Michael D. Robson and Lorraine M. Tyson have joined the Chicago office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as shareholders in the Corporate & Securities Practice. Both will be part of the Institutional Private Placement Finance Team. Prior to joining the firm, Robson was a partner with Chapman and Cutler, and Tyson was a partner with Pugh Jones & Johnson. More >>

Lathrop & Gage today announced that Bryan E. Minier has joined its Banking & Creditors Rights Litigation practice team as a Partner in Chicago. More >>

Sedgwick is pleased to announce that Darlene K. Alt has joined the firm as a partner in its Chicago office. Prior to joining Sedgwick, Alt was a partner in the insurance practice group of Locke Lord LLP. Alt’s practice focuses on advising U.S. and international insurers on complex claims and coverage issues in both contentious and non-contentious matters. She regularly represents insurers in litigation throughout the country involving coverage disputes, claims-handling practices, extra-contractual liability and class actions across various lines of business. More >>

Morgan Lewis has further strengthened its litigation team and continued the strategic growth of its Chicago office with the addition of partner Daniel T. Fahner, who focuses on a broad range of complex litigation and white collar matters. Mr. Fahner, who was previously a partner at another global law firm, served earlier in his career in several positions at the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). More >>

Morgan Lewis has further expanded its global intellectual property team with the addition of four leading IP partners: Michael J. Abernathy, Sanjay K. Murthy, Christopher J. Betti, and Amanda S. Williamson. All will be resident in Chicago. More >>

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Jonathan E. Aberman to its Bankruptcy Practice Group as a member in the firm’s Chicago office. Prior to joining Dykema, Aberman practiced at Vedder Price in Chicago. More >>

Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that H. Kurt von Moltke, an elite corporate lawyer with more than 30 years of experience structuring, negotiating and executing complex M&A transactions, including billion-dollar mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, is joining the firm as a partner in the Chicago office and co-chair of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. He also joins the firm’s Securities, Corporate Finance and Corporate practices. More >>

Raymond F. Bogenrief has joined the Chicago office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the Corporate & Securities Practice. He was previously with Vedder Price and Kirkland & Ellis. More >>

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today further expanded its national Corporate Practice Group with Chicago partners Paul Quinn and Mason “Max” Drake. Together, they enhance Akerman’s core strengths in middle market M&A, private equity and investment funds. The lawyers join Akerman less than a week after the firm announced it is more than doubling its physical footprint in Chicago. The office has grown fivefold from eight to 44 lawyers since opening just two years ago in February 2014. More >>