Investment-Management Industry Leader Phillip S. Gillespie Joins WilmerHale

WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Phillip S. Gillespie has joined the firm. He will be a senior counsel in the Boston office and a member of the firm’s market-leading Securities Department and Investment Management Practice. Most recently, Mr. Gillespie was executive vice president and general counsel for State Street Global Advisors, the asset management division of State Street Corporation.

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Jonathan Sablone joins DLA Piper in Boston

DLA Piper announced today that Jonathan Sablone has joined the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in the Boston office. Sablone joins from Nixon Peabody, where he led the firm’s Private Fund Disputes practice and chaired the eDiscovery and Digital Evidence practice. More >>

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Hogan Lovells Continues Growth in Boston Adding Leading Corporate Partner Suzanne Filippi to the Firm’s Life Sciences Group

Global law firm Hogan Lovells LLP announced that Suzanne Filippi has joined the firm’s Boston office as a corporate partner in the Life Sciences and Health Care Industry Group. Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Filippi served as VP, Corporate Counsel Consultant at both Sage Therapeutics and Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, and as Senior Securities and M&A Counsel at TripAdvisor. At TripAdvisor, Filippi spearheaded the company’s US$9 billion spinoff from Expedia and its subsequent IPO. More >>

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Shook Opens Boston Office; Expands Philadelphia Team

Renowned for its well-established client roster in the Northeast, Shook, Hardy & Bacon announces the addition of a new Boston location and expands its current Philadelphia presence. The new team focuses primarily on high-stakes environmental and toxic tort litigation, as well as complex business disputes, class action, product liability and other areas. More >>

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Dinsmore Extends National Reach to Boston

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is expanding its East Coast presence with the opening of an office at 101 Arch St. in the city’s Financial District. Leading the practice are three partners who have deep roots in the community and have represented clients in real estate development and litigation throughout New England. Javier Flores and Eric Skelly join Dinsmore from Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP. Brian Blaesser joins the firm from Robinson & Cole LLP, where he formerly headed the real estate development practice in the firm’s Boston office.

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Brian Devine Joins Locke Lord as Partner in Boston Office; ‎Strengthens Firm’s White Collar Criminal Defense and Internal ‎Investigations Capabilities

Brian Devine has joined Locke Lord’s Boston office as a Partner in the Firm’s White Collar Criminal Defense and Internal Investigations Practice Group. With deep experience spanning a broad range of industries, he will further strengthen Locke Lord’s litigation practice in the Northeast and across the Firm. Devine joins Locke Lord from Goodwin Procter LLP, where he was a Partner focusing on securities litigation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement and white collar criminal defense. More >>

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