Dentons Adds to Hotel Sector Capabilities With Trio of Leading Hospitality Transactional Lawyers

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Dentons announces today the addition of partners Adam Docks, Lindsay Jewell and Jordan McCarthy to its global Hotels and Leisure practice. Docks and McCarthy will join the Chicago office, while Jewell will be based in Phoenix. This trio of hospitality transactional lawyers has a large national practice assisting clients with the acquisition, disposition, development, finance, recapitalization and formation of lodging and leisure-focused investment vehicles and businesses.

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Holland & Knight Grows Gaming Practice with Addition of Partner Timothy Lowry in Philadelphia

Monday, July 10, 2023

Holland & Knight has strengthened its nationally recognized Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group with the addition of Partner Timothy Lowry in Philadelphia. Mr. Lowry provides legal and strategic advice to domestic and multinational clients in the gaming, entertainment and hospitality industries. He was previously a partner and chair of the gaming practice at DLA Piper. Prior to that, he was senior corporate counsel at Harrah’s Entertainment from 2007 to 2009.

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Willkie Adds Broker-Dealer Regulatory Partner Brian Baltz in Washington, DC

Monday, July 10, 2023

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that broker-dealer and securities regulatory lawyer Brian Baltz has joined the Firm as a partner in the Asset Management Department, where he is a part of the Regulatory and Enforcement practice. Brian is based in Willkie’s Washington, DC office. A former Securities and Exchange Commission attorney, Brian has significant experience with regulatory issues across broker-dealer, investment adviser and bank fiduciary businesses of financial institutions.  Baltz was most recently a partner at McGuireWoods LLP.

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Trial Lawyer Mary-Olga “Mo” Lovett Joins King & Spalding in Houston

Monday, July 10, 2023

King & Spalding announced today that preeminent trial lawyer Mary-Olga “Mo” Lovett has joined the firm as a partner in its Trial and Global Disputes practice group. She is based in the firm’s Houston office. Lovett joins the firm from Greenberg Traurig, where she was a member of its Global Executive Committee and held the position of Senior Vice President.

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Eversheds Sutherland Welcomes Finance and Restructuring Partner Renée Dailey to Finance Practice Group

Monday, July 10, 2023

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Renée Dailey has joined the US Finance Practice Group as partner. Ms. Dailey advises institutional investors in US, Australian and cross-border debt finance and financial restructuring matters. Her practice also includes advising insurance companies on their front-end investment structures, intercreditor arrangements and workouts. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Ms. Dailey was a partner at Akin Gump. She is the President and a board member of the American College of Investment Counsel.

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Dechert Expands IP Practice with Addition of Partner Dr. John P. Rearick

Monday, July 10, 2023

Dechert LLP announced today the addition of John P. Rearick, Ph. D., as a partner in the intellectual property practice in the Boston office. A Harvard-educated chemist with deep experience in strategic IP protection, particularly patent prosecution, Dr. Rearick bolsters the firm’s fast-growing IP practice, specifically its chemistry IP bench. Dr. Rearick is the second addition to the practice this year, following the return of patent litigator Nisha Patel Gupta to Dechert’s Silicon Valley office in May. Dr. Rearick arrives from Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP.

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