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McGuireWoods announces Richard Davis as COO
Richard Davis has joined McGuireWoods as the firm’s chief operating officer, bringing more than two decades of executive experience in global professional services firms. Davis succeeds Executive Director Robert Couture, who will continue to focus on law firms and the legal industry as a senior research fellow at Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession.
Read MoreAkin Gump expands private equity practice
Akin Gump announces that two energy-focused transactional corporate and private equity partners, Shaun Lascelles and Simon Rootsey, are to join the firm in its London office from Vinson & Elkins. Mr. Lascelles and Mr. Rootsey are expected to join Akin Gump in October.
Read MoreMagali Belon joins Clifford Chance Luxembourg
International law firm Clifford Chance announces the appointment of Magali Belon as counsel in its Investment Funds practice in Luxembourg.
Read MoreNACD and ISA expanding cybersecurity
The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 directors, and the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) today announced they will develop an updated version of the Director’s Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight that will be released in early 2020.
Read MoreWeil adds private equity partner Jeffery Malonson
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Jeffery Malonson has joined the Firm as a partner. Mr. Malonson is part of Weil’s global Private Equity practice focusing on oil and gas transactions and is based in Houston.
Read MoreWeil secures reversal in groundbreaking case
In a groundbreaking case challenging the reliability of “expert” handheld toolmark evidence, a team of Weil attorneys, along with pro bono partner the Innocence Project, and Colorado counsel, obtained a Colorado Court of Appeals reversal of a ruling that had denied our client a hearing on his entitlement to a new trial.
Read MoreZapproved® introduces Google Vault
Zapproved announced today that the company has further expanded its reach by creating new integrations for ZDiscovery® users to preserve data in Google Vault.
Read MoreJAMS expands entertainment hub
JAMS announced that it is expanding its Resolution Center in Century City, which will include a state-of-the-art International Arbitration Center as well as enhancements focused on security and privacy, which are crucial for the entertainment and complex commercial matters that JAMS handles at this location.
Read MoreAST Private Company Solutions welcomes Paul Arens
AST Private Company Solutions™ (AST PCS) today announced that Paul Arens has joined the company as Vice President, Business Development & Partnerships. In this role, Arens’ focus will be to grow AST PCS by forging partnerships in the private company ecosystem and identifying synergistic relationships that utilize cap table and employee stock plan data housed in Astrella™, the AST-built SaaS solution for private companies.
Read MoreRandy Burt Joins as Managing Director for AlixPartners
AlixPartners announced today that consumer products expert Randy Burt has joined as a Managing Director and one of the key leaders in the firm’s global Consumer Products practice. He will be based in AlixPartners’ Chicago office.
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