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| Kenneth Barry Senior Corporate Associate Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Kenneth Barry is a senior corporate associate based in the London office of Debevoise & Plimpton and a member of the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2005 and joined the firm in 2011. He graduated from University College Dublin in 2000 and obtained a Masters in Law from the London School of Economics in 2001. | |
| Geoffrey Burgess Corporate Partner Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Geoffrey Burgess is a corporate partner with a broad international practice that ranges from private equity and cross-border mergers & acquisitions to joint ventures and intricate financing transactions. He is particularly recognised for his experience in Indian and Russian transactional work. Elsewhere, Geoffrey recently worked on the team advising AIG in its sale of International Lease Finance Corporation to AerCap, a deal valued at over USD5 billion. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.Sc., with honours, Phi Beta Kappa; and in 1993 received his J.D. from Columbia. He is a member of the New York State Bar. | |
| Todd Carpunky Assistant General Counsel Hess Corporation Todd Carpunky is an Assistant General Counsel at Hess Corporation. He is a dual-qualified NY/English lawyer. As part of his role at Hess, Todd has been the lead lawyer for all of the international M&A transactions since joining the company in 2011. His work includes over 15 transactions totalling approximately USD8 billion in deals in Europe, CIS area, Asia, Middle East and West and North Africa. Prior to Hess Corporation, Todd was a senior associate in the London office of Debevoise & Plimpton. Earlier in his career, Todd was an associate at law firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Chicago. He received a BA (Summa Cum Laude, with Honours) from Florida State University, and a JD (Cum Laude) from The University of Michigan Law School.
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| Alan Konevsky Managing Director & Senior Counsel Goldman Sachs Alan Konevsky is a managing director and senior counsel at Goldman Sachs, based in London. He focuses on all businesses of the Merchant Banking Division and other strategic investment transactions in EMEA. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he worked at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York and London. Alan earned a JD, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1999 and an AB, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Columbia University in 1996. He is a member of the New York State Bar.
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| Adam McClain Managing Director & General Counsel TowerBrook Capital Partners Adam McLain is a Managing Director and General Counsel Europe of TowerBrook Capital Partners. Prior to joining TowerBrook, Adam was European Counsel in the London office of Sullivan & Cromwell. He received a BA from Claremont McKenna College and a JD from the University Of Pennsylvania Law School. | |
