Dentons announces that Stephen Yang has joined the Firm's Intellectual Property and Technology practice as a partner in the New York office. Yang offers clients extensive experience in patent law, patent litigation, Section 337 investigations, and post-grant proceedings.
Weightmans has hired a team of four to join its Glasgow family department.
Partner Noel Ferry said: “We are delighted to welcome Caroline Gillespie and her team to our family team in the Glasgow office. These additions to the team bring significant expertise and experience in family, child and matrimonial matters. The addition of such a well thought of team demonstrates our commitment to growth in Glasgow and to excellence in our national family team.”
Greenberg Traurig's restructuring unit in Germany, GT Restructuring, wins lawyer Annette Benner for its team. Annette Benner focuses her practice on complex, real estate-related restructurings and becomes a partner at GT Restructuring as of June 2023.
Christine Hwang has joined the Firm as a partner in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice. She is based in the San Francisco Office.
Ms. Hwang represents employee health and welfare plans and defined benefit pension plans, advising them on a wide range of ERISA compliance issues—including ACA, ERISA, COBRA, and HIPAA—and various participant issues. She also has significant experience representing welfare and pension plans in benefit claims litigation, and the prosecution of all stages of collection arbitration and litigation.
Baker Botts L.L.P, a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced that Shane Wilson has joined its Dubai office as a partner in the Global Projects Department.
Mr. Wilson has been based in Dubai for over 16 years and advises clients on projects and transactions across the Middle East, Africa and globally. He specializes in the development and financing of energy and infrastructure projects, including power, water, waste, oil and gas, infrastructure, and transportation.
Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has appointed Fernando Torrente as partner in charge of M&A and Capital Markets in its Madrid office, effective 1 July 2023.
Fernando Torrente is one of the most recognized Spanish lawyers in the transactional field, both in M&A and capital markets. He is also one of the most experienced lawyers in corporate governance, having formed part of the Group of Experts that advised the CNMV on the drafting of the Good Governance Code for Listed Companies, approved in February 2015.
Joseph M. Cox has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its Dallas office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Mr. Cox was a partner at Bracewell LLP.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced that Matt Dubofsky has joined the firm as a corporate partner in the Boulder, Colorado, office. His addition bolsters the firm’s transactional practice as Wilson Sonsini remains focused on representing technology and life sciences companies in the Mountain West region and the Denver-Boulder corridor. Dubofsky is the latest lateral partner to join the Boulder office since its launch in 2022.
Further bolstering its Band 1 fintech practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced that leading fintech and payments lawyers Dana Syracuse and Josh Boehm have joined the firm as partners in New York.
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that R. Todd Silliman has joined the Global Energy Group as Head of the US Environmental Practice and partner in the Atlanta office. Mr. Silliman represents clients in environmental litigation and regulatory compliance matters under federal, state and local environmental laws. He also advises developers, manufacturers, financial institutions, and other businesses on environmental liability, risk management, and opportunities for tax abatements and other incentives under federal and state laws.