Dechert Attracts Large Partner Group, Opening New Offices in Chicago and Dallas

Dechert welcomes more than 20 lateral partners, including a preeminent U.S. complex litigation practice and Chambers Band 1 accounting defense practice. This group is led by Mike Poulos, who most recently served as partner in charge of global strategy and a member of the executive committee at McDermott Will & Emery LLP. He will join Dechert as vice chair and global head of strategy. The new partners practice in litigation, transaction, intellectual property and employment and will be resident in Dechert’s New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. offices and soon-to-be-opened offices in Chicago and Dallas.

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Blank Rome Adds Private Equity Litigation Leader Will Weltman as Partner in Chicago

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that William “Will” S. Weltman has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Business Litigation group and Food & Beverage and Technology industry teams. Will brings significant experience in complex litigation and counseling, particularly for private equity firms and their portfolio companies facing intricate and high stakes contractual, trade secret, and technology disputes. He also represents high net worth individuals and family offices in trust and estate litigation. He joins Blank Rome from Reed Smith LLP.

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Blank Rome Expands National Intellectual Property Litigation Team with Partner Ferlillia V. Roberson in Chicago

Blank Rome LLP announces the addition of Ferlillia V. Roberson, a Chambers-ranked intellectual property litigator, as a partner in its Chicago office. Joining the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation group and Technology industry team, Ferlillia brings nearly 20 years of experience in patent, trade secrets, and technology litigation, with a focus on complex patent and trade secrets cases. Previously, she was with DLA Piper.

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Polsinelli Further Strengthens Real Estate Bench in Chicago, Welcomes Philip Piecuch as Shareholder

Polsinelli is pleased to announce that Philip Piecuch has joined the firm’s national Real Estate Practice in Chicago as a shareholder. Arriving on the heels of another recent real estate shareholder hire in Chicago, his addition reflects the firm’s continued investment and momentum in the market and further builds on Polsinelli’s real estate joint ventures bench. Piecuch arrives from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.

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McDermott Strengthens Commercial Litigation Team in Chicago with Michael Dockterman Arrival

International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte is pleased to announce that Michael Dockterman has joined the Litigation Practice Group based in Chicago as a partner. Michael is a nationally recognized trial lawyer with robust experience leading high-stakes commercial litigation across securities, antitrust, intellectual property, contracts, real estate, and government contracting.

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