFLR1000, where clients describe him as a “trusted advisor” and “persuasive in the most difficult conversations.”
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Niels Dejean and Anne-Sophie Maes as partners in its Global Tax Practice Group in Paris. With their extensive experience advising international corporate clients on mergers and acquisitions, strategic tax matters and tax controversies, Niels and Anne-Sophie bring significant value to the Firm’s busy French tax practice.