Adding to its growing Chicago office and strengthening its capabilities in complex multidistrict litigation and class-action defense, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP today announced that R. Allan Pixton has joined the firm as a partner, resident in Chicago. Pixton joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner. At Quinn Emanuel, Pixton will be a member of the Complex Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) and the Class Action practice groups, the firm said.
Tags: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP | ChicagoSheppard Mullin Continues Strategic Growth in New York
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Ian Carleton Schaefer has joined the firm as a partner in the Labor & Employment practice group. Based in New York, Schaefer previously was a partner and Chair of the New York Employment & Labor practice at Loeb & Loeb.
K&L Gates Bolsters Corporate, IP Practices with Los Angeles Partner Additions
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Naoki Kawada and Ryan Keech as partners, both in the firm’s Los Angeles office, in the Corporate and Intellectual Property (IP) practices, respectively. Kawada joins from Perkins Coie, where he was the firmwide chair of the Japan practice, and Keech arrives from Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien Annaguey LLP.
Commercial Litigation Partner Greg Collins Joins Dorsey in Phoenix
Greg Collins has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP as a Partner in the Commercial Litigation group, the international law firm announced today. Greg will head the trial practice group in Dorsey’s growing Phoenix office. Greg joins Dorsey from Kercsmar, Collins & O’Hara PLLC, a litigation boutique, where he led the firm’s intellectual property practice.
Allen & Overy Strengthens Corporate Practice in Warsaw With New Partner Hire
Allen & Overy (A&O) is pleased to announce the appointment of Magdalena Nasiłowska as a partner in its Corporate practice in Warsaw. Magdalena joins A&O from Baker McKenzie, where she has been a partner since 2019.
Barbara Harding Joins Nelson Mullins in Baltimore and D.C.
Barbara Harding has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. She joins as a partner from Jones Day, where she was also a partner.
Winston & Strawn’s Washington, D.C., Office Adds Trio of Government Contracts Partners
Morgan Lewis Continues to Build in Seattle with Addition of Healthcare Duo
About to mark the one-year anniversary of opening the firm’s Seattle office with a 34-member team, Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce the addition of veteran healthcare partner Amy Magnano, and associate Michael Maddera. Both lawyers join from Bennett, Bigelow & Leedom and will continue to represent healthcare providers and facilities in litigation, healthcare regulatory investigations, and other matters, including privacy concerns.
Holland & Hart Adds Four Environmental Partners From Faegre
Holland & Hart LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its Environmental practice with the addition of partners Jim Spaanstra, Doug Benevento, Lynn Kornfeld, and Ann Prouty, in the Denver office. The four partners join the firm from the Denver office of Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath LLP, where they practiced together for many years. The new partners deepen the firm’s capabilities serving clients on complex environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, and enforcement matters, as well as management of environment risks and mitigation of liability in transactions.
Tags: Holland & Hart LLP | DenverMayer Brown Adds Former IRS International Tax Lawyer Sonal Majmudar
Mayer Brown announced today that Sonal Majmudar, former international tax counsel with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), joined its Tax practice as a partner. Sonal will be resident in the firm’s Washington DC office. Her arrival bolsters Mayer Brown’s market-leading, global tax offerings, particularly with regard to transfer pricing controversies and high-stakes international disputes.
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