Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart) welcomes two attorneys, further strengthening the firm’s Telecommunications and Energy and Real Estate practices.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Labor and Employment Partner in Chicago
Barnes & Thornburg has added labor and employment attorney Terese M. Connolly as partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment Department. Ms. Connolly, who joins in Chicago, advises multinational corporations on a full spectrum of employment-related issues that arise when managing a global workforce. Connolly comes to the firm from Culhane Meadows PLLC.
Matthew R. Jones, Leading Executive Compensation Lawyer, Joins Ropes & Gray in Chicago
Matthew R. Jones, a leading executive compensation and employee benefits lawyer, has joined Ropes & Gray as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Matt is a skilled and sought-after advisor who focuses his practice on all executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions, as well as on ongoing compensation and benefits matters. Matt prides himself in taking a practical and efficient approach to helping clients solve complex problems. Jones previously practiced with K&L Gates in Chicago.
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Sidley Welcomes Life Sciences Corporate Partner Frank Rahmani in Palo Alto
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Quarles & Brady Broadens Data Privacy & Security Practice with Three New Attorneys
The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced the expansion of its Data Privacy & Security practice with the addition of three new attorneys. Hilary Lane (partner), previously the Chief Privacy Officer for NBCUniversal joins the firm’s Tampa office, and Greg Leighton (partner) and Bari Nathan (associate) join the Chicago office. Leighton and Nathan join from Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, respectively.
Barnes & Thornburg Welcomes Seasoned IP and Technology Attorney in Chicago
Barnes & Thornburg has added Craig D. Leavell to the firm’s venerated Intellectual Property Department. He joins as a partner in the Chicago office. Leavell joins the firm from the Chicago office of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
Perkins Coie Adds Technology Transactions & Privacy Law Partner in Chicago
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Fox Welcomes Trial Lawyer and Class Action Litigator Martin Martos in Chicago
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Martin R. Martos, II in Chicago as a partner in the Litigation Department. Prior to joining Fox, Martos was a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Akerman Continues Strategic Expansion of Chicago Office with Real Estate, Intellectual Property Partners
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its Chicago office with the strategic additions of Joel Sestito and Kevin Shortsle. Sestito is part of the Real Estate Finance Practice within the Real Estate Practice Group, bringing robust experience representing lenders, entities, and individuals in sophisticated real estate and commercial loan transactions. Shortsle joins the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group with strong credentials advising high-profile pharmaceutical brands in the intellectual property (IP) aspects of drug treatments for serious health conditions, including prostate cancer, depression, and heartburn.
Sesito joins the firm from Quarles & Brady LLP, while Shortsle joins from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
Willkie Expands Chicago Office With Addition of Michael G. Babbitt
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that Michael G. Babbitt has joined the Firm as a partner in the Chicago office as part of the Intellectual Property practice. Babbitt joins the firm from Jenner & Block, LLP in Chicago.
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