Debevoise bulks up NY office

• Debevoise & Plimpton welcomed back private funds formation lawyer Andrew Goldberg to its New York office, which he left in 2010 to take on a similar role at rival law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Also joining Debevoise’s New York office is litigation attorney David Sarratt, a former US assistant attorney for the eastern district of New York’s criminal division.

• Two German private equity partners from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have recently left for new firms. Based in Munich, former Skadden M&A lawyer Walter Henle becomes Taylor Wessing’s head of German private equity.Meanwhile in Frankfurt, former Skadden partner Peter Veranneman has moved to Bird & Bird.

• Jones Day hired private equity deals lawyer Louis Mercedes as partner in the group’s Boston office. He was previously with Edwards Wildman Palmer. 

• Eric Reimer, a veteran deals lawyer who concentrates on health care, education, technology, retail and transportation, has rejoined Milbank as partner in Los Angeles after a 15 year departure from the firm. He was previously chair of O’Melveny & Myers’ corporate finance practice.

• Offshore law firm Carey Olsen named M&A attorney Claire McConway as counsel in its British Virgin Islands (or BVI) division. In this London-based role, McConway will focus on developing the firm's Russian practice. She previously headed the Russia-focused practice at peer offshore law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman.

• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips named M&A lawyer Thomas Poletti as partner in its Orange County office. He was previously a partner at K&L Gates.

• Lucy Oddy joined Latham & Watkins’ London office. She was previously with Berwin Leighton Paisner, where she advised clients on cross border finance matters in the UK and across Europe.  

Know of any private equity lawyer career moves we might have missed? If so, email PEM editor Nicholas Donato at nicholas.d@peimedia.com.