Vinson & Elkins announced it has added depth to its Technology Transactions and Intellectual Property (IP) practice with the addition of partner Michael Kurzer, who will be based in the firm’s New York office.
Katten announced that James A. Saling has joined the firm as a partner in the Health Care Transactions and Compliance practice in New York.
James is highly regarded for his ability to counsel major stakeholders in the health care industry on both transactional and regulatory matters, said Lisa Atlas Genecov, chair of Katten's Health Care Transactions and Compliance practice. He joins a highly-prized team of health care leaders skilled at helping clients resolve any transactional or regulatory compliance matter that may arise in the ever-changing health care field.
Abdón Pedrajas Littler, a leading labor and employment law firm in Spain and part of Litter, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has opened an office in Valencia, Spain. The office will be led by partner Javier Molina, who is part of a six-lawyer team joining from law firm Cuatrecasas.
In addition to building on the firm’s existing operations in Spain in Madrid and Barcelona, the new Valencia office follows Littler’s November 2021 expansion into Portugal when DCM Lawyers (now DCM | Littler) joined its global platform.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, already highly regarded for its national and global real estate industry practice, has raised its game in real estate finance.
Craig B. Bleifer, a veteran health care attorney with three decades of experience in pharmaceutical and health care law, has joined Akin Gump as a partner in New York in the firm’s health care and life sciences practice.
For 20 years, Mr. Bleifer served as in-house general counsel—he was corporate vice president, general counsel and secretary at Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at Daiichi Sankyo, a Japanese pharmaceutical company.
Global law firm Reed Smith announced the addition of Milan Thakker as a life sciences transactional partner in its Global Corporate Group. His broad practice centres around cross-border M&A, private equity, venture capital and joint ventures.
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Ethan Schultz has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. and Houston offices as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and the Energy & Infrastructure Industry Group, and as a member of the Corporate Department. Schultz represents clients in acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, financings, and other transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Kirkland & Ellis announced that Diane Blizzard, Melissa Gainor and Dan Kahl have joined the Investment Funds Regulatory Practice as partners. Each recently served in senior roles at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and have extensive experience in the agency’s regulation of investment advisers, investment companies, and the asset management industry.
Dechert LLP has announced that leading private equity practitioner David Cosgrove will join the firm’s corporate and securities group as a partner in the Charlotte office. Mr. Cosgrove’s arrival continues Dechert’s major U.S. private equity and private credit expansion over the past month, following the addition of Nicole Macarchuk in San Francisco and William Robertson in New York.
Experienced employment lawyer Kim Hodge is the latest lateral partner appointed by the global law firm’s Australian offices. He will join the Perth office on 4 April 2022.
Kim has more than 20 years’ experience in industrial relations, human resources, unfair and unlawful terminations, and workplace investigations. He assists clients across a diverse range of sectors including mining and resources, engineering, utilities, retail, health care, education, not-for profit, and local government.