Wake Up Call: Dentons Cooperates With South African Fraud Probe

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• Dentons said it’s cooperating with South African authorities investigating allegations the firm paid a money-laundering front in connection with work around a state-owned energy company. Hogan Lovells last year said work from some former partners had also been connected to government corruption in the country. (RollOnFriday)
• The South Dakota Supreme Court ordered a six-month suspension of former state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s law license, citing his use of his position to “influence” police officers after he hit a man with his car while driving home from a political fundraiser in a deadly 2020 accident. (Associated Press)
• Savalle Sims, the chief legal officer for Warner Bros.’ Discovery, is leaving the company. Sims will continue at the media giant during a transition period as the company looks for, and hires, a replacement. Sims has not announced her next position. (Deadline)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Jonathan Katz joined Latham & Watkins as a partner in its project development and finance practice. He joins from King & Spalding.
• Matthias Schudlo joined Skadden as a partner in its financial sponsor practice in Frankfurt.
• David Sylofski joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in its structured transactions practice in New York. He joins from Sidley Austin.
• Jason Hambury, Gurmukh Riyat, and Clea Bigelow-Nuttall joined Greenberg Traurig as shareholders in London. They join from Pinsent Masons.
• Abran Vigil rejoined Ballard Spahr as a partner in its litigation department in Las Vegas.
• Amber Healy joined Buchalter as a shareholder in its labor and employment practice group. She joins from Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud, & Romo.