Polsinelli Grows in Miami With Two M&A Shareholders

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed two new shareholders to its growing Miami office. Joining Polsinelli from a boutique firm, but each coming with years of experience at their prior Am Law 50 firms, Albert Diaz-Silveira and Cristina Quintero are two seasoned corporate attorneys and have joined the firm’s Corporate M&A Practice Group to anchor and build out the practice in South Florida. Polsinelli has had steady growth in its nationwide Corporate M&A Practice over the past year, adding four shareholders and significantly expanding in adjacent practices such as Private Equity and Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies.

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Cozen O’Connor Hires Kurt Konrad Lunkenheimer, Expanding its White Collar Practice to South Florida

Cozen O’Connor today announced Kurt Konrad Lunkenheimer, a trial lawyer turned federal prosecutor in Miami, has joined its White Collar Defense & Investigations group. The firm’s first White Collar Defense & Investigations lawyer to be based in Florida, Lunkenheimer joins Cozen O’Connor as a member and will work out of the Miami, Fla. office.  Lunkenheimer joins from the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) in the Southern District of Florida.

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Boies Schiller Flexner Adds Accomplished Litigator to International Investigations and Private Client Offering

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP today announced that Martin De Luca has joined the firm as a partner. Martin counsels high-net-worth individuals and corporations in complex multijurisdictional disputes, developing offensive and defensive strategies to manage the criminal and civil litigation often associated with high-profile government investigations. De Luca comes to the firm from Kobre & Kim LLP.

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Winston & Strawn’s Miami Office Strengthens Corporate Practice With Addition of Tax Duo Jeffrey Rubinger and Summer LePree

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that longtime colleagues and tax lawyers Jeffrey Rubinger and Summer LePree have joined the firm’s Miami office as partners in the Tax Practice. Their arrival comes shortly after that of corporate Partner David Wells, who joined the office in May. The pair arrive from the Miami office of Baker & McKenzie LLP.

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Clyde & Co Strengthens Insurance Group With Hire of Leading Insurance Litigators in Miami

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the appointment of Partners Laura Besvinick and Julie Nevins in Miami, Florida, to further expand its insurance offering in the United States. Laura and Julie, who join from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, are highly regarded insurance coverage litigators in Florida bringing with them a particular experience in litigating unique coverage and bad faith issues for clients.

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Welcomes Corporate Shareholder and International Business Practice Group Leader in Miami

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney continues its strategic growth with the addition of Richard Montes de Oca as a shareholder in the firm’s corporate section. Montes de Oca focuses his practice in the areas of corporate governance, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and securities, as well as global compliance. Based in the Miami office, Richard will lead Buchanan’s new international business practice group. He will also serve as a member of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Council. Prior to joining Buchanan, Montes de Oca was the founder and managing partner of MDO Partners, a boutique law firm that specialized in corporate law and compliance. 

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Morgan Lewis Adds Bicoastal Consumer Financial Services Litigation and Regulatory Team

A 10-strong consumer financial services class action litigation and regulatory team anchored by three partners, Arjun Rao, Brian Frontino, and Allen Denson, is joining Morgan Lewis across five offices. The team, which includes seven other lawyers, is arriving from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP and will add increased depth to our comprehensive capabilities and offerings to the financial services industry.

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McDermott Adds Real Estate Investment Partner in Miami

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of partner Elena Otero to its Transactions Practice Group based in Miami. Elena is a real estate dealmaker and strategist serving some of Florida’s wealthiest individuals, families, family offices and investors.  Prior to joining McDermott, Otero was a partner at Holland & Knight.

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