Career moves

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP hiring public finance veteran Matt Nichols.

KeyBanc Capital Markets added to its fixed income team with the addition of Chris O’Neil and Jeffrey Tucker to the securitized products sale team.

Wayne County, Mich.’s fiscal chief who played a central role in its financial recovery is leaving to launch a private equity and turnaround firm.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has hired five lead public finance attorneys from Winston & Strawn LLP, expanding Katten’s New York public finance group.

Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. hired Ateesh Chanda to serve as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

MarketAxess, operator of an electronic trading platform, hired Nicolle Brescia as its municipal bond sales specialist.

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