Lawyer Monthly Magazine August 2020 Edition

10 WWW.LAWYER-MONTHLY.COM | AUG 2020 LAWYER MOVES Anita Horváth has been appointed as Co-head of the Energy group, Christopher Rose as Head of the Global Private Services Group, and Thomas Schubert as Head of the Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies group in Europe. As Co-head of the Europe Energy sector group, Anita Horváth will serve alongside fellow co-head, Arkadiusz Krasnodębski, to further develop Dentons’ transactional offering within the energy sector. Based in Budapest, she is among the premier lawyers advising on complex domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures and private equity transactions in Hungary, and frequently leads multi-jurisdictional deals. In addition to her regional appointment, Anita was also recently named Co-head of the Corporate and M&A practice in Hungary, alongside partner Rob Irving. She has been a partner at Dentons since 2015. In his newly created role, Christopher Rose will establish and lead the Global Private Services group within continental Europe to provide cross-sector and cross-practice legal advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices around the world. Rose has been a partner and Head of the Europe Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies group at Dentons since 2017. He advises on cross-border venture and growth capital investments, as well as mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. An emerging markets specialist, he has advised on over 250 transactions in Russia, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. He regularly represents emerging growth companies in all stages of development, with a particular focus on e-commerce, food and beverage, technology and entertainment. Thomas Schubert, a partner in the Berlin office, will take over as Europe Head of the Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies practice from Christopher Rose. Schubert has significant experience in technology M&A and in assisting aspiring growth companies on the implementation of innovative digital business models, including blockchain technology. A well-regarded transactional lawyer, he advises on M&A deals, private equity investments, venture capital transactions and joint ventures. He is also respected for his work in the energy and renewable energy sector, and he will continue in his role as Co- Head of the Energy section of the Europe Regulatory group. He has been a partner at Dentons since 2015. Dentons Appoints Three Partners to European Leadership Roles The global law firm Jones Day announced that Noel J. Francisco will rejoin the Firm's Washington Office after serving three years as the 48th Solicitor General of the United States. "The partners, lawyers and professional staff of Jones Day have always held Noel in the highest regard both professionally and personally", Jones Day's Managing Partner Stephen J. Brogan said. "We are confident that in the years ahead Noel will be of critical help to our clients as a strong and creative advocate and as a trusted and thoughtful adviser. He will also be a great leader in our Firm and more broadly in the profession." In his first tenure with Jones Day, Mr Francisco chaired the Firm's Government Regulation Practice and successfully argued several cases in the United States Supreme Court, including: McDonnell v. United States, in which a unanimous Court overturned the federal bribery conviction of the governor of Virginia, and NLRB v. Noel Canning, in which the Court, by a 9-0 vote, limited the President's constitutional recess appointment power. Before joining Jones Day, Mr Francisco served as Associate Counsel to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003 and as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel from 2003 to 2005. He also previously was a law clerk to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. As Solicitor General, Mr Francisco argued 17 cases in the Supreme Court on issues ranging from separation of powers to religious liberty and free speech. Those included the successful defence of the President's orders restricting travel from countries deemed to present security risks (Trump v. Hawaii), a ruling vindicating the First Amendment rights of public employees who decline to join a union (Janus v. AFSCME), and a decision lessening obstacles to property owners seeking to bring claims for government takings of private property (Knick v. Township of Scott). Mr Francisco also successfully argued that agency interpretations of their own regulations should be given significantly less judicial deference, a Supreme Court ruling that will ultimately strengthen the rule of law (Kisor v. Wilkie). "As one of the premier Supreme Court advocates in the country, Noel will bolster the Firm's already strong bench of appellate lawyers, 13 of whom have collectively argued more than 50 cases in the U.S. Supreme Court", said Kevyn D. Orr, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's Washington Office. "Noel's appellate experience, combined with his years of assisting clients with regulatory issues, providing them with strategic advice, and defending them against government overreach, will enable him to provide a broad range of counsel to our clients. We are delighted that Noel is returning home." "I am very happy to be re-joining my Jones Day colleagues, and look forward to our collaboration on behalf of the Firm's clients", Mr Francisco said. Former United States Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco Returns to Jones Day