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Jean McLoughlin is the latest in a string of notable lateral additions at Paul Weiss this year.
July 10, 2019 at 05:01 PM
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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced its second New York lateral hire of the month Wednesday, welcoming Jean McLoughlin to the firm's executive compensation and employee benefits practice after 25 years at Davis Polk & Wardwell.
In a statement, Paul Weiss chairman Brad Karp called McLoughlin one of the nation's leading executive compensation attorneys.
Jean McLoughlin (Courtesy photo)
“Our increasing volume of public company M&A and private equity transactions demands sophisticated compensation and benefits advice that Jean is uniquely positioned to provide to our clients,” he added.
McLoughlin, who joins Paul Weiss as a partner, advises corporate, financial and individual clients and compensation committees on the negotiation of employment and compensation arrangements. She provides insights on equity incentive plans and their securities and tax implications and also advises on compensation disclosure and board executive compensation oversight.
She's recently had a role navigating the benefits and compensation issues of some of the world's largest public company and private equity deals, including Cigna's $3.8 billion acquisition of Healthspring, Conagra Foods' $6.8 billion acquisition of Ralcorp and $2.7 billion sale of its private brands business to Treehouse Foods Inc., and Lockheed Martin Corp.'s $9 billion acquisition of Sikorsky from United Technologies.
The firm's global M&A head Scott Barshay, himself a particularly high-profile hire for the firm three years ago, praised McLoughlin's capabilities in a statement.
“Jean is a talented lawyer who provides thoughtful, trusted advice on the executive compensation aspects of complex public M&A deals,” he said. “With her commitment to client service and her reputation for excellence, she will be a fantastic addition to our firm.”
On July 1, Paul Weiss said it had hired former Kirkland & Ellis private equity partner Sarah Stasny in New York.
Other major hires this calendar year include Jeannie Rhee, a prominent member of special counsel Robert Mueller III's team who was Mueller's partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, and U.S. Supreme Court star Kannon Shanmugam.
McLoughlin was not available for comment Wednesday afternoon. A spokesperson for Davis Polk said that the firm wished her well.
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