Herbert Smith Freehills is advising Bupa Care Services Australia on the proposed acquisition of the residential aged care business operated by the Innovative Care Group.
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Ogletree Deakins Expands St. Louis Office, Adds Five Attorneys
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome a group of five attorneys from The Lowenbaum Partnership to the firm’s St. Louis office. The move cements Ogletree Deakins as the dominant labor and employment law firm in St. Louis and deepens the value the firm delivers to clients in the market and across Missouri. Joining Ogletree Deakins as shareholders are Bob Stewart, Stan Schroeder, and Bill Lawson; Charlie Morgan serves as of counsel, and Nathan Harris as an associate. Their collective experience expands the office’s capabilities in complex and growing areas of significance to employers including traditional labor relations, employee benefits, and employment litigation. With this move, Ogletree Deakins becomes the largest management-side labor and employment practice in St. Louis and, when combined with its Kansas City office, the largest labor and employment practice in Missouri.
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National law firm Miller Thomson LLP is expanding its Montréal office with the addition of respected lawyer Michel La Roche, a specialist in business restructuring and finance. His colleagues Michel d’Amours and Jean-François Gauvin will also be joining the firm. The move is considered strategic in light of the continued demand for financial and business consultancy services in Québec’s competitive market.
Bond Pearce – Further Strength for our Commercial Team with New Partner
We have recruited Kim Walker, Partner, to our Commercial team. Kim joins from Pinsent Masons where he was a partner and former Head of Intellectual Property with a wide-ranging practice focusing on contractual and advisory work involving IP, IT and commercial law.
Steve Smith Joins Jones Day as Partner in San Francisco
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Steve Smith has joined the Firm as a partner in the San Francisco Office where he will be part of Jones Day’s Global Disputes Practice. Mr. Smith arrives from the San Francisco office of O’Melveny & Myers, where he was a partner and chair of the firm’s International Arbitration Practice.
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Top Environmental Lawyer Don Elliott Joins Covington
E. Donald Elliott, a leading environmental and administrative lawyer and scholar, has joined Covington & Burling, strengthening the firm’s top-ranked environmental and product liability practices.
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Akin Gump Advises Rizvi Traverse Management in Acquisition of Performing Rights Organization
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP served as legal advisor to private-equity firm Rizvi Traverse Management LLC in its acquisition of a majority stake in music performance-rights company SESAC Inc. for about $600 million.
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Erica Wilson Recruited by Davis Wright Tremaine for San Francisco Office
International law firm Davis Wright Tremaine announced the recruitment of Erica Wilson to its Bay Area office, according to a press release.
The partner focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation, particularly for the software and biotech industries. This continues a growth trend for the group, which also hired Eric Walters within the past year.
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Michael Tomasulo Joins Winston & Strawn Los Angeles
Winston & Strawn LLP today announced Michael Tomasulo has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the intellectual property practice. Mr. Tomasulo’s practice focuses on high stakes intellectual property litigation and counseling for a wide array of technology clients. Mr. Tomasulo practiced with the same group for 17 years, most recently with Jones Day and then Dickstein Shapiro in Los Angeles.
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K&L Gates Adds Sydney Financial Services/Regulatory Partner
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Andrea P. Beatty as a corporate partner in the firm’s Sydney office. She is the first new partner to join K&L Gates since the firm’s January 1 combination with Australian national firm Middletons.
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