Wake Up Call: Simpson Thacher Misses Appeal Deadline

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• Catering companies Aramark and Entier must undo their merger after Simpson Thacher & Bartlett failed to appeal on time against the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal blocked the deal. The law firm said its appeal was filed a day late due to misinterpreting the rules. (Financial Times)
• Boutique New York law firm Cohen & Gresser is in talks to sell part of its business to private equity buyers. Spearheading the deal is London managing partner Daniel Mathias, who is aiming to push past Gresser’s white collar roots to expand the firm’s M&A and private equity offerings. (Financial News)
• Former Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema , a senior advisor at Hogan Lovells, is joining the Washington Reporter as a columnist where she’ll write about policy issues. (Washington Reporter)

Laterals, Moves, In-House

• Alexandra Wilde was named managing partner by Clifford Chance in the Houston office as the firm plans to expand in Texas.
• H. Boyd Greene IV joined Sidley Austin’s litigation practice as a partner in Washington, DC, the firm announced Tuesday.
• Michael Makhotin joined DLA Piper as a partner in its leveraged finance practice in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.
• J.J. Jones joined Dechert LLP as a partner in its cyber, privacy, and AI practice in San Francisco, the firm said Tuesday.
• Racy Haddad joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its real estate section in Austin, Texas, the firm announced Tuesday.
• Joseph Halloum joined Baker Botts as a partner and West Coast M&A Chair in its Palo Alto office, the firm announced Tuesday.
• Yasser Madriz is one of six partners from McGuireWoods hired by Mayer Brown to strengthen its energy practice in Texas.