Articles from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Davis Polk today announced that leading structured finance lawyer Ryan McNaughton has joined the firm as a partner in its Finance practice in New York.

Davis Polk today announced that prominent M&A lawyer Michael Diz has joined the firm as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions practice in Northern California.

Davis Polk today announced that leading antitrust lawyer Nathaniel L. Asker has joined the firm as a partner in its Antitrust & Competition practice in New York.

Davis Polk today announced that preeminent white collar practitioner and former senior government official Neil MacBride has rejoined the firm as a partner in Washington DC. Mr. MacBride, who will become Co-Chair of Davis Polk’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice, returns to the firm after serving for more than two years as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Treasury, where he advised on a wide range of domestic and international priorities critical to the United States.

Davis Polk today announced that a team of leading fund formation practitioners is joining the firm. Andrew Ahern, Alisa Waxman and Luke Eldridge will join Davis Polk as partners in the Investment Management practice in New York.

Davis Polk today announced that registered funds practitioner Christopher P. Healey has joined the firm as a partner in the Investment Management practice in Washington DC.

Davis Polk today announced that Nick Caro has joined the firm as a partner in the Sponsor Finance practice in New York.

Davis Polk today announced that prominent leveraged finance practitioner Luke McDougall will join the firm as a partner in the Finance practice based in London.

In connection with Oi’s restructuring plan and ClientCo marketing process, certain financial creditors and V.Tal have reached agreement on principal commercial terms of a “fallback” bid for ClientCo that would include, as consideration, a combination of V.Tal equity and credit-bidding of obligations, sufficient to put Oi’s aggregate equity stake in V.Tal (subject to certain potential adjustments) at 27.5%.

Davis Polk today announced that Rory Leraris has joined the firm as a partner in the Civil Litigation practice in New York.

Davis Polk announced today that Raul Yanes, formerly the Head of Non-Financial Risk at Morgan Stanley and a former senior White House official, will rejoin the firm next month as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations practice in New York.

Davis Polk today announced that William J. Hochul, Jr., a veteran federal prosecutor, former General Counsel of a highly diversified, government-regulated global business, and prior member of the board of directors of a large healthcare provider and employer, has joined the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice in New York as counsel.

Davis Polk has announced that Shanu Bajaj, Sidney Bashago, Stephen Byeff, Sijia Cai, Hillary Coleman, Christian Fischer, Dominic Foulkes, Phoebe Jin, Chris Kodama, Robert Smith, Sanders Witkow and Lijun (Annie) Yan have been elected partners of the firm, effective July 1, 2023.

Davis Polk today announced that Thomas J. Malone and David J. Penna have joined the firm as partners. Mr. Malone joins Davis Polk’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice and Mr. Penna joins the firm’s Finance practice.

Davis Polk today announced that leading mergers and acquisitions lawyer James Dougherty has joined the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice as a partner in New York.

Davis Polk today announced that the firm is launching a European antitrust practice in Brussels. The practice will be led by Jürgen Schindler and Frances Dethmers.

Davis Polk today announced that Corey Goodman has joined the firm as partner in the Tax practice in New York.

Davis Polk today announced that Caitlin Wood has rejoined the firm as counsel in the Derivatives & Structured Products practice in New York.

Davis Polk has announced that Sheila Adams, Matthew Bacal, Ning Chiu, Ethan Goldman, David Hahn, Eric McLaughlin, Adam Shpeen, Travis Triano and Steve Wang have been elected partners of the Firm, effective July 1, 2021.

Davis Polk today announced that Paul Marquardt, a leading economic sanctions and national security lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in the Financial Institutions Group in Washington DC.