Dinsmore Adds Experienced Construction Tort Partner to Meet Demand Created by Denver’s Development Boom

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP continues to add more depth to its construction law team with the recent hire of partner Lance Shurtleff in the firm’s Denver office. His practice will focus on construction related tort, with an emphasis on professional liability defense for architects and engineering professionals as well as tort claims in the trucking industry. Dinsmore has emerged as a leader in Colorado’s legal market and Lance’s addition allows the team to better serve clients who see the current opportunities in the state and want to be a part of it. Shurtleff arrives to the firm from Gordon Rees in Denver.

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Frost Brown Todd’s Nashville Office Adds Partner Brian Masterson to Tax Practice Group

Partner Brian Masterson has joined Frost Brown Todd’s (FBT) tax team. Based in FBT’s Nashville office, Masterson has nearly 25 years of tax experience, including advising clients on a variety of state and federal tax matters, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and resolving disputes related to post-closing adjustments. He also works with family offices regarding how to structure the acquisition and disposition of private investments. Masterson comes to the firm from Butler Snow LLP.

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Dentons Canada Boosts Mining and Energy Offering With Addition of New High-Profile Corporate M&A Partner Greg McNab

Dentons announces the addition of Greg McNab as a partner in the Firm’s Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions groups. Greg has an impressive track record of advising domestic and global clients in the mining and energy sectors on financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, continuous disclosure and stock exchange matters. McNab arrives from Baker & McKenzie LLP.

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Paul Hastings Adds Leading Finance Partner Patrick Bright in London

Continuing the strategic expansion of its market-leading global finance practice, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that Patrick Bright, a leader in European high-yield transactions, has joined the firm as a partner in London. Bright is consistently ranked by Legal 500, Chambers UK, and IFLR1000 as a top practitioner in the high-yield space and he previously led the European high-yield team at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

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Cooley Adds M&A and Private Equity Partner to Growing Shanghai Office

Ruomu Li has joined Cooley’s Shanghai office as a partner in the firm’s business department, where she will focus on mergers & acquisitions and private equity transactions with an emphasis on the technology and life sciences industries. Li arrives from Morrison & Foerster, where she served as a partner in the M&A, private equity investments and buyouts practices. She has extensive experience representing strategic and financial investors and target companies in the US, across China, and internationally on a broad range of M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions.

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Holland & Knight Welcomes Partner Bradley Seltzer to its Tax and Energy Practices

Holland & Knight has expanded its tax and energy practices with the addition of partner Bradley Seltzer. Mr. Seltzer brings significant experience representing Fortune 100 utility, energy and telecommunications clients in complex tax matters, including tax planning, accounting and controversy. He will work in both the Washington D.C. and Orange County offices at Holland & Knight. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Seltzer was a partner with Eversheds Sutherland. 

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Clark Hill Adds Litigator Kevin D. Kent to Philadelphia Office

International law firm Clark Hill PLC announced today that Kevin Dooley Kent has joined the firm as a Member in the Litigation practice. Kent, who joins from Philadelphia-based Conrad O’Brien where he was a shareholder, will co-lead the firm’s Transatlantic strategy with Jarrod Duffy, Member and Co-Chair of Clark Hill’s Corporate practice group, and Sam Saarsteiner, Member with the firm’s Dublin, Ireland office. Kent works from the firm’s Dublin and Philadelphia offices.

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