Thacher Profitt & Wood has re-elected Paul Tvetenstrand as its chairman and managing partner. Tvetenstrand was first elected back in February 2003, succeeding Omer Williams, who had held the position for 12 years. Thacher’s main practice areas are structured finance, real estate, banking and shipping. The firm has offices in New York, Washington DC and Mexico City, as well as in Summit, New Jersey, and White Plains, New York State.
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Nils Breidenstein: BEA Systems
Reverse secondments are one way BEA Systems’ Emea general counsel Nils Breidenstein keeps his in-house team sharp. By Caroline Binham In the nicest possible way, Silicon Valley-headquartered software company BEA Systems is adept at naval-gazing. Fiercely independent (it scared behemoth Oracle off an attempted acquisition last year), the Nasdaq-listed company is keen to appear as […]
