Wake Up Call: Simpson Thacher Names MacNamara New London Leader

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• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has named Wheatly MacNamara as the first woman to lead the Wall Street firm’s 200-plus-attorney London office. MacNamara, a real estate lawyer who has worked with clients such as KKR & Co. and Northwood Investors, succeeds Jason Glover, who led the firm’s London office since 2017. (Global Legal Post)
• Roberta Kaplan, the lawyer who “scored a stunning double victory against Donald Trump,” could be in line to win contingency fees of as much ...