Shireen Y. Wetmore has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group in its San Francisco office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Wetmore was a partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
Paul Hastings LLP announced that accomplished capital markets lawyer Steven Hsu has joined the firm as a partner in Hong Kong.
With a focus on corporate finance and capital markets transactions, including IPOs in Hong Kong and the U.S., dual primary and secondary listings, and rights offerings, Hsu has extensive experience across the technology, financial services, consumer goods, life sciences, real estate, and infrastructure sectors. He also frequently advises listed companies on corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters.
Law firm TLT has appointed renewable energy development expert David Miller as partner in the firm’s UK-wide real estate team. His appointment forms part of the firm’s strategic plans to further strengthen its future energy offering in its real estate practice and expand the breadth of services offered to clients in this sector.
Dentons has added Anthony J. Cieri as a partner in the Firm’s Corporate group. Anthony has 20 years of experience with mergers and acquisitions and corporate law in private practice and in-house roles. He assists clients with joint ventures, venture capital investments, divestitures and corporate finance matters. Anthony also counsels clients on securities offerings and compliance with state and federal securities law.
Dentons continues to develop its market leading Australasian Patents team with the hire of new Australian partner and patent attorney Allira Hudson-Gofers.
Based in Sydney, Allira will add further strength and expertise to Dentons’ Australasian Patents team which operates from Sydney, Melbourne in Australia, and Auckland in New Zealand.
Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has hired partner Augusto Santoro, together with a four-strong senior team, to establish a private equity and ECM practice in Italy. Augusto will be leading the broader corporate/M&A practice in the firm's Milan office. He joins from Simmons & Simmons where he was a partner in the corporate and commercial group and head of its ECM practice.
Further expanding its market-leading Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practice, Pillsbury has recruited veteran startup lawyer Matt Kirmayer as partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. Kirmayer was previously a partner at Perkins Coie.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its White Collar Practice with the addition of Joel M. Cohen as a partner in New York.
"The growth of our US offices and more broadly our litigation practices is a global priority," said Scott Hershman, White & Case partner and Head of the Firm's White Collar Practice. "Joel is a nationally recognized trial lawyer with an outstanding market reputation and profile, and his addition to the team will further strengthen our practice."
Sidley is pleased to announce the addition of Nicholas Cassin to the New York office’s Investment Funds group. Mr. Cassin arrives from Kirkland & Ellis, where he has been a partner in the Investment Funds group since 2017.
Global law firm Reed Smith announced that William Davis has joined the firm’s Global Corporate Group in Houston. Davis joins Reed Smith from Norton Rose Fulbright.
Davis represents companies in a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, venture capital financings and general corporate matters, across a range of industries. He has extensive experience in cross-border, multi-jurisdictional transactions.