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Experienced Regulatory & Funds Lawyer Latest Addition to Firm's Growing UK Presence
January 28, 2008 (London, UK) - Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with more than 750 lawyers worldwide, announced that William Yonge, an experienced securities regulation and funds lawyer, has joined the firm's London office as a partner.
Formerly a partner at McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP, he advises fund managers, corporate financiers, investment funds, private equity firms, corporations and LLPs on all aspects of financial services regulation, securities law, and EU financial services directives. Mr. Yonge also advises on the structuring, establishment, and marketing of a range of investment fund types including offshore hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity funds, UCITS, and UK-authorised funds as well as on the legal and commercial issues concerned with ISDAs and prime brokerage.
"William's regulatory experience will be invaluable to us as we grow our London-based fund formation, structured finance, and corporate capabilities. In particular, Financial Services Authority advice is vital for our growing client base of private equity and hedge clients. We look forward to integrating his skills into our quickly expanding platform and utilizing him as a catalyst for continued growth," said Matthew Hudson, head of Proskauer's London office.
Mr. Yonge was also a lawyer at Dechert and SJ Berwin & Co. Prior to entering private practice, he was an in-house lawyer at the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation and the Securities and Investments Board. He received his B.A. in law from the University of Durham.
The lawyers in Proskauer's London office advise major U.K. and international companies and financial institutions, while drawing upon the resources of the firm's offices in the Americas and France. The office has a strong sector specialty within the alternative asset industry, advising managers and investors on all aspects of private equity, venture capital, debt, hedge, and other alternative asset classes. The office also advises investors and managers on acquisitions, investments, financings and exits of portfolio companies, offering a complete one-stop service to the alternative asset industry and other clients.
The recent opening of Proskauer's London office followed a number of other additions to the firm's corporate and transactional capabilities including the opening of an office in São Paulo and the additions of: noted private equity fund formation, transaction, and taxation lawyers Daniel Schmidt and Olivier Dumas in the Paris office; Trevor Chaplick, a noted corporate and transactional lawyer and former head of the Washington, D.C. office of Wilson Sonsini, who joined Proskauer as co-head of its Washington, D.C. office; veteran real estate finance lawyers Louis Eatman, Douglas Frank, who joined as partners in Los Angeles, and Andrea Ascher, who joined as a partner in New York; and capital markets lawyer Stuart Bressman and hedge fund lawyer Timothy Clark, who joined as partners in New York.
About Proskauer Rose
Proskauer Rose, founded in 1875, is an international law firm providing a wide variety of legal services to clients worldwide from offices in Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Paris, São Paulo, and Washington, D.C. The firm has wide experience in all areas of practice important to businesses and individuals including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general commercial litigation, corporate governance matters, conducting internal corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, private equity and fund formation, patent and intellectual property litigation and prosecution, labor and employment law, real estate transactions, bankruptcy and reorganizations, trusts and estates, and taxation. Its clients span industries including chemicals, entertainment, financial services, health care, information technology, insurance, internet, lodging and gaming, manufacturing, media and communications, pharmaceuticals, real estate investment, sports, and transportation. The firm can be found online at http://www.proskauer.com.
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