Watson Farley & Williams is delighted to announce that real estate expert Deepa Deb has joined the firm as a Partner in London, where she will be Head of International Real Estate Investment, coordinating activities across our 19 offices. She joins from DWF, where she was Global Head of Development & Investment, having been Head of UK Real Estate at Dentons prior to that.
GSK Stockmann is welcoming corporate M&A and private equity expert Robert Korndörfer as a new partner at the firm. From November, he will be joining the team at GSK’s Berlin office, where his expertise will support the further expansion of the firm’s advisory services in the areas of corporate M&A and private equity.
Steven B. Davis has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group in its Philadelphia office.
“Duane Morris is a sought-after destination for marquee talent, and we are so pleased to bolster our platform yet again. Steve is a terrific addition to our firm, and we will continue to recruit and attract new talent to Duane Morris,” said Duane Morris Chairman and CEO Matthew A. Taylor.
Ropes & Gray announced that private funds lawyer Jonathan Rash has joined the firm in Washington, D.C. as a partner in its 300-lawyer global asset management practice. Jon, who has advised preeminent private funds in their flagship fundraises, brings significant credit and buyout fund experience to Ropes & Gray’s global private funds team.
Rebekah Donaleski has joined Cooley’s New York office as a partner in the white collar defense & investigations practice. Donaleski arrives after nearly a decade at the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), where she was chief of the office’s public corruption unit and led many of the office’s most significant investigations and prosecutions – including those of US Sen. Robert Menendez, Ghislaine Maxwell, Michael Avenatti and Lev Parnas.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that it is opening an office in Riyadh.
The firm’s Riyadh team includes seven partners—each of whom has extensive experience working with clients in Saudi Arabia: Megren Al-Shaalan, Mohammed Bashir, Mahmoud Abdel-Baky, Jonathan Langley, Mohamed AlHasan, Lars Petersen and Ibrahim Soumrany.
Gibson Dunn has significantly expanded in the Gulf in the last 12 months, adding 14 new partners and 19 new associates, the largest investment made in the region by any international firm during this time.
Mayer Brown announced that a renowned public policy team led by partners Matthew (Mac) Bernstein and John Merrigan, joined the firm’s Public Policy, Regulatory & Government Affairs practice in Washington DC. In addition to Mac and John, the team includes Jessica Woolley, a senior advisor, and Stephanie Jebeyli, a public policy advisor. The team joins from Dentons Global Advisors LLC.
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Jennifer Mazawey as a partner in the Real Estate practice area. Mazawey joins K&L Gates’ Newark office from Genova Burns LLC.
Squire Patton Boggs has added a three partner team in Washington DC focused on international investigations, national security issues and counseling clients on transactions that require US Government approval, with the addition of Tom Firestone, Shannon Reaves, and Chris Griner.
They, along with a team of supporting attorneys and staff, join from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, where Mr. Firestone co-chaired the Government Investigations & White-Collar Practice and Mr. Griner chaired the National Security/CFIUS/Compliance Practice.
Dentons announces that Joseph Adams has joined the Firm’s Commercial Litigation practice as a partner in its Honolulu office. With extensive experience in environmental, personal injury, product liability and toxic tort matters, Adams brings clients a wealth of knowledge in navigating complex legal challenges in these critical areas.