Law firms

Morrison & Foerster Strengthens Its Global Corporate Capabilities With Addition of M&A and Private Equity Partner Aly El Hamamsy in New York

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Finance, Money, Law firms, Morrison & Foerster, Private equity

Mr. El Hamamsy brings to the firm nearly 20 years of experience in global M&A transactions.

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  • Mr. El Hamamsy brings to the firm nearly 20 years of experience in global M&A transactions.
  • His arrival underscores the continued expansion of the firm's global corporate capabilities in New York.
  • "Aly brings significant skills in M&A and private equity transactions, including extensive experience with global businesses," said Morrison & Foerster Global Corporate Department co-chair, Mitchell Presser .
  • "I am honored to join Morrison & Foerster, a well-known global legal industry leader," said Mr. El Hamamsy.

Dentons Launches Dentons Global Advisors with Albright Stonebridge Group and Leading Advisory Industry Talent

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Finance, Consulting, Accounting, Professional services, Legal, Law firms, American diplomats, Dentons, Madeleine Albright, Albright Stonebridge Group, Stonebridge, Dentons, Dentons Global Advisors, Albright Stonebridge Group, part of Dentons Global Advisors, DENTONS, DENTONS GLOBAL ADVISORS, ALBRIGHT STONEBRIDGE GROUP, PART OF DENTONS GLOBAL ADVISORS

Dentons Global Advisors comprises founding member Albright Stonebridge Group along with a team of seasoned advisory industry leaders, including Ed Reilly, who will serve as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

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  • Dentons Global Advisors comprises founding member Albright Stonebridge Group along with a team of seasoned advisory industry leaders, including Ed Reilly, who will serve as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
  • We are proud to be a founding member of Dentons Global Advisors, said Secretary Albright, Chair of Albright Stonebridge Group.
  • Dentons Global Advisors specializes in services including commercial diplomacy; capital markets advisory; transaction advisory; crisis, dispute and issue management; corporate positioning; as well as business and geopolitical risk advisory.
  • Joining Reilly on the Dentons Global Advisors management team will be seasoned global advisory firm leaders who have counseled some of the worlds most successful companies.

Royalty Pharma Announces $2.025 Billion Strategic Funding Partnership With MorphoSys

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Law firms, Skadden, MorphoSys

Goodwin Procter, Dechert and Maiwald acted as legal advisors to Royalty Pharma.

Key Points: 
  • Goodwin Procter, Dechert and Maiwald acted as legal advisors to Royalty Pharma.
  • Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE acted as financial advisor to MorphoSys and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP acted as its legal advisor.
  • Royalty Pharma has assembled a portfolio of royalties which entitles it to payments based directly on the top-line sales of many of the industrys leading therapies.
  • Headquartered near Munich, Germany, the MorphoSys group, including the fully owned U.S. subsidiary MorphoSys US Inc., has more than 600 employees.

Latham Grows Insurance Litigation Team in Los Angeles

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Law firms, Latham & Watkins

LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Kirsten Jackson has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and as a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice.

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  • LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Kirsten Jackson has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and as a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Kirsten to the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice in Los Angeles.
  • Her arrival is a tremendous boon for our clients who are facing high-stakes insurance matters," said Larry Seymour, Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.
  • "I was especially drawn to Latham because the firm's robust Insurance Counseling & Recovery Practice is synergetic with my work.

Nuvei Announces Voting Results of its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and Appointment of General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Monday, May 31, 2021
Law firms, Law, Practice of law, Gildan, S&P/TSX 60, Norton Rose Fulbright, General counsel, Corporate governance, Company secretary, Ogilvy Renault

Nuvei announced that Lindsay Matthews will be joining its management team as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective today, May 31, 2021.

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  • Nuvei announced that Lindsay Matthews will be joining its management team as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective today, May 31, 2021.
  • Ms. Matthews has over 23 years of broad legal experience in corporate, securities and commercial law, as well as in M&A and corporate governance, both as in-house counsel and in private practice.
  • She was most recently Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Gildan Activewear Inc., where she led the global legal team since 2010.
  • Prior to joining Gildan in 2004, Ms. Matthews practised corporate and securities law at Ogilvy Renault (now Norton Rose Fulbright).

binx health Raises $104 Million in Series E Financing

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Law firms, Foley Hoag, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, Binx, Morrison & Foerster

BOSTON, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --binx health, a healthcare technology and diagnostics company that makes routine testing convenient by enabling access to care where people live, work, study and shop,today announcedthe closing of a Series E financing of $104 million.

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  • BOSTON, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --binx health, a healthcare technology and diagnostics company that makes routine testing convenient by enabling access to care where people live, work, study and shop,today announcedthe closing of a Series E financing of $104 million.
  • "We're especially excited by our investment in binx, givenits commitment to scientific rigor and its leadership position in sexual health in CLIA-waived settings," said Tuan Huyn of ArrowMark.
  • "binx is a unique company that sits at the intersection of high-quality testing, consumer convenience, and a shift todecentralizedsettings.
  • binx health was represented by its UK counsel, Taylor Vinters, and its US counsel, Foley Hoag LLP in connection with the financing, OrbiMed was represented by Morrison & Foerster LLP.

Ian Ballon and Amy Kramer to Speak at 19th Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Law Institute

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Ian C. Ballon, Intellectual property, Greenberg Traurig, Law firms, Law, The arts

DENVER, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ian C. Ballon and Amy L. Kramer , Intellectual Property & Technology shareholders at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP , will speak at the 19th Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property and Technology Law Institute, taking place virtually June 3-4.

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  • DENVER, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ian C. Ballon and Amy L. Kramer , Intellectual Property & Technology shareholders at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP , will speak at the 19th Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property and Technology Law Institute, taking place virtually June 3-4.
  • The IP Institute is the premier forum for bringing together intellectual property professionals from across the U.S. and beyond.
  • On June 3 at 10:05 a.m. MDT, Kramer will present the trademarks and copyrights breakout session, "What is your Intent?
  • Kramer also has experience in a broad range of litigation relating to intellectual property, contracts, business disputes, and regulatory matters.

Sklar Kirsh Bankruptcy and Restructuring Partner Robbin Itkin Named to 2021 Chambers USA

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Debt, Finance, Money, Law firms, Bankruptcy, Corporate finance, Human resource management, Restructuring, Kirsh, Insolvency, DLA Piper, Itkin

LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Top boutique law firm Sklar Kirsh announced today that Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has once again named Partner Robbin Itkin as a leader in Bankruptcy/Restructuring in its 2021 rankings.

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  • LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Top boutique law firm Sklar Kirsh announced today that Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business has once again named Partner Robbin Itkin as a leader in Bankruptcy/Restructuring in its 2021 rankings.
  • Itkin, a Partner in Sklar Kirsh's Bankruptcy practice, has experience restructuring billions of dollars of debt and obtaining insolvency resolutions in chapter 11 cases and numerous restructurings outside of the courtroom.
  • Prior to joining Sklar Kirsh, Itkin was a partner with DLA Piper where she served as chair of its Business Solutions and Financial Restructuring Group.
  • Itkin was also featured on the inaugural list of LawDragon's 2020 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers.

Mayer Brown Named "US Law Firm of the Year - Transactions" by GlobalCapital

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Law firms, Law, Mayer Brown

NEW YORK, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --For the second year in a row, Mayer Brown is pleased to announce that it was named "US Law Firm of the Year Transactions" atGlobalCapital's 2021 Americas Derivatives Awards.

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  • NEW YORK, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --For the second year in a row, Mayer Brown is pleased to announce that it was named "US Law Firm of the Year Transactions" atGlobalCapital's 2021 Americas Derivatives Awards.
  • The award honors the firms, services and products that move the global derivatives markets forward.
  • The firm has previously been named GlobalCapital's "European Law Firm of the Year Transactions" in 2020, "Global Law Firm of the Year (Overall)" in 2019, and "Americas Law Firm of the Year (Overall)" in 2019 and 2018.
  • Mayer Brown isone of the only firms with a leading derivatives and structured products practice inLondon,New Yorkand continentalEurope(in particular,Germany), and Hong Kong.

Greenberg Traurig Continues to Grow Dynamic Corporate Practice in New York

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Greenberg Traurig, Law firms, Law

NEW YORK, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its award-winning Corporate Practice with the addition of Shaun Levor and Cynthia A. Marian as shareholders in New York.

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  • NEW YORK, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its award-winning Corporate Practice with the addition of Shaun Levor and Cynthia A. Marian as shareholders in New York.
  • Achi is also co-chair of the New York Corporate Practice, and Bornstein is also co-chair of the firm's global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice and of the firm's global Patent Litigation Group.
  • Peter H. Lieberman, co-chair of the firm's Global Corporate Practice, commented: "There is a lot to be excited about here.
  • About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2200 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.