Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Gavin and Taylor Speers as partners in the firm’s Structured Finance Practice and its Transactions Department. Chris will serve as co-chair of the practice and will be based in the firm’s New York office; Taylor will work in Dallas.
Katten announced that Parker F. Taylor has joined the firm as a partner in the Private Wealth practice, continuing the strategic growth of its New York office.
"Parker is an impressive attorney with a reputation for delivering superior service to his clients and providing them with strategic solutions to help protect their assets," said Joshua S. Rubenstein, national chair of Katten's Private Wealth practice. "We are excited to welcome him to one of the most well-respected private wealth practices in the country."
Partner Held Senior Legal Role at The Co-operative Bank PLC
McGuireWoods is bolstering its global banking and finance capabilities with the arrival of London partner Alan Holliday, who returns to the firm’s highly ranked debt finance practice after serving in a senior legal role at a leading UK financial institution.
Womble Bond Dickinson announced that Howard W. Herndon has joined the firm’s Nashville office as a partner in the Corporate & Securities group. Herndon focuses his practice on the electronic transaction industry and regularly advises emerging businesses, private equity firms, and venture capital investors. For over two decades, he has represented public and private payments companies in significant industry transactions ranging from $100 million to over $1 billion.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired partner Graham Coop to the firm’s international arbitration practice.
Graham is a highly experienced international lawyer representing States, companies and international organisations on investment and commercial arbitrations and other public international law matters, including State-to-State and sovereign immunity issues. Graham will co-lead the firm’s investor-state dispute settlement and public international law team with Sylvia Tonova who joined the firm earlier in March.
Joseph Harrison Jr. has joined Dentons’ Evansville office as a partner in the Public Policy & Regulation practice, bringing more than 30 years of experience working with government agencies in southwestern Indiana. He currently serves as attorney for Posey County, Indiana, the Vanderburgh County Redevelopment Commission, and the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Building Authority.
Irwin Mitchell has recruited commercial litigation and arbitration partner David Vaughan into its London office as its investment in expanding its corporate and institutions team continues.
David joins from Collyer Bristow. Before this he was head of litigation and office at Shakespeare Martineau, London. He has a strong focus on complex and high-value disputes with a multi-jurisdictional element.
Beach’s arrival continues the expansion of Morrison Foerster’s global and U.S. private equity capabilities in recent years; follows the recent addition of Steven Tran in Singapore.
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Brendan Moylan will join the Firm as a partner in the London office.
Brendan is currently a partner in Latham & Watkins’ Private Equity Practice. He acts for infrastructure funds and direct investors on M&A transactions across a broad range of infrastructure assets, including utilities, transport, renewables, technology and communications, and social infrastructure.
Arnold & Porter announced that James P. Bergin, who has held senior legal positions at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, including as its former acting co-general counsel and deputy general counsel, has joined the firm as a partner in the Financial Services practice. Bergin will be resident in the New York office.