Lewis Brisbois Adds Six Nationally Recognized Attorneys to Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to announce the addition of six attorneys to its Data Privacy & Cybersecurity (DPCS) Practice. This nationally recognized team includes Jackson, Mississippi-based Partner Robert Walker, CIPP/US, Associates Erica Lloyd and Rachel Pitts, as well as New Orleans-based Partner Ross Molina, Atlanta-based Partner Tawana Johnson, and Houston-based Associate Ryan Cook. These attorneys, who bring to the firm more than 50 years of combined experience in the data privacy space, will assist clients with, among other things, responding to data breaches, complying with data privacy requirements, addressing pre- and post-incident cybersecurity, and responding to state and federal regulatory investigations. The team will bolster Lewis Brisbois’ DPCS Practice and further the firm’s commitment to excel and serve clients at the highest level. The group arrives from Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP.

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Wilson Sonsini Hires Sebastian Alsheimer as Partner, Expanding Shareholder Engagement and Activism Practice

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Sebastian Alsheimer has joined the firm as a corporate partner in New York. Alsheimer will be a member of the firm’s leading shareholder engagement and activism practice, which regularly ranks as one of the most active in the U.S. and globally by Bloomberg, Factset, and Refinitiv. He joins from Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, where he was a partner.

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Sidley Bolsters Growing M&A and Private Equity Practice in London With Addition of Partner Phil Cheveley

Sidley is pleased to announce that Phil Cheveley has joined the firm’s M&A and Private Equity practice in London. He is the fourth new partner in 2023 for Sidley’s growing London office, following the promotions of regulatory and enforcement lawyer Francesca Blythe and tax lawyer Steve Quinn, as well as the recent arrival of restructuring lawyer Kieran Sharma. Mr. Cheveley joins Sidley from Shearman & Sterling where he was Head of the firm’s M&A practice for EMEA and Asia.

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BakerHostetler Adds Business Partner in Dallas

Jenny Givens joins BakerHostetler’s Dallas office as a partner in the firm’s Business Practice Group and on the firmwide Healthcare Industry team. Givens advises on compliance and regulatory healthcare matters, including fraud and abuse, privacy, licensure and enrollment, and a variety of other complex offerings. Givens arrives at the firm from the Dallas office of Gray Reed & McGraw P.C.

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