Vedder Price is pleased to announce that former Assistant United States Attorney Ryan S. Hedges has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a Shareholder in the Government Enforcement & Special Investigations practice group. More >>

Sidley is representing Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust (NYSE: SWAY), a REIT that is one of the largest publicly traded owners and operators of single-family rental homes in the United States, in the recently announced stock-for-stock transaction in which Colony American Homes, a REIT that is market leader in the acquisition, ownership, renovation, leasing and management of single-family residential homes in the United States, will merge into SWAY. More >>

Jonathan M. Boulahanis has joined Gordon & Rees as a partner in the firm’s Chicago office. He is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Food and Beverage, and Real Estate practice groups. Mr. Boulahanis joins the firm from the Chicago office of Clark Hill, PLC. More >>

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the continuing expansion of its Real Estate Practice Group with transactional partner Lawrence Eiben in the Chicago office. He bolsters the firm’s core strength in the commercial real estate industry and broadens the real estate team’s experience in green and renewable energy project development and financing. More >>

Husch Blackwell welcomes Partner Marc Wezowski to its Chicago office. Wezowski joins the firm’s Healthcare, Life Sciences & Education team, having previously practiced at a large Chicago-based intellectual property firm. More >>

Benesch is proud to announce exciting growth in our firm with the addition of more than a dozen attorneys and a new office in Chicago.

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Private Equity Finance partner Maureen Sweeney has joined the firm’s Chicago office. She joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where she was a partner. Ms. Sweeney’s arrival closely follows the arrival of Chris Dickerson and Matt Murphy, who joined the firm’s Restructuring and Bankruptcy practice in Chicago, and the recent additions of Corporate partners in Hong Kong, New York, and London. More >>

Much Shelist recently announced the addition of Mary Anne (Molly) Phelan as a principal in the Real Estate practice group, and Urska (Ursha) P. Magajne and Christopher R. Walker as associates in the Business & Finance group. Additionally, the firm promoted Julia Rybakova from apprentice to associate in the Business & Finance group. More >>