International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has made a strategic addition to its Litigation Practice Group, welcoming former EY and PWC general counsel Ron Hauben as partner and co-head of the Firm’s accounting defense practice. Drawing on senior leadership experience at Big Four accounting firms, Ron brings extensive knowledge of the legal, regulatory and business factors affecting the accounting profession.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that Adam Shapiro will join the Firm as a partner in the Debt Finance Group.
“Adam has advised some of the biggest private equity firms in the world and brings an incredible amount of experience,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “We are excited to add him to the debt finance team at Kirkland.”
Dentons announces the return of Matt Nickel as a partner in its Commercial Litigation practice. Based in the Dallas office, Nickel brings vast experience in complex litigation, particularly in the areas of pharmaceutical litigation and product liability, and represents clients in individual and class action litigation in Texas and across the country.
Pulina Whitaker has joined the Firm as a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice. She is based in the London Office.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Howard Kleinman as a partner in the Transactions Practice Group. Howard brings extensive international experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and financial transactions, with a strong emphasis on businesses and investors in Latin America.
Milbank LLP is pleased to announce that Nola Heller, a market-leading white collar and investigations partner and former unit chief at the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, has joined Milbank’s New York office, where she will assume the role of co-head of that office’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice.
International law firm DAC Beachcroft has boosted its Corporate Insurance & Risk (CIR) division with the appointment of two new partners.
Jennifer Ledsham will lead on client delivery for CIR. A claims operations expert for over 17 years, she has re-engineered and managed end-to-end claims for corporates with a strong emphasis on improving efficiency and driving performance. She has headed claims teams locally, remotely and off-shore.
David Hesse, an energy disputes attorney whose practice focuses on oil and gas litigation and arbitration matters with a strong emphasis on Africa has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner in London.
King & Spalding announced that Jeff Shapiro, a nationally recognized medical device lawyer, has joined the firm’s Government Matters practice group as a partner. Shapiro is based in Washington, D.C.
Mark Handley has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its London office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Handley was a partner at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP.
“We are focused on advancing our London office, which is central to our strategic growth plan,” said Duane Morris Chairman and CEO Matthew A. Taylor. “We are very pleased to welcome Mark, who brings a new commercial litigation and white-collar capability to our team there, as well as adding to our arbitration practice.”