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Automotive and Industrial Transformation Expert John Loehr Joins AlixPartners as a Managing Director
AlixPartners announced that automotive and industrial strategy and transformation expert John Loehr has joined as a managing director in the firm’s global automotive and industrial practice. He will work from AlixPartners’ Chicago office.
Read MoreJeffrey Lehtman Joins Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s Government Investigations Practice in Washington, D.C.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced that Jeffrey Lehtman has joined the firm's government investigations practice as partner in the Washington, D.C., office.
Read MoreMcGuireWoods Selects Mirlande Telfort for Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellows Program
McGuireWoods has selected New York partner Mirlande Telfort as its representative member of the 2019 Fellows Program of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. The program fosters the development of talented lawyers from diverse backgrounds and prepares them for leadership roles.
Read MoreMcGuireWoods Advises Dominion Energy in Merger with Dominion Energy Midstream Partners
McGuireWoods advised Dominion Energy in completing a merger agreement with Dominion Energy Midstream Partners, LP. The merger resulted in the company acquiring all the outstanding public common units of Dominion Energy Midstream in exchange for Dominion Energy common shares.
Read MoreClifford Chance Advises Merck on Global Strategic Immuno-oncology Alliance with GlaxoSmithKline
Clifford Chance has advised Merck KGaA (Merck) on the conclusion of a global strategic cooperation agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The two companies will work together closely in the field of immuno-oncology.
Read MoreWeil Advises Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the $11B Take-Private of The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
Weil is advising Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), as part of a consortium led by Hellman & Friedman that also included Blackstone and GIC, in the consortium’s approximately $11 billion take-private acquisition of The Ultimate Software Group, Inc., a global provider of human capital management (HCM) solutions in the cloud. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2019 and is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals.
Read MoreFormer PCAOB Director of Enforcement and SEC, DOJ Veteran Claudius Modesti Joins Akin Gump
Akin Gump announced that Claudius Modesti, former Director of Enforcement at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), has joined the firm as a partner in its white collar defense and government investigations practice in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreAkin Gump Welcomes Nimesh M. Patel as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Akin Gump announced that Nimesh M. Patel has joined the firm as its chief diversity and inclusion officer, resident in its Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Patel joins Akin Gump from WilmerHale, where he was director of diversity and inclusion.
Read MoreNew Blockchain Video by Jones Day
In the next in a continuing series of blockchain videos, Jones Day partner Harriet Territt describes the issues that general counsel should consider regarding blockchain, including how it will be deployed in a particular business, which parts of the business will use the technology, and how to approach it from a legal and regulatory perspective.
Read MoreWeil to Add Private Equity Partner Mark Thompson in London
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced that Mark Thompson will join the firm as a private equity partner in London to further strengthen Weil’s offering to clients in the real assets sector. Mark will work closely with Real Assets partners James MacArthur, Paul Hibbert and Anthea Bamford.
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