Much Shelist is pleased to announce the addition of Principal Craig C. Bradley to the firm’s Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies group, making it one of Chicago’s largest law firm practices dedicated to serving the complex needs of the high-growth, technology, venture capital ecosystem. The seven-person, multidisciplinary group includes attorneys with decades of experience providing counsel to clients ranging from startups to global, Fortune 500 companies in every phase of growth and development, including entity formation, financing, intellectual property protection, licensing and management strategies. More >>

Faegre Baker Daniels is pleased to announce that nine partners from four firms have joined our Chicago office: Jeffrey Blumberg, Kurt Lebakken, James Martignon and David Porteous from Ulmer & Berne; Matthew Garrett, Douglas Prochnow and John Roberts from Locke Lord Edwards, LLP; George Stohner from Morgan Lewis & Bockius; and Daniel Schwartz from Seyfarth Shaw. More >>

Mayer Brown announced today that Frederick C. Fisher has joined its Banking & Finance practice as a partner in Chicago. Previously, he was a partner with Greenberg Traurig in Chicago More >>

Attorneys Peter G. Rush and Todd E. Pentecost have joined the Chicago office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Rush joins as a shareholder and Pentecost joins as of counsel in the Litigation Practice. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, they were partners at K&L Gates LLP More >>

Dentons announced today that it has added litigator Stephen J. Senderowitz as a partner and a leader in its securities, commodities and derivatives litigation and regulatory defense practice. Based in Chicago, Senderowitz focuses on defending complex civil, regulatory and criminal financial markets matters across the country. More >>

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, bolstered its national Litigation Practice Group with the addition of information governance lawyer Jeffrey Sharer, a recognized authority on the legal, technology and policy implications of digital information. Sharer joins Akerman as a partner in the Chicago office. The Chicago office has welcomed 20 lateral hires in less than 12 months, making Akerman one of the four fastest-growing law firms in the region. More >>

Steptoe & Johnson LLP is further expanding its Chicago office and toxic tort litigation practice with the addition of Bob Shuftan, Tony Hopp, and Jeremy Goldkind. All three join as partners and follow the arrivals of their former colleagues Michael Dockterman, Cal Burnton, John Frey, and Derek Smith, who also joined Steptoe’s Chicago office as litigation partners in February. More >>

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Louis R. Hernandez, III, has returned to the Firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Debt Finance Practice Group. He rejoins Kirkland from the Chicago office of Paul Hastings LLP, where he was a partner.

Mr. Hernandez concentrates his practice on financing transactions including LBO and acquisition financings, mezzanine and subordinated financings, corporate financings (secured and unsecured) and in-court and out-of-court restructuring of various types of credit facilities. More >>