Pillsbury Poaches Nixon Peabody Attorneys

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP announced that it has hired a group of corporate and private equity attorneys from Nixon Peabody's New York office. The group is led by Mats Carlston, former Nixon Peabody head of global finance, who will lead Pillsbury's leveraged finance team. Other hires include: Doug Schneller (to lead distressed investing), James Kelly (head of leveraged buyouts) and William Egler (asset-backed finance).

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