The Chicago office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Joseph Condo as a partner in the energy and infrastructure projects and transactions practice. He joins from global renewable energy firm Invenergy LLC, where he served more than a decade as senior vice president and general counsel. More >>

Avanti D. Bakane has joined Gordon & Rees as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. She is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Bakane comes to the firm from Hinshaw & Culbertson. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Roger Lucas will join the Firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Tax Practice Group on Oct. 3. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Erik Lundgren has joined the Firm’s Chicago Office as a partner in its Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice. More >>

DLA Piper announced today that Nathaniel Marrs has joined the firm’s Finance practice as a partner in the Chicago office. More >>

Trial lawyer Timothy Ray has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Mr. Ray’s practice focuses on product liability and class actions. Most recently, he was a partner at Dentons. More >>

The Chicago office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Joshua J. Yang as a partner in the firm’s investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments practice. He joins K&L Gates from Winston & Strawn LLP. More >>

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP added corporate finance and lending depth with the addition of David P. Milligan as partner. Mr. Milligan comes to the firm from his previous role as partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. More >>

Freeborn & Peters LLP is pleased to announce that Richard A. Fiore has joined the firm as a Partner in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the Transportation Industry Practice Team. Fiore will utilize his expertise as a litigator to serve a wide array of transportation clients, while also growing the firm’s aviation practice. More >>

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today expanded its Chicago office with partner Thomas Pasternak in the Intellectual Property Practice Group. He adds dedicated experience in patent and trademark litigation to a team that has grown six times larger to 48 lawyers since Akerman’s Chicago office opened in 2014. To accommodate this rapid office growth, Akerman recently revealed a plan to more than double its physical footprint in the region. More >>