Perkins Coie Adds Former National Security and Cybercrimes Chief to Chicago White Collar Practice

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Christopher K. Veatch has joined the firm’s White Collar & Investigations practice group as a partner in the Chicago office. Chris joins the firm from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he was most recently Chief of the National Security & Cybercrimes Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. More >>

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McDermott Strengthens Securities Defense Practice with Experienced SEC Enforcement Lawyer

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced today that Paul Helms, former senior counsel at the SEC Enforcement Division, has joined the Firm as a partner in the Chicago office. Helms will represent corporations, financial institutions, investment firms, directors, officers and other individuals in internal investigations, enforcement proceedings, and securities litigation, strengthening McDermott’s litigation team in areas involving increasingly significant and complex challenges for clients. More >>

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Dinsmore Adds 15 Attorneys and Staff to Trademark Practice, Establishes Cleveland Office

Continuing a pattern of major market growth while also rounding out its presence across Ohio, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has established a Cleveland office located in North Point Tower downtown. The office opening coincides with the arrival of 15 intellectual property attorneys and staff who come to Dinsmore from McDonald Hopkins LLC. More >>

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