Littler Strengthens Capabilities in the West with the Addition of Suzanne Martin

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Suzanne Martin as a shareholder in its Las Vegas office. Her addition further strengthens the firm’s capabilities in Nevada and California and reinforces its continued growth strategy in the West. Martin joins from Ogletree Deakins and brings more than two decades of experience representing employers on a broad range of workplace matters, including harassment, discrimination, disability related reasonable accommodations and leaves of absence, wage and hour issues, workplace investigations, arbitration, restrictive covenants, workplace policies, procedures and handbooks, and workplace violence response and prevention.

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Greenberg Traurig Adds Former Hakkasan Group General Counsel Brandon Roos

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP strengthened its global Hospitality and Restaurant Industry practices with the addition of Shareholder Brandon Roos, who re-joined the firm’s Las Vegas office. Roos was most recently in-house counsel at hospitality, restaurant, and nightlife powerhouses Hakkasan Group and TAO Group, launching the general counsel role for the former and managing legal matters for a portfolio of more than 60 restaurant, nightlife, and lounge venues worldwide.

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Fennemore Joins Forces With Bay Area Wendel Rosen

Fennemore continues its strategic Western expansion announcing today that it is combining with Wendel Rosen LLP, one of the oldest and largest full-service business law firms in the East Bay. The combined firm will be called Fennemore Wendel in Northern California, Fennemore Dowling Aaron in the Central Valley and Fennemore across the rest of its footprint in Southern California, Arizona, Colorado and Nevada.

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Crane Pomerantz, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney & Chief of White Collar Unit, Joins Clark Hill as Member in Las Vegas in Litigation Practice

Clark Hill announced that Crane Pomerantz has joined the firm as a Member in the Litigation practice in Las Vegas. A prosecutor for 14 years in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada, Pomerantz is a leading white collar criminal defense and complex business litigation attorney who is well-known and respected in Nevada courts.

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Brownstein Welcomes Former Counsel to the Governor J. Brin Gibson to Las Vegas Team

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is pleased to announce the addition of J. Brin Gibson as a shareholder in its Las Vegas office. Gibson stepped down as Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s top advisor at the beginning of this year and most recently assisted Gov. Sisolak with Nevada’s two special sessions addressing issues related to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

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Armstrong Teasdale Adds Partners in Las Vegas, Philadelphia, New York City and St. Louis

Armstrong Teasdale proudly announces that five attorneys and five professional staff have joined the firm’s offices in Las Vegas, Philadelphia, New York City and St. Louis. This comes on the heels of the firm’s Jan. 2 announcement that 18 attorneys were named partners. The five new attorneys as of Jan. 6 include: Partners Alicia Ashcraft, Jeffrey Barr, Timothy Bergère, Herbert Cohen and Associate John Sun. They join over 520 attorneys and staff firmwide. Ms. Ashcraft and Mr. Barr join the firm from Ashcraft & Barr LLP in Las Vegas. Mr. Bergère and Mr. Cohen join from Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP and Stiefel Cohen & Foote, P.C. respectively.

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Armstrong Teasdale Adds Partner Ray Jones to Financial and Real Estate Services Practice

Transactional experience will support clients in evolving Las Vegas real estate market. Armstrong Teasdale, a law firm with offices across the United States and in China, proudly announces the addition of partner Ray C. Jones to the Financial and Real Estate Services practice group. Jones, who is based in Las Vegas, focuses on advising national, regional and local lenders, home builders, and developers on commercial finance, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, and real estate development. His transactional work includes matters related to the construction and development of single and multi-family residential, commercial, mixed-use and high-rise resort, condominium and condominium-hotel projects. More >>

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