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Skadden Hires Two M&A Partners from White & Case

Skadden added two oil and gas veterans to its M&A team in Houston. In a news release Monday, the firm said Mingda Zhao and Emery Choi will advise energy and infrastructure clients, as well as private equity funds on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments and other energy transactions.

Eric Otness, the head of Skadden’s M&A/Corporate Group in Houston, expects the new partners to help clients through complex, innovative and high-stakes transactions thanks to their sophisticated understanding of the energy sector.

Jason Philyaw

Jason compiles the weekly Corporate Deal Tracker Roundup and covers the dealmakers behind the deals.

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