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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP — a New York-based law firm with over 900 lawyers — has elected eight new partners. Almas Daud, Morgan Davis, Andrew J. Gershon, Yana Mereminsky, Sheena Paul, Mai Shapiro, Paulina Stanfel and Jenny Wheater will become partners of the firm, effective July 1. Almas Daud is based in the London office and a member of the firm’s Finance Group. Her practice […]
NEW YORK — The law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has announced that Aaron Ferner, Zachary Frimet, David Kennedy, Brett McMahon, Michael Senders and Aliza Slansky have been elected partners of the firm, effective July 1, 2024. Davis Polk has more than 1,000 lawyers worldwide. Aaron Ferner is a member of Davis Polk’s Finance […]
NEW YORK– The law firm Sullivan & Worcester is relocating its NY office from its current Midtown Manhattan location to 1251 Avenue of the Americas, a 54-story office tower on Sixth Avenue between 49th and 50th Street. With the move, Sullivan’s 52 NYC-based attorneys and 18 total staff will be well-situated for continued growth as the […]
NEW YORK – The law firm Wilson Elser has relocated its Garden City, NY, office to a new location in suburban East Meadow, NY, to accommodate a larger workforce. With space totaling 13,357 square feet on the 7th floor of 90 Merrick Avenue, the office is designed to maximize natural light, which flows through to […]
The law firm Cravath has completed the relocation of its New York office to Two Manhattan West, as the anchor tenant for the newly‑constructed office tower from Brookfield Properties on the corner of Ninth Avenue and West 31st Street in New York City. In collaboration with Brookfield and global architecture and design firm Gensler, Cravath […]
LONDON and NEW YORK – Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling (Shearman) have announced the first partner promotions for the combined firm, A&O Shearman. A total of 40 partners have been elected to the partnership by their current respective firms. A&O elected 32 partners and Shearman elected eight, consistent with the relative size […]
The litigation boutique law firm MoloLamken LLP has announced that Lauren Dayton, Jennifer Fischell, and Eugene Sokoloff have been named partners in the firm. Lauren Dayton’s practice focuses on complex disputes and appeals, primarily business disputes and antitrust. Ms. Dayton joined MoloLamken after clerking for the Honorable Steven M. Colloton of the U.S. Court of […]
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROBERT WISNICKI was sentenced to 78 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe for operating an $18.8 million Ponzi scheme run through his New York-based law firms, Wisnicki & Associates LLP and Wisnicki Neuhauser LLP (the “Wisnicki […]
NEW YORK — The law firm of Latham & Watkins announced that 19 counsel have been elected to the partnership, effective March 1. According to the firm, each of the new partners delivers exceptional advice and service to clients in distinct areas of practice. Latham & Watkins has over 3,500 lawyers and operates in 14 countries. The […]
NEW YORK — The O’Melveny law firm has promoted 12 exceptional lawyers that have been elected to the firm’s 2024 partner class: Vince Ferrito (Mergers & Acquisitions—New York), Nidhi Geevarghese (Corporate Finance—New York), Zach Greenberg (Mergers & Acquisitions—Century City), Jim Harrigan (Capital Markets—Washington, DC), Lauren Kaplan (General Litigation—Los Angeles), Adam Levine (Health Care—Los Angeles), Russell McGlothlin (Water—Century City), Zoheb Noorani (Insurance—Los Angeles), Christian Peeters (Antitrust & Competition—Brussels), David J. Ribner (White Collar Defense & […]
Long Island law firm Rivkin Radler LLP has announced seven new partners for 2024. The firm has six offices and 235 lawyers. These are the new partners promoted by the firm: Ashley Algazi, of Greenlawn, NY, is a member of the Health Services Practice Group. She represents various healthcare providers, including hospitals, long term care […]
NEW YORK — The law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel announced that William Barbera, Sean Brownridge, Andrew Gladstein, Robert Griffin, Theodore Keyes and Donna Lazarus were elected to the firm’s partnership effective January 1, 2024. All are resident in the New York office. The firm has also promoted Mark Garibyan, Farzaan Ijaz, Kolby Loft, […]
NEW YORK — The law firm of Kramer Levin has announced the promotion of Tristan Bonneau, Elan Daniels, Allison D. Gray, Pauline Plancke and M. Mendel Trapedo to counsel, effective Jan. 1, 2024. The firm has also promoted Michelle Ben-David, William Cavanagh and Ralph C. Mayrell to special counsel, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Co-Managing Partners […]
The law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP has announced that 12 attorneys have been elected to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2024: Bonnie Chen, David P. Friedman, Matthew R. Friedman, Reuven P. Garrett, Benjamin Goodchild, Martha L. Goodman, Joe Graham, Sohail Itani, Nina Kovalenko, Anne McGinnis, Marian S. Shin and Anusha Simha. All are resident in the New York office except for […]
The New York law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced that it has elevated 32 attorneys to Partner, effective January 1, 2024. Simpson Thacher has over 1,000 attorneys in 11 offices across 32 practice areas. Here are the new partners: Louis H. Argentieri, M&A (New York) Andrew Bechtel, Banking and Credit (London) Lindsey C. Bohl, Litigation / […]