On the Move

Baker Hostetler has announced that Christopher J. Giaimo has joined the Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights Practice in the firm's Washington, DC, office. Giaimo was most recently a partner with Arent Fox and focuses his practice on financial restructuring and workout proceedings on behalf of financially distressed companies or their creditors.

Winston & Strawn LLP has named Lawrence A. Larose and Samuel S. Kohn as partners in the New York office of the firm's Restructuring and Insolvency Group. Larose focuses his practice on the restructuring of financially troubled entities, both in and out of court. Previously the head of the Corporate Restructuring practice at Dewey & LeBoeuf, Larose was also lead counsel for MBIA Insurance Corp. Kohn practices in the area of business reorganizations, including complex Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. He also joined the firm from Dewey & LeBoeuf.

Dechert LLP has added Allan S. Brilliant and Craig P. Druehl as partners in the restructuring practice of the firm's New York office. Brilliant and Druehl were previously partners at Goodwin Procter, where Brillant co-led the restructuring group. In the last two years, Brilliant and Druehl have represented ad hoc bondholder groups in the CIT Group Funding Co., Builders First Source and Motor Coach Industries bankruptcies.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP has announced that Shannon Lowry Nagle has joined the firm's bankruptcy and restructuring practice as a partner in the New York office. Ms. Nagle has represented numerous clients in connection with Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. Her practice has included representing bondholders, secured and unsecured creditors, debtor-in-possession lenders, ad hoc and official committees of creditors, and other parties in interest. Prior to joining Fried Frank, Nagle was a partner at O'Melveny and Myers LLP.

Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC has appointed Tony Howard as a managing director of the turnaround and restructuring firm. Mr. Howard will be responsible for expanding the firm's presence and continued growth in the southeast United States. The announcement comes in conjunction with the opening of Getzler Henrich's new Atlanta office, which will be the firm's second southeast U.S. location after opening its Charlotte office less than two years ago. Howard has served as chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief restructuring officer, and chief operating officer in companies ranging in size from $10 million to $2 billion. He previously served as a director at Huron Consulting Group.

Morrison & Foerster LLP has named Anthony Princi as a partner in the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice in the firm's New York office. His practice focuses on debt capital markets and restructuring, representing corporate debtors in debt transactions, and secured and unsecured creditors' committees in cross-border bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court restructurings. Princi was formerly a partner in the London and New York offices of Paul Hastings.

Baker Hostetler has announced that Christopher J. Giaimo has joined the Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights Practice in the firm's Washington, DC, office. Giaimo was most recently a partner with Arent Fox and focuses his practice on financial restructuring and workout proceedings on behalf of financially distressed companies or their creditors.

Winston & Strawn LLP has named Lawrence A. Larose and Samuel S. Kohn as partners in the New York office of the firm's Restructuring and Insolvency Group. Larose focuses his practice on the restructuring of financially troubled entities, both in and out of court. Previously the head of the Corporate Restructuring practice at Dewey & LeBoeuf, Larose was also lead counsel for MBIA Insurance Corp. Kohn practices in the area of business reorganizations, including complex Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. He also joined the firm from Dewey & LeBoeuf.

Dechert LLP has added Allan S. Brilliant and Craig P. Druehl as partners in the restructuring practice of the firm's New York office. Brilliant and Druehl were previously partners at Goodwin Procter, where Brillant co-led the restructuring group. In the last two years, Brilliant and Druehl have represented ad hoc bondholder groups in the CIT Group Funding Co., Builders First Source and Motor Coach Industries bankruptcies.