Several major law firms across the globe have recently shaken up their mergers and acquisitions rosters, according to reports.
Jones Day has added three new M&A partners to its practices in New York in London. Michael McGuinness and George Flemma will join the New York office, while Benedict O’Halloran joins Jones Day’s London office.
According to a statement from the firm, Flemma will join the firm from General Electric Oil & Gas, where he was executive counsel for mergers and acquisitions. O’Halloran was also at General Electric, while McGuinness joins from Shearman & Sterling, where he was the head of the firm’s Latin America M&A practice.
Meanwhile, Freshfields has announced two new additions to its office in New York. Mitchell Presser will head the firm’s US M&A operations and will join from Paine & Partners, which eh founded. James Douglas will join Freshfields as well.
The new hires come as Sheppard Mullin announced Joshua Dean as its latest addition in its California Office, among other new hires.
According to reports, the wave of M&A lawyer shakeups signals the ongoing importance of global merger transactions.
Full content: Bloomberg
Want more news? Subscribe to CPI’s free daily newsletter for more headlines and updates on antitrust developments around the world.
Featured News
Japan’s Nippon Steel Eyes Year-End Close on $15B US Steel Deal Amid Political Uncertainty
Nov 7, 2024 by
CPI
Canada Orders Dissolution of TikTok’s Business Amid National Security Concerns
Nov 7, 2024 by
CPI
India Raids Amazon, Flipkart Seller Offices in Foreign Investment Probe
Nov 7, 2024 by
CPI
Canada’s Competition Bureau Seeks Public Feedback on Updated Merger Guidelines
Nov 7, 2024 by
CPI
FTC Adopts Stricter Reporting Rules for Mergers, Delays Expected in 2025
Nov 7, 2024 by
CPI
Antitrust Mix by CPI
Antitrust Chronicle® – Remedies Revisited
Oct 30, 2024 by
CPI
Fixing the Fix: Updating Policy on Merger Remedies
Oct 30, 2024 by
CPI
Methodology Matters: The 2017 FTC Remedies Study
Oct 30, 2024 by
CPI
U.S. v. AT&T: Five Lessons for Vertical Merger Enforcement
Oct 30, 2024 by
CPI
The Search for Antitrust Remedies in Tech Leads Beyond Antitrust
Oct 30, 2024 by
CPI