Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, continued the expansion of its Chicago office with a team of leading real estate, land use and zoning partners headed by veteran lawyer John “Jack” George. A former assistant attorney general and assistant corporation counsel for the City of Chicago, Jack George served as president and board member of his former Chicago law firm. Akerman also welcomes Kathleen “Kate” Duncan, Chris Leach and Meg George. More >>

Freeborn & Peters LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas F. Bush has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a Partner and member of the Litigation Practice Group and Insurance/Reinsurance Industry Group.

“We are enthusiastic about welcoming Tom to Freeborn and to our team serving the insurance and reinsurance industry,” said Freeborn’s Co-Managing Partner Michael A. Moynihan. “Tom brings to the firm decades of experience handling diverse litigation and other matters for insurers and reinsurers.” More >>

Tim Callahan, an accomplished project development and finance lawyer who has closed more than 100 renewable energy project deals in his nearly 30-year career, has joined McGuireWoods’ energy industry team as a partner in Chicago.

Callahan joins McGuireWoods from Paul Hastings, where he led the firm’s North American project finance group. He advises clients in all aspects of the development, financing, acquisition and disposition of energy and other infrastructure projects, including wind and solar facilities, as well as nuclear, gas-fired and coal-fired power plants. He also counsels clients on production and investment tax credits and renewable portfolio standards. Callahan has earned global and nationwide rankings as a leading lawyer from Chambers and Partners. More >>

Katherine Gillespie, Laurette Petersen, Andrew Ratts and Christine Hoefliger have joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partners in the firm’s Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team. Gillespie, Petersen and Ratts, along with special counsel Katarzyna Levecke join the firm’s Chicago office, and Hoefliger joins the firm’s San Francisco office. The group joins from Winston & Strawn LLP. More >>

William “Bill” K. Kane has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP’s Chicago office as a partner in the firm’s Business Trials practice group. Kane joins from Baker Hostetler in Chicago. More >>

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

The Chicago office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Carl E. Volz and George C. Summerfield as partners in the firm’s securities and transactional litigation and intellectual property litigation practices, respectively. Volz joins K&L Gates from Dechert LLP, while Summerfield arrives from Stadheim & Grear, Ltd. More >>

National law firm Wilson Elser announced today that Cheryl Yakey has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner. More >>

Barnes & Thornburg LLP has added William E. Turner II to its 100-attorney Chicago office as a partner in the Corporate Department. He joins the firm from Barack Ferrazano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, where he was a partner in the corporate and securities practice. More >>