Alston & Bird has expanded its privacy and cybersecurity capabilities with the addition of former federal prosecutor Lawrence “Larry” Sommerfeld as partner in the firm’s Atlanta office. A former assistant U.S. attorney (AUSA) and head of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Unit for the Northern District of Georgia, Sommerfeld led one of the top cyber-crime investigation and prosecution units in the country. He was also a member of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Working Group, where he advised the DOJ on emerging cybersecurity and privacy issues. More >>

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, is expanding its investment management practice to the firm’s Atlanta office with the strategic hire of Shareholder Terrence O. Davis. More >>

Squire Patton Boggs has bolstered its recently opened Atlanta office with the addition of partner Dara Mann, an experienced litigator who focuses her practice on class action, product liability and environmental disputes. More >>

Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has added David Gordon, a skilled bankruptcy attorney known for his distinct focus on the distressed health care industry. More >>

BakerHostetler announced today that its Employment and Labor Group was gaining five new attorneys in Atlanta, led by partners Brian M. Harris, Mark Zisholtz and Jason D’Cruz, as well as two associates, Ashley Guffey and Tali Hershkovitz. All were previously with Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, where the partners led the firm’s employment practice. This news comes less than a month since the firm announced the addition of three partners to the privacy and data protection team, also in its Atlanta office. More >>

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Joshua D. Curry to its Atlanta office as a partner in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. More >>

King & Spalding today announced that securities litigator Lisa Bugni has joined the Trial and Global Disputes practice as a partner in the Atlanta office and will relocate to the firm’s San Francisco office in May 2018. Bugni joins her former colleague Jessica Corley who started at the firm last month. She was formerly a partner in the Litigation Group at Alston & Bird in Atlanta. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day announces that Frank Bayuk has joined the Firm’s Atlanta Office as a partner in its Business & Tort Litigation Practice. More >>

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is pleased to announce that Shawn Rafferty has joined the Private Capital team within its Corporate Practice Group as a partner in the Atlanta office, bolstering its national and cross-border aviation, transportation and equipment finance services to clients. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Mr. Rafferty served as a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP. More >>

As the expansion of its Atlanta office continues, AmLaw 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes Sarah Hawk to its Immigration and Workforce Mobility practice, and Leslie F. Spasser to its Tech Transactions and Data Privacy practice. More >>