Blockchain-Focused Funds Partner Barbara Warren Joins Goodwin
And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.
December 22, 2021 at 09:00 AM
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On the Move
- Goodwin has added Barbara Warren as a partner in the firm's digital currency & blockchain technology and private investment funds. She joins from Ellenoff Grossman & Schole.
- Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler has promoted Douglas Tang, Amy Vegari, and Timothy Waters to partners, and Susan Vignola, Lisa Wang, and Justin Zaremby to counsel.
- Kenneth Kaufman has joined Moses & Singer as senior counsel in its intellectual property, internet & technology and entertainment & media practices. He was previously senior counsel at Springut Law.
- Barnes & Thornburg has added securities and corporate attorney Scott Budlong as a partner in the firm's corporate department. Previously he was a partner at Kibbe & Orbe which became part of Crowell & Moring this year.
- Chris Hagenbuch has joined Dentons as partner and member in the firm's venture technology and emerging growth companies practice. He was previously with Troutman Pepper.
- Shearman & Sterling has hired Stephen Gruendel as a leveraged finance partner in the firm's finance group. He was formerly counsel at Cahill Gordon & Reindel.
- Olshan Frome Wolosky has named Sebastian Alsheimer and Claudia Dubón as partners and Kerrin Klein, Jessica Stanton and Joseph Weiner as counsel.
- O'Melveny has elected Yaira Dubin, Alexander Roberts and John Rousakis to partners in the firm's New York office.
- Blank Rome has promoted Michael Denci and Nicholas Tambone to partners in New York. In addition, Ross Coe has been elevated to of counsel.
- Morrison Cohen has promoted Daniel Isaacs, Michael Mix, Daniel Studin, and Deborah Weinberg to partners.
- Susman Godfrey has promoted Geng Chen and Zach Savage to partners in New York.
- Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian has elected Hilary Adams, Billy Kwon, Christel Moreno, Mark Oblad, Brian Snyder and Rosie Stein to partners in New York.
- Eddie Shapiro has been promoted to partner at Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes. He is the first attorney the firm has elevated to partner since its launch early this year.
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