Cooley has strengthened its growing business restructuring & reorganization practice group with the addition of Eric Walker as a partner in the firm’s global litigation department. Walker arrives from Perkins Coie, where he served as a partner in the bankruptcy & restructuring and business litigation practice groups. He is widely recognized for his strategic savvy, working across all aspects of corporate restructuring and financial litigation, including representing companies and creditor committees in highly regulated industries.
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Lewis Brisbois Continues Expansion of Healthcare Practice in New York with New Partner Hire
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Eldar Mayouhas to its New York office as a partner in the firm’s Healthcare, Medical Malpractice, Long-Term Care, and General Liability Practices. With extensive experience handling medical and psychiatric malpractice cases from pre-litigation risk management through appeal, Mr. Mayouhas will help grow the firm’s healthcare capabilities in the region. Mayouhas joins the firm from Gordon & Silber, PC.
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Veteran Construction Litigator Joins Hinshaw in Chicago
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Hillary Weigle has joined the firm as a partner in the Professional Responsibility, Professional Liability, and Risk Management practice group in the Chicago office. Formerly with Smith Amundsen, she has served as lead counsel in more than 20 jury trials, primarily involving construction, insurance, and general liability matters.
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Haynes Boone Hires Top Colorado Banking and Finance Lawyer Erin Simmons in Denver
Erin Simmons, who handles complex lending transactions for financial clients, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a Denver-based partner in the firm’s Finance Practice. Erin joins Haynes Boone from Davis Graham & Stubbs, where she was a partner in the firm’s Corporate Finance Practice.
Paul Hastings Grows Antitrust and Competition Offering in London with Addition of Jade-Alexandra Fearns as Partner
Signalling further growth for the firm, Paul Hastings LLP today announced that Jade-Alexandra Fearns has joined in London as a partner in its market-leading Antitrust and Competition practice. She specialises in helping clients navigate the increasingly complex antitrust and foreign investment landscape, including national security reviews, international sanctions and regulatory compliance issues. Fearns joins the firm Proskauer Rose in London.
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Preeminent Litigator Michelle N. Lipkowitz Joins Mintz
Mintz is pleased to announce that Michelle N. Lipkowitz has joined the Washington, DC office as a Litigation Member. She will also sit on the firm’s Equity Advisory Council, a subcommittee of the Policy Committee, which advances efforts to enhance diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Ms. Lipkowitz joins Mintz from Saul Ewing, where she most recently served as the Managing Partner of the Baltimore office, a member of the Executive Committee, and as the firmwide Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Partner.
Winston & Strawn Adds Experienced Litigator Jervonne Newsome to Dallas Office
Winston & Strawn LLP today announced that Jervonne Newsome has joined the firm as a partner in the Dallas office and as a member of the Litigation Department. Newsome comes to Winston & Strawn from the Dallas office of Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst LLP.
Patrick Haney Joins Jones Day as Partner in Business & Tort Litigation Practice in Washington
The global law firm Jones Day announced today that Patrick Haney has joined the Firm as a partner in its Business & Tort Litigation Practice. He will be based in Jones Day’s Washington Office. Haney comes to the firm from Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Holland & Knight Adds Litigators Andrew D. Shapiro and Jason S. Dubner in Chicago to Its Leading Representations and Warranties Insurance Practice
Holland & Knight has taken another step to secure its leading position among Representations and Warranties Insurance (RWI) advisory firms with the hiring of Andrew D. Shapiro and Jason S. Dubner as partners in the firm’s Chicago office. Mr. Shapiro and Mr. Dubner were previously co-chairs of the Representations and Warranties Insurance Practice Group at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur.
Willkie Adds Private Equity Partner Larissa Marcellino In New York
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced the addition of Larissa Marcellino as a partner based in the New York office and member of the Private Equity Practice Group. She is part of the Asset Management Department and Corporate & Financial Services Department. She previously served as General Counsel of Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York and London-based private investment firm and longtime Willkie client.
