Adevinta is looking for a talented, commercially oriented and proactive lawyer to lead its corporate/M&A legal department globally. They act as lead counsel for M&A transactions, financings, venture capital investments, joint ventures and more. They also work to drive continuous improvement, scalability and operational excellence in transaction processes and execution. Stahlkopf succeeded Cisco`s longtime general counsel, Mark Chandler, who retired last year after 25 years with the company. Cisco announced in its latest proxy circular filed in October that Chandler received a total compensation of nearly $5.8 million in 2021, an amount that includes $100,000 for legal advice. Stahlkopf, who spent 14 years at Microsoft and was one of the top in-house counsel of 2021, currently owns about $5.8 million in Cisco stock, according to Bloomberg Law data. “We are able to give our clients more practical, timely and relevant advice simply because we have held these roles,” Hwang told The Recorder in 2018. Private equity giant KKR has hired a partner from its senior legal counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, as its next general counsel, who will later also assume the role of general counsel. Cisco General Counsel Deborah “Dev” Stahlkopf, who was hired by Microsoft Corp. last summer, did not respond to a request for comment on Hwang. Kathryn King Sudol, a New York-based partner and co-head of mergers and acquisitions, has been appointed General Counsel, succeeding David Sorkin, who will become Chief Legal Officer before becoming an advisory partner at the end of Q1 2023.
At that time, Sudol will assume the role of CLO, a statement from KKR added. Cisco Systems Inc. has hired Eric Hwang, former corporate counsel at Oracle Corp., as head of mergers and acquisitions and legal investments. Hwang, who began his legal career as a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, did not respond to a request for comment on his move to Cisco. The partner will also assume the role of Chief Legal Officer in 2023. To contact the reporter of this article: Brian Baxter in New York with bbaxter@bloomberglaw.com Chandler then taught a lab for access to justice policy at Stanford Law School. He works with Georgetown University Law Center and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on projects related to the internet, national security and technology, according to his LinkedIn profile. Use Scan QR Code in WeChat and click ··· divide. Looking ahead, Deny-Jean shared his prediction that pharmaceutical M&A activity will increase in 2022 compared to 2021, explaining how “many pharmaceutical companies continue to focus on their core business, whether through additional investments in biopharmaceutical assets to define, develop or grow a core business or divest a product portfolio or non-core business. essential.” This orientation, together with “existing financial resources in the pharmaceutical sector, including additional liquidity from numerous divestitures”, could lead to this increase. Deny-Jean also shared some words of wisdom for in-house lawyers, advising “not to act as an opponent, but to seek pragmatic solutions wherever possible to provide valuable support to your stakeholders in achieving their goals.” He joined WilmerHale in 2016 from White & Case, a company Hwang joined in 2012 after more than five years at Oracle. Hwang joined Cisco as it considered a $20 billion acquisition of software company Splunk Inc., a possible tie that would have been the tech conglomerate`s second-largest deal before talks were held this month, according to Bloomberg News.
Most recently, he was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in San Francisco and Palo Alto. California. He joined the firm in 2018 after spending just over two years as a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. During his tenure at Oracle, Mr. Hwang served as Senior Counsel for Acquisitions and Director of Corporate Development. He helped the software giant build an in-house M&A and infrastructure team. Click here to read the full Corporate Counsel article. In an interview published by Corporate Counsel, Baker McKenzie partners Alan Zoccolillo and Piotr Korzynski spoke with Deny-Jean Silny, Head of Legal Mergers and Acquisitions at Bayer AG, about his transition to his current role, key insights from the company`s recent transactions and broader trends in pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions. Alan and Piotr have worked closely with Deny-Jean and the Bayer AG team in recent years. Acted for the Company in connection with the $4 billion acquisition of Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. and the $2 billion acquisition of Vividion Therapeutics, Inc. Hwang, who played a key role in Oracle`s $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc., described his internal experience as an advantage in private practice.
To contact the editors responsible for this article: Chris Opfer at copfer@bloomberglaw.com; John Hughes of jhughes@bloombergindustry.com Adevinta is a global market specialist with a family of local digital brands in 16 countries. We connect with over 200 million people every month through our well-known brands in Europe, Latin America and North Africa. including Leboncoin.fr, OLX, Vibbo.com, Fotocasa, Infojobs and Shpock, to name a few. Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity within our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. If any of the above meet your criteria, why not apply now to learn more? “I will be honored to lead this team to advance Cisco`s strategic growth strategy and leverage its experience in technology transactions,” said Mr. Hwang. Hwang joined the San Jose, California-based company in late January, Cisco spokeswoman Robyn Blum confirmed. Hwang will be responsible for executing mergers and investments, working with a Cisco team led by its vice president of corporate securities and acquisitions, she said.
In a statement posted on LinkedIn, Hwang said that after an “incredible nine-year journey in private practice,” he had made the decision to return internally. Our company constantly strives to take advantage of new innovations, adapt and take advantage of market changes. We are always looking for new disruptive business models and opportunities to expand our brand portfolio.