Sullivan & Cromwell on Wednesday said it hired two dealmakers from Skadden whose experience includes representing Elon Musk in his contentious, on-again-off-again $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, now known as X. Mike Ringler and Peter Jones have joined Sullivan & Cromwell’s Palo Alto office as partners. The pair worked on a string of multi-billion dollar tech-oriented deals while at Skadden. Read more.
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Moves:
In New York …
Kaufman Dolowich picked up professional liability partners Ryan Turner and Jason Myers. They were previously at London Fischer … Paul Weiss added M&A partner Chelsea Darnell from Kirkland.
In Los Angeles …
Dario Frommer joined Mayer Brown as a partner in the firm’s public policy, regulatory and government affairs practice. He previously led Akin’s public law and policy practice … Venable hired commercial litigation partner Damon Pitt. He was previously at K&L Gates … Buchalter brought on corporate partner Juan Pablo Albán from Stuart Alban Law.
In Palo Alto …
Sidley picked up labor and employment partner Rebecca Stuart from Wilson Sonsini.
In Orange County, California …
Haynes and Boone added Jeff Morton as an IP partner. Morton previously led the life-sciences group at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch.
In Houston …
Energy transactions partner Trent Bridges joined Akin from Sidley Austin.
In Dallas …
James Bookhout joined Katten as chair of the firm’s mergers and acquisitions litigation practice. He was previously at DLA Piper.
In Denver …
Dinsmore & Shohl added employment litigator Michele Choe as a partner. Choe was previously at Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell.
And more …
Skadden hired partners Adam Cohen in D.C. and Mark Chorazak in New York as co-heads of the financial institutions regulatory group. Cohen previously was general counsel to SoFi Bank, and Chorazak was at the firm now known as A&O Shearman … Polsinelli brought on real estate finance partner Jennifer O’Connor in Miami and financial services litigation partner Jim Pulliam in Raleigh, North Carolina, from Kilpatrick Townsend.
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