Dentons Adds Leading Energy Partner Andrew Schifrin in New York

Dentons announced today that Andrew D. Schifrin, a veteran energy lawyer, has joined its preeminent Energy, Transportation and Infrastructure practice as a partner in the New York office. Schifrin joins from Dickstein Shapiro LLP, where he was a partner. He previously was at Torys LLP and King & Spalding LLP.

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McKenna Long & Aldridge in Process of Expanding Asia Presence with Planned Opening of China Office

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) announces that it is in the process of applying with the Department of Justice of the People’s Republic of China to open a Shanghai office. The Shanghai office, which will expand the Firm’s geographic reach to 16 offices in 14 markets, will mark MLA’s second in Asia following the March 2013 opening of the Seoul, South Korea office.

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Announces Plans to Open Office in Fort Lauderdale, Adds Two Finance Shareholders

Miami, Aventura and Fort Lauderdale, FL, August 1, 2013 – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC announced today that it plans to open an office in Fort Lauderdale as part of its strategy to expand in South Florida. Moving immediately toward that goal, the firm this week added shareholders Philip M. Hanaka and John P. Dyro Sr. to its Financial Services Section in Aventura.

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Partner David Almeida Brings Data Privacy Expertise to Sheppard Mullin Chicago

David S. Almeida has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the firm’s Business Trial practice group and Privacy and Data Security practice.  Almeida joins from Sedgwick, where he was co-chair of that firm’s Privacy and Data Protection Group.  Associate David M. Poell joins Almeida at Sheppard Mullin in Chicago from Sedgwick.

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