Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of attorney Joan K. Archer as a partner in the Kansas City office. Archer is a member of the Litigation practice group and handles intellectual property and complex litigation matters.
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Hogan Lovells continues to expand its global International Arbitration practice with the recruitment in Paris of new partner Carmen Nuñez-Lagos. Carmen was previously practicing international arbitration at Bredin Prat and is a former partner of the Spanish law boutique Bernardo Cremades y Asociados in Madrid. She has also held the position of Head Legal Counsel at a major Spanish telecom company, Auna (now France Telecom). She joins the firm today, Friday 15 June, together with one associate from another firm.
Tags: Hogan LovellsLawrence Graham LLP (LG) has hired Brett Israel as a partner and international head of its restructuring and insolvency team.
The Korean Bar Association formally announced on June 18 that Ropes & Gray partner William Yongkyun Kim has been registered as the very first foreign legal consultant in Korea, a historic milestone that sets the stage for the first-ever establishment of a foreign law firm in Korea.
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Glenn M. Cooper has joined the Fort Lauderdale and Miami offices of GrayRobinson, P.A. as a shareholder in the firm’s Immigration and International Law Department. Cooper will focus his practice on assisting U.S. companies, foreign companies, investors and professionals regarding U.S. immigration laws.
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Akerman Senterfitt recently represented Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., a public company and the largest Burger King franchisee, in the acquisition of 278 of Burger King Corporation (BKC) company-owned restaurants in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia and related financing transactions.
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Fisher & Phillips hired Lawrence Lee to help fill a Denver legal job, according to a press release.
Joining as a partner, Lee is set to join the national law firm’s labor and employment practice. His practice focuses on employment litigation, counseling and defense of clients faced with charges of discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and harassment.
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McGuireWoods LLP announced today that it has expanded its Energy and Environmental Department with the addition of Brian J. Kelly, who will serve as a partner in the firm’s Baltimore office.
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Molly Cagle, who represents clients on a wide array of major environmental issues before government agencies and in federal and state courts, has joined Baker Botts L.L.P. as a partner in the firm’s Austin office.
Tags: Baker Botts L.L.P. | AustinCahill Gordon & Reindel LLP is pleased to announce that Herbert S. Washer has joined the firm as a partner in the litigation practice group. Mr. Washer joins Cahill with over two decades of experience representing clients in a wide variety of securities and antitrust-related civil litigation, as well as regulatory enforcement and criminal matters.
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