Kenneth A. Polite Jr., Former DOJ Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General, Will Join Sidley As Co-Leader of its White Collar: Defense and Investigations Practice

Monday, August 7, 2023

Sidley is pleased to announce that Kenneth A. Polite Jr. will be joining Sidley after serving two years as Senate-confirmed Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division. In that role, he was the highest-ranking attorney in the DOJ’s Criminal Division. Mr. Polite will join Sidley on October 1, 2023, as a partner and global co-leader of the firm’s White Collar: Government Litigation and Investigations practice. He will focus on white collar criminal defense, investigation, and compliance matters.

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Squire Patton Boggs Expands Products Liability Capabilities with Houston Partner Hire

Monday, August 7, 2023

Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce the addition of partner Gary Hebert to its global Litigation Practice in Houston. Mr. Hebert joins from McGlinchey Stafford where he served clients in a wide range of litigation matters, with a special emphasis representing global automobile manufacturers, industrial, consumer products, and construction companies on single-plaintiff and class action product liability lawsuits across the United States. 

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K&L Gates Adds Energy and Infrastructure Partner in London

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes James Wyatt to its Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice area. He joins K&L Gates’ London office from Avonhurst, a boutique advisory business he co-founded in 2019 after practicing in the energy and infrastructure groups in the London offices of two Magic Circle law firms.

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Clyde & Co Continues Expansion of Corporate Offering in the Middle East

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the hire of corporate lawyer Elias Matni as a partner in its Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Elias will be based in the firm’s Doha office and is joining Clyde & Co’s Global Corporate & Advisory practice. Elias joins Clyde & Co from K&L Gates in Doha. Prior to joining K&L Gates Elias spent over nine years at Simmons & Simmons.

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