McGuireWoods continues the expansion of its nationally recognized Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department with the arrival of Washington, D.C., partner Ben O’Neil, an accomplished trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor with significant experience in international anti-corruption matters.
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Nathaniel Mendell has joined the firm as a partner in its Investigations + White Collar Defense Group, based in the Boston office. Mr. Mendell joins Morrison & Foerster from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, where he most recently served as Acting U.S. Attorney and previously served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney. During his time with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mr.
Mark Thompson has joined Covington’s London office as a partner and co-chair of the firm’s global private equity practice.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has announced the formal opening of an office in Luxembourg and the expansion of its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of Arnaud Cagi-Nicolau as a partner in Luxembourg.
The expansion of our Luxembourg Country Practice through the formal opening of an office in Luxembourg underlines our commitment to our funds, private equity and corporate clients, said White & Case Chair Hugh Verrier. A strong presence in the country will further strengthen the Firm's leading Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Boston office with the addition of Vincenzo P. Lucibello as a partner. Lucibello joins the Firm's Global Debt Finance Practice and will serve as co-head of the Firm's US Private Credit & Direct Lending Group.
Sidley is pleased to announce that Robert Darwin has joined the London Corporate group as a partner in the Global M&A and Private Equity practice. Mr. Darwin joins from Dechert LLP.
Global law firm Reed Smith announces the appointment of Bryan Tan as partner in its Entertainment & Media Industry Group and Singapore office.
Tan joins from Pinsent Masons MPillay, Pinsent Masons’ joint law venture in Singapore, where he was head of its Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice. Prior to joining Pinsent Masons MPillay, Tan was the director of Keystone Law Corporation, a firm he founded in 2005.
Kirkland & Ellis is pleased to announce that Brian Ho will join its Transactional Group as a partner in the Hong Kong office. Mr. Ho most recently served as the Executive Director – Corporate Finance of The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the “SFC”). At Kirkland, Mr. Ho expects to use his vast experience, accumulated over decades of service at the SFC, to serve the Firm’s market-leading M&A/private equity and capital markets practices in Asia. He will start at Kirkland on August 29, 2022, which is after the cooling off period required by the SFC.
Dechert LLP announced that Kathleen “Kate” Mylod has rejoined the firm’s global finance practice as a commercial real estate finance partner based in New York.
Ms. Mylod was previously an associate at Dechert before joining another law firm; she also served as in-house investment counsel at The Hartford, a leader in property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds. Ms. Mylod is one of several partners who have rejoined Dechert recently, including Jon Burke, Sonia Gioseffi and Alon Goldberger.
Global law firm Goodwin announced that David McFarlane joined the firm’s ERISA and Executive Compensation practice as a partner, resident in the Los Angeles office.