Eversheds Sutherland has enhanced its renewables and real estate offering in Scotland with the appointment of lateral partner hire, Alan Cook. Alan, who is dual-qualified in Scotland and England & Wales, joins the global law firm from Pinsent Masons, where he acted on a series of significant projects for major energy and real estate clients.
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Kevin Bettsteller will join the firm’s Los Angeles office. He will be a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group, and will continue his investment funds regulatory practice, which is focused on advising clients on a wide variety of investment management and securities law matters. Bettsteller arrives from DLA Piper.
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Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Thomas S. Grow as a shareholder in its Labor Management Relations practice group. Grow, who was previously special counsel with Littler, rejoins the firm in the Washington, D.C., office from telecommunications and mass media company Charter Communications, where he served as vice president of labor relations.
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce Melanie Norris has joined the Firm’s commercial litigation practice group as a partner of counsel, with an emphasis on representing clients in the insurance industry. Norris arrives from Steptoe & Johnson PLLC.
Expanding its Northern California presence, Morgan Lewis today welcomes in Silicon Valley a pair of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) lawyers led by partner Khoa Do. A seasoned M&A lawyer, Khoa most recently served as chair of Winston & Strawn’s Northern California corporate practice. Joining Khoa is associate Nicholas Howe, who advises on M&A transactions across a range of industries.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues its strategic expansion in Japan with the addition of real estate lawyer Yuko Ino, the former head of Orrick’s Tokyo real estate team, and Koh Ueda, a real estate and securitization attorney. The new additions cap a period of substantial growth for the firm’s real estate team in Japan.
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of Stephen Reynolds to the Firm’s Regulatory Practice Group. Stephen advises some of the world’s largest technology and social media companies in their privacy and data security planning, investigations and breach responses. Prior to joining McDermott, Stephen was a partner at Baker McKenzie.
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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today that intellectual property litigation lawyer John McBride has joined the firm as a partner in the Chicago office. Joining from Sidley, McBride is a trial lawyer who represents technology sector clients in complex patent and trade secret cases, both in courts and the International Trade Commission.
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international technology, energy and life sciences law firm, announced today that Rachael Lamkin has joined its Intellectual Property Department as a partner in the San Francisco office. Lamkin arrives from Lamkin IP Defense.
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