Hogan Lovells announced today that Christine E. Bloomquist joined its Health practice in Washington, D.C. as a partner. Bloomquist will focus her practice on advising pharmaceutical and medical device companies on fraud and abuse compliance and pricing issues as well as on other regulatory and policy matters, including aspects of the Affordable Care Act.

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Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced that Kevin M. Downing has joined the firm’s Criminal Tax practice as a Member. Downing joins the firm from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Tax Division, where he served as a federal prosecutor for 15 years, the last eight in the role of Senior Litigation Counsel. Downing will join the firm on June 11, 2012.

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Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, one of Atlanta’s leading law firms, is pleased to announce that well-known land use and zoning attorney Carl Westmoreland has joined the firm as a partner in its Real Estate practice.

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Reed Smith LLP, a leading international law firm, today announced the addition of Terence Healy as a partner in its Global Regulatory Enforcement Group (GRE) in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Healy was formerly Senior Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, D.C.

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The law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is pleased to welcome Frederick C. Nepple to its Madison Office.

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The national law firm of Epstein Becker Green (EBG) today announced that Christopher M. Locke has rejoined the Corporate Services practice as a Member of the Firm in the Washington, D.C., office. Locke previously worked in EBG’s New York office from 2005 to 2008.

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International legal practice Norton Rose LLP has today announced the appointment of Bénédicte Denis as a corporate partner in the Paris office. Bénédicte joined the practice on 1 June 2012 from the Paris office of Hogan Lovells.

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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Francesco Sanna and Andrea Pinto as partners in its Milan office, where they will lead the firm’s Italian real estate and finance/banking efforts, respectively. They arrive at K&L Gates from DLA Piper, joined also by associates Carolina Arroyo Castillo and Anna Amprimo.

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (“Nelson Mullins”) announced today that David Mainwill join the Firm’s National Healthcare Practice Group in Washington D.C. With a background in both government and private practice, Mr. Main will focus on advising national and global healthcare companies on a range of regulatory, public policy, and corporate transactional issues. In addition, he will continue advising health technology and biotech/life sciences companies on formation and development issues. He also will advise clients on product distribution and intellectual property matters for medical devices and information technology.

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