Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Tarek Helou has joined the firm's government investigations practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its dynamic Latin America Practice with the addition of Oscar Stephens as a Corporate Practice shareholder in the firm’s New York City office. Stephens focuses his practice on Latin America, representing issuers, borrowers, underwriters, and lenders in capital markets and general financing transactions. A native of Chile, Stephens conducts business in both English and Spanish and will work closely with Greenberg Traurig offices in Miami and Mexico City, among others.
Schulte Roth & Zabel announces the addition of Daniel Eisner as a partner in the M&A and Securities Group, resident in the New York office.
Gateley Legal has appointed lawyer Chris Kisby to its national Employment team as a partner based in the company’s Nottingham office.
Chris moves from his role as a partner at national firm, Shakespeare Martineau. He has 18 years’ experience, which has included spells at Eversheds Sutherland and being seconded to Commonwealth Games England as General Counsel during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Chris re-joins Gateley having worked as a senior associate for the business between 2005 and 2013.
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Stacey T. Kern has joined as a partner in the M&A and Private Capital teams within the firm’s Corporate Practice Group. Ms. Kern will be based in Eversheds Sutherland’s Chicago office, which opened in May.
Mayer Brown announced that Adam Paul has joined the firm as a partner in Chicago, where he will serve as a co-leader of the firm’s global Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency (RBI) practice. Previously, Mr. Paul was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Wolf Theiss expands its international corporate practice group: Florian Kusznier (42) becomes a partner of Wolf Theiss.
Florian Kusznier specializes in cross-border transactions, acquisitions and corporate law, and specializes in the health care sector, which he will continue to expand with Wolf Theiss.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Banking Practice and Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of partners Andrea Novarese and Maria Cristina Storchi in Milan.
O’Melveny announced that Anna Pletcher, former Assistant Chief of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division in San Francisco, has joined the firm as a partner. Pletcher will advise clients on a broad range of antitrust issues, as well as sensitive white collar and corporate investigations. She will be based in O’Melveny’s San Francisco office.
Eric Strain has joined Locke Lord’s New York office as a Partner in the Firm’s Aviation Industry Group. With more than two decades of experience representing aviation companies from North America, Europe and Asia, including defending against wrongful death, personal injury and commercial claims, Strain and Paul Stinson, who joins the Firm as Senior Counsel in the San Francisco office, will further strengthen Locke Lord’s national aviation litigation capabilities.