Ropes & Gray Promotes 33 to Counsel in Offices Worldwide

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Jan 25, 2018, 09:30 ET

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Global law firm Ropes & Gray announced today that 33 attorneys have been named counsel of the firm in its global offices.

Our new counsel represent Ropes & Gray's leading practice groups, including M&A, finance, investment management, hedge funds, private investment funds, litigation & enforcement, intellectual property transactions, intellectual property litigation, privacy & cybersecurity, business restructuring, special situations, tax & benefits and real estate. Each individual has been elevated for their commitment to providing outstanding service to our clients on questions of critical legal importance.

"We are pleased to announce the promotion of these talented attorneys," said firm chair Brad Malt. "Clients have come to respect these individuals, and each has developed an outstanding track record of serving our clients' complex business needs across a variety of industries and in global markets."

Meet our new counsel:

Finance
Aditya Khanna, London
Stephen Kruse, New York
Haden Henderson, London
Arek Maczka, New York
Alexandru Mocanu, London
Nicholas O'Grady, London

Investment Management
Kirsten Lapham, London
Renee Laws, Boston
Colleen Bathen Meyer, San Francisco

Hedge Funds
Heather Smith, Boston
Lacy Villanueva, New York

Private Investment Funds
J.A. Zaid van Giffen, Boston

Litigation & Enforcement
Anthony Biagioli, Washington, D.C.
Brendan Hanifin, Chicago
Arla Kerr, London
David Nasse, Washington, D.C.
Andrew O'Connor, Boston
Christian Rowan, Washington, D.C.
Sean Seelinger, London (currently on assignment from New York)
Arefa Shakeel, Chicago
Lindsey Sullivan, Chicago
Patrick Welsh, Boston

Intellectual Property Transactions
David Chen, Shanghai
Michael Kurzer, New York

Intellectual Property Litigation
Kathryn Hong, Silicon Valley
Han Xu, Tokyo (currently on assignment from Boston)

Privacy & Cybersecurity
Kevin Angle, Boston

Business Restructuring
Joshua Sturm, Boston

Special Situations
Kathleen Berkeley, Hong Kong

Securities & Public Companies
Matthew Byron, Boston

Tax & Benefits
Gil Ghatan, Washington, D.C.
Gabrielle Hirz, Boston

Real Estate Investment & Transactions
Richard Hanson, London

About Ropes & Gray
Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm with more than 1,200 lawyers and legal professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology and government. The firm has offices in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul, and has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including private equity, M&A, finance, investment management, hedge funds, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity and business restructuring. www.ropesgray.com