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Emilio Aarún
Firm:
Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
Mexico
Bar Admission:
Mexico
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María Fernanda Acevedo Olguín
Firm:
Jáuregui y Del Valle
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Corporate and M&A
Jurisdiction:
Mexico
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Craig A Adoor
Firm:
Husch Blackwell
Husch Blackwell
Rating:
Highly regarded - State
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Missouri
Industry Sector:
Food and beverage
Bar Admission:
Missouri
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Erica E Aho
Firm:
Latham & Watkins
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
corporate
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
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Carlos Aiza
Firm:
Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets
Jurisdiction:
Mexico
Industry Sector:
Banking
Real estate
Bar Admission:
Mexico
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Ana Irma Amado Córdova
Firm:
Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Project development
Jurisdiction:
Mexico
Industry Sector:
Energy
Bar Admission:
Mexico
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Benjamin S Arfa
Firm:
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
Financial restructuring
Restructuring
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
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Iker Arriola Peñalosa
Firm:
Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Mexico
Industry Sector:
Banking
Energy
Healthcare
Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
Bar Admission:
Mexico
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James M Ash
Firm:
Husch Blackwell
Rating:
Expert consultant
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Missouri
Industry Sector:
Food and beverage
Agriculture
Bar Admission:
Missouri
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L Alberto Balderas Fernández
Firm:
Jáuregui y Del Valle
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets
Jurisdiction:
Mexico
Bar Admission:
Mexico
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Lawrence Bard
Firm:
Shulman Rogers
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Capital markets
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Virginia
Bar Admission:
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
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W Benjamin Barkley
Firm:
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Georgia (US)
Bar Admission:
Georgia (US)
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Benjamin Barnhill
Firm:
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Rating:
Highly regarded - State
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
South Carolina
Bar Admission:
District of Columbia
South Carolina
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Diego Barrera
Firm:
Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Mexico
Bar Admission:
Mexico
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Brian Bates
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Expert consultant
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Bar Admission:
New York
Illinois
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Emily K Beers
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
District of Columbia
Bar Admission:
New York
District of Columbia
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B Jeffery Bell
Firm:
Holland & Knight
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Bar Admission:
New York
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Lauren Bellerjeau
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
District of Columbia
Industry Sector:
Investment management
Real estate
Bar Admission:
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
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Michael Benn
Firm:
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United States (National)
New York
Bar Admission:
New York
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Maurice Berkman
Firm:
Galicia Abogados
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
Mexico
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Bar Admission:
Mexico
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Corporate
Financial District and Board of Trade in Downtown Chicago, IL Loop
Simpson Thacher breaks into Chicago with Kirkland team
Ryan Harris, who formerly spent around 12 years at Kirkland & Ellis, will lead the new hub, which focuses on middle-market PE and family office clients
Noemi Distefano, August 07 2026
Corporate
Hand holding a magnet attracting glowing blue human figures symbolizing recruitment, lead generation, and talent acquisition in corporate business strategy.
This week’s top moves: Sidley’s 11-lawyer team leads finance-heavy lateral round
Among top hires, Akin continues its Chicago build-out, while Latham, Reed Smith and Vinson & Elkins expanded their infrastructure, PE, corporate and regulatory benches
Noemi Distefano, August 06 2026
Banking
Miami skyline with skyscrapers real estate in Brickell neighborhood in Miami, United States
Benesch hires 20-lawyer Reed Smith team and opens in Miami
The Ohio-headquartered firm said the real estate finance and structured finance group will support growth across New York and its new Florida base
Noemi Distefano, August 04 2026
Corporate
Amazing View of Seattle From Far Away with mountain tops on the horizon
Arnold & Porter expands Seattle team
Ken Miller joins as a partner in the firm’s life sciences and technology transactions teams, taking the firm’s Seattle headcount to 40 just over a year after launch
August 03 2026
Corporate
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This week’s top moves: M&A and corporate hires span US, UK and Hong Kong
Among top moves, Freshfields and Baker McKenzie strengthened their corporate benches, while Sidley added a former Ashurst partner in Hong Kong
July 30 2026
Capital Markets
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Cleary returns to Goldman Sachs for partner hire
Lin Yu’s move marks Cleary’s second Goldman Sachs partner hire in New York in 14 months
Noemi Distefano, July 27 2026
Corporate
Chicago with morning light
This week’s top moves: Dealmakers land in New York, Chicago and Paris
Additions at King & Spalding, Latham, White & Case and Norton Rose Fulbright spanned fund finance, capital markets, M&A, energy and data centres, while Orrick added a Willkie partner to lead French project finance
Noemi Distefano, July 23 2026
Corporate
AI, Machine learning, Hands of robot and human touching big data
AI in big law: ‘We didn’t start with technology’ – Morgan Lewis
The firm’s chief AI officer and two corporate partners tell IFLR why its AI strategy is less about tools and more about the structures needed to make them matter for clients
Noemi Distefano, July 22 2026
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