Frank Keating, the former governor of Oklahoma, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its Washington, D.C., and Tysons, Va., offices. Gov. Keating was formerly the president and CEO of the American Bankers Association (ABA). He will focus on serving clients in the financial services industry. More >>
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Dechert LLP, a global specialist law firm, announced today that Joseph A. Fazioli has joined the firm as a partner in the litigation department. He was most recently an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of California. Fazioli will be resident in the firm’s Silicon Valley office where his practice will include representation of clients across a wide range of complex business disputes, including white collar defense, internal investigations, SEC enforcement proceedings, securities litigation, trade secrets disputes, and other commercial litigation. More >>
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Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that Stephen Opler has joined the firm’s Atlanta office as partner. Opler, who was most recently a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP, is a member of the firm’s Corporate Department. More >>
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Raymond F. Bogenrief has joined the Chicago office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the Corporate & Securities Practice. He was previously with Vedder Price and Kirkland & Ellis. More >>
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The international law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe today named 13 partners who have joined the firm’s new Houston office. Orrick announced the opening of its Houston office – its 25th worldwide – on January 19 to focus on four areas that complement Orrick’s global strengths: Energy & Infrastructure, Latin America, Litigation and Intellectual Property, and Public Finance. The founding lawyers, all native Texan practitioners, hail from six prominent law firms. The office will serve clients in the energy & infrastructure, technology and finance sectors – the sectors for which Orrick is a leading global advisor. More >>
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McDermott Will & Emery announced today that experienced capital markets lawyer Gary Emmanuel has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate Advisory Practice Group in New York. More >>
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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added trial and appellate lawyer John M. Pierce as a partner in its Palo Alto and Pittsburgh offices. In addition to his practice responsibilities, Pierce will serve as a co-leader of the firm’s global litigation and dispute resolution practice area and a member of K&L Gates’ Management Committee. Pierce joins K&L Gates from Latham & Watkins LLP. More >>
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Jones Walker LLP announced today the expansion of its national construction practice with the addition of six new attorneys. Partners Joseph P. Henner, Neal J. Sweeney, and Chad V. Theriot together with Special Counsel attorneys Karen E. Bain, Jennifer S. Lowndes, and Tyler P. Scarbrough join the firm’s Atlanta office as members of the Construction Practice Team. More >>
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Goldberg Segalla announced today that it has expanded its domestic footprint with the opening of new offices in key geographic locations along the East Coast. With an on-the-ground presence in Orlando, Florida and in Baltimore, Maryland, as well as a second location in New Jersey (Newark), the law firm brings its international client base even greater reach and strength. In all, Goldberg Segalla — recognized as one of the fastest-growing law firms in the United States — has 17 offices spanning nine U.S. states and the United Kingdom. More >>
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