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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader continues Boston office expansions with tax, pensions & benefits partner Morgan Frisoli. Press releases | 16 September 2026 Boston, 16 September 2026 - Global law firm Hogan Lovells Cadwalader announced today that Morgan Frisoli has joined the firm's Boston office as a partner in the Tax, Pensions & Benefits practice area. Frisoli regularly advises companies and management teams in connection with the compensation and benefits aspects of IPOs and corporate transactions, including pre-signing negotiations, executive and equity compensation matters, and post-closing employee integration matters. He also has significant experience advising public company clients and executives on executive compensation matters, particularly in the life sciences, real estate, banking and technology sectors. He joins Hogan Lovells from Goodwin Procter's ERISA & Executive Compensation practice. "We are thrilled to welcome Morgan to the firm," said James Doyle, Global Head of the Corporate & Finance practice group. "Morgan's arrival further strengthens our ability to provide integrated compensation and benefits advice alongside our M&A and Securities & Public Company Advisory colleagues, delivering seamless support to clients across their most significant transactions." "Morgan is the third C&F partner to join our Boston office in recent months, following M&A partners Bryan Lowrance and Kristin Gerber earlier this year," said Greg Noonan, Office Managing Partner - Boston. "The continued growth of our Boston team reflects the strength of the market and our commitment to being where our clients need us most." Frisoli added, "The combination earlier this summer has created a powerful platform for continued growth and collaboration across practices and geographies. I am excited to join the Boston office at a time of such strong momentum, alongside a number of impressive recent additions, and to contribute to the firm's continued expansion in the region." Frisoli received his B.S. from Boston University School of Management, his J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and his LLM in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. About the Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Boston Office Its Boston office is particularly known for its powerhouse corporate, intellectual property (IP), and litigation teams. Its corporate team has extensive experience representing public and private companies, private equity and venture capital firms, and investors on a broad range of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, and other strategic business transactions. Its IP team includes scientists and sophisticated business advisors who assist a variety of clients - including startups, mature multinationals, nonprofits, universities, and venture capital and private equity investors - in strategic patent portfolio development and management. Its litigation and white-collar defense practice includes some of Boston's most accomplished trial attorneys and lawyers, all of whom provide well-rounded perspectives that drive results-oriented legal solutions for clients both inside and outside the courtroom. Its Boston team combines premier life sciences regulatory capabilities with deep transactional experience, enabling Hogan Lovells to provide clients with end-to-end advice across the full product lifecycle - a differentiated offering in the market. Its Boston lawyers work in conjunction with the firm's global network of more than 35 offices, drawing on colleagues with subject matter knowledge in regulatory, antitrust, tax, employment and employee benefits, real estate, environmental, national security, privacy, and more.

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader enhances fund finance capabilities. Los Angeles, 15 September 2026 - Global law firm Hogan Lovells Cadwalader announced today that Jakarri Hamlin has joined as a Banking & Loan Finance partner in its Los Angeles office. He joins the firm from Mayer Brown. "We are thrilled to welcome Jakarri Hamlin to Hogan Lovells Cadwalader," said Wes Misson, Global Managing Partner - Finance. "He's a versatile lawyer with an exceptional track record of success in NAV and back leverage facilities. Our clients and colleagues alike will benefit from his blend of experience in fund finance, structured finance and derivatives. It's great to have Jakarri back in the fold." A legacy Cadwalader alumnus who began his career in the firm's financial services practice, Hamlin advises financial institutions as well as asset managers across all asset classes in financings such as NAV, hybrid and subscription facilities, structured and asset-backed financings, holdco loans, mezzanine loans, margin loans, and other forms of back leverage. Hamlin also has substantial experience structuring and negotiating ISDA documentation, as well as prime brokerage, repurchase, and other trading agreements; he began his career in structured finance and derivatives before shifting into fund finance. Hamlin, who has been recognized as a 2026 "Banking & Finance Visionary" by Business by LA Times Studios, is the latest addition to a growing transactional practice in the firm's Los Angeles office. Mike Maddigan, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader's Office Managing Partner for Los Angeles, noted "Jakarri's arrival, which comes shortly after welcoming fellow Banking & Loan Finance partner Bob Hayes this summer, reflects our commitment to providing clients based in or doing business on the West Coast - and around the globe - with the best possible talent to achieve their business goals." "I'm excited to rejoin my old colleagues as part of a new, one-of-a-kind global law firm," said Hamlin. "Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is laser-focused on being the preeminent firm for finance, including the rapidly growing fund finance sector in California. I'm looking forward to being part of this platform and community." Hamlin earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law and his B.A. from Colgate University.

McDermott Will & Schulte adds cross-border capital markets partner Hekmat in New York. Sina Hekmat's work spans private equity, debt and equity capital markets, structured finance and M&A. McDermott Will & Schulte added Sina Hekmat as a partner in its capital markets group in New York. Hekmat arrives from Hogan Lovells and adds a practice built on the seam between the U.S. and European markets, an increasingly sought-after capability as issuers and underwriters pursue capital across borders. Hekmat's work spans private equity, debt and equity capital markets, structured finance and M&A. Hekmat joins at a period of rapid growth for the firm in New York, where it has expanded its footprint substantially over the past decade. His practice gives the firm's capital markets clients direct access to cross-border expertise in private equity, M&A, financing, tax and regulatory deals. "Our clients are raising capital across borders, and they want one team that moves with them," Ira Coleman, chair of McDermott Will & Schulte, said. "Sina knows how deals get done across both U.S. and Europe, and he's a great fit for how we work: collaborative, ambitious and all-in for our clients." Harris Siskind, global head of the transactions practice group, added, "Sina strengthens our ability to serve clients fluently on both sides of the Atlantic, combining deep knowledge of the German and broader European markets with sophisticated U.S. securities law experience to guide complex cross-border transactions. That reach, paired with the depth of our platform, is exactly what issuers and underwriters are looking for right now." Hekmat added, "McDermott's trajectory in private capital is hard to ignore, and the chance to plug a genuinely multijurisdictional practice into it was compelling. Clients are looking beyond any single market, and I'm looking forward to pairing my European and US work with the firm's strength across capital markets, structured finance and M&A." With more than 30 years of experience, Hekmat advises issuers, underwriters and investors on sovereign, investment-grade and high-yield debt offerings, equity offerings, asset-backed securities and private placements, with particular depth in Germany. Hekmat is ranked in Chambers Global for capital markets and recommended by The Legal 500 US for his debt, equity and global offerings work.