On October 12, 2011, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced that Neil W. Townsend and David B. Cosgrove have joined the firm as partners.  They will practice in the Corporate and Financial Services Department and Private Equity Practice Group in the firm’s New York office.  For analysis by Willkie published in the HFLR, see “Investment Research and Insider Trading on ‘Outside Information’,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 4, No. 29 (Aug. 25, 2011); “The Lehman Bankruptcy and Swap Lessons Learned Negotiating an ISDA Master Agreement in Today’s Market,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 2, No. 9 (Mar. 4, 2009); and “Impact of Hedge Fund Redemptions Under ERISA,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Jan. 15, 2009).