White & Case Elects 41 New Partners

NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- White & Case LLP has promoted 41 lawyers around the world to its partnership. The promotions are effective on January 1, 2019 and represent 12 of the Firm's global practices in 15 locations.

"Becoming a partner is the result of many years of dedication and top quality work for our clients," said White & Case Chairman Hugh Verrier. "This year's class is the largest in our history, which illustrates the level of talent we have cultivated within the Firm. As we grow the White & Case partnership through both internal promotions and lateral hires, we are poised to deliver on our 2020 Strategy."

Listed by the regions in which they are based, our new partners are:

AMERICAS

• Jessica Chen has been named a partner in our Global Capital Markets Practice. Based in New York, Jessica represents issuers and investment banks in domestic and cross-border registered and exempt securities offerings, block trades and liability management transactions, and advises on securities matters in connection with mergers and acquisitions.
  
  
• Elizabeth (Lisa) Feld has been named a partner in our Global Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Practice. Based in New York, Lisa's practice focuses on representing agent banks, secured and unsecured creditors, hedge funds and companies in connection with chapter 11 reorganizations, financing transactions and out-of-court restructurings.
  
  
• Jennifer Glasser has been named a partner in our Global International Arbitration Practice. Based in New York, Jennifer represents clients in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations involving common and civil laws, as well as sovereigns in investor-state disputes. She is experienced in a range of industries, including energy, oil & gas, manufacturing, mining, financial services and technology.
  
  
• Michael Hamburger has been named a partner in our Global Antitrust Practice in New York. Michael represents clients in both civil and criminal antitrust matters and has defended numerous companies in multijurisdictional cartel litigation. He advises companies on obtaining antitrust clearance from domestic and foreign regulatory authorities for mergers and acquisitions.
  
  
• Seth Kerschner has been named a partner in our Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. Based in New York, Seth practices environmental law, assisting clients with environmental aspects of transactions, environmental litigation, climate change matters and environmental regulatory compliance, and advises public and private sector clients, including corporates, governments and nonprofits.