Lawyers On the MoveLarry Waks, Attorney Who Rep'd Clooney Tequila, Joins Foley Gardere
And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.
April 26, 2019 at 02:43 PM
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Larry Waks has joined Foley Gardere as partner in the firm's business law department and transactional practice group. He joins from Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, where he led the team that represented actor George Clooney, along with Clooney's business partners Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman, in the $1 billion sale of the Casamigos Tequila brand to Diageo Plc.
Proskauer Rose has added David Hillman as partner in its corporate department, effective April 29. Prior to joining, he was at Schulte Roth & Zabel.
Becker has added Paul Shur as a shareholder in the firm's corporate practice. He was previously with Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer.
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has hired William Campbell as a partner in the firm's real estate department. He joins from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.
George Talarico has joined Foley & Mansfield as a partner where he will focus on the defense of construction, toxic tort, and products liability matters. He was previously a partner at Sills Cummis & Gross.
Goodwin Proctor has added Timothy Clark as a partner in the firm's private investment funds team. He joins from Sidley Austin. The firm also added Matt Mauney as partner in their private equity practice. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis.
Michelle Greenberg has joined Sahn Ward Coschignano as counsel.
Jill Arnold has joined Vedder Price as of counsel in the firm's investment services practice group. She joins from Astenbeck Capital Management where she served as general counsel.
Jordan Joseph has joined Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman as an associate in the firm's real estate practice group.
Goldberg Segalla has added associate Courtney Klapper to the firm's global insurance services practice group. She was previously with Mauro Lilling Naparty.
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