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Epiq's May Small Business Filings Increase 53 Percent Over the Same Period Last Year

Small business filings, captured as subchapter V elections within chapter 11, registered a 53 percent increase to 228 in May 2024 from 149 in May 2023, according to data provided by Epiq AACER, the leading provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing data. Commercial chapter 11 filings increased 11 percent in May 2024 to 759 from the 683 filings in May 2023. Overall commercial filings also increased 11 percent in May 2024 to 2,618 from 2,361 in May 2023.

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François Feuillat Joins Bracewell LLP as Partner

Bracewell (UK) LLP announced today that François Feuillat, a highly respected private equity lawyer focused on the energy and infrastructure sectors, has joined the firm as a partner in the London office. Feuillat represents private funds on transactions in the renewable energy, conventional power, oil and gas, and mining sectors. He joins Bracewell from Reed Smith.

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Jackson Walker Represents Deep Blue in Successful Acquisition of Lagoon’s Midland Basin Water Business

Jackson Walker successfully represented Deep Blue Midland Basin LLC in the purchase of the Midland Basin operating affiliate of Lagoon Water Solutions.

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Shana French Joins Littler as Stephen Shore is Named Toronto Office Managing Partner

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labour law practice representing management, has added Shana French as a partner in its Toronto office. Her arrival comes as Stephen Shore, who joined Littler in April, is named Office Managing Partner in Toronto.

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John Healy Appointed General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Contineum Therapeutics

Contineum Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel, oral small molecule therapies that target biological pathways associated with specific clinical impairments for the treatment of neuroscience, inflammation and immunology (NI&I) indications, today announced the appointment of John Healy as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary.

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Stephen Simcock is Appointed SoFi Technologies, Inc

SoFi Technologies, Inc., a member-centric, one-stop shop for digital financial services that helps members borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money, today announced Stephen Simcock as the company’s new general counsel.

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Brian Best is Appointed as General Counsel at Skanska USA Building

Skanska, the global construction and development company, has appointed Brian Best as Senior Vice President -- General Counsel for Skanska USA Building, effective immediately. Best succeeds Clay Haden who was recently named president of the business unit.

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Abhishek Singh Joins S&R Assosciates as Counsel in Mumbai

We are pleased to announce that Abhishek Singh has joined S&R Associates as counsel based in the Firm’s Mumbai office. He joins us in our regulatory practice after working for 15 years at the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

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LexisNexis to Acquire Document Drafting Tech Provider Henchman

Acquisition will combine Henchman’s Document Management System data enrichment with trusted LexisNexis drafting guidance content to deliver personalized generative AI experience

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Robert Stewart Joins Kramer Levin as Partner

Kramer Levin is pleased to announce that Robert (Bodie) Stewart has joined the firm as a partner in its Special Situations practice and will be a member of the Corporate department in New York.

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