Andersons Solicitors LLP, a leading Scottish insurance legal practice, has merged this week with international law firm DAC Beachcroft to form DAC Beachcroft Scotland.
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Four Attorneys Join Holland & Knight’s New Bogotá Office
Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Juan Carlos Valencia Marquez, Vicente Umaña Carrizosa, and Felipe Sandoval Villamil have joined the firm as partners in the firm’s new Bogotá, Colombia office. Lucas Saffon López has also joined as an associate. Each attorney is admitted to practice law in Colombia.
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Morgan Lewis Strengthens Immigration Practice on West Coast
Morgan Lewis today announced that Malcolm Goeschl—a well-known Bay Area immigration lawyer—has joined the firm as a partner in its Labor and Employment Practice, resident in San Francisco. Mr. Goeschl has been an immigration lawyer for his entire career and specializes in the challenges facing emerging businesses that are founded by or that employ foreign talent.
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Vice-Chairman of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Stephen Luparello to Join WilmerHale
WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Stephen Luparello, currently the vice-chairman of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), will join the firm as a partner resident in its Washington DC, office on October 8, 2012. Luparello’s extensive career with FINRA, which regulates all securities firms doing business in the United States, and with its predecessor NASD Regulation, combined with his previous regulatory agency experience, will greatly enhance WilmerHale’s Broker-Dealer and Securities Litigation and Enforcement practices.
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Squire Sanders Strengthens Aviation and Finance Practice with New Partner in Tokyo
Global legal practice Squire Sanders announced today that Hisao Hirose has joined the Tokyo office as Partner in the firm’s Financial Services Practice Group. Mr. Hirose is a highly regarded legal expert in aircraft finance, whose clients include leading Japanese leasing companies, major banks and major airlines as well as low cost carriers (LCCs). Mr. Hirose will play a key role in Squire Sanders’ global aviation industry group and lead in the strategic growth of the practice in Japan and Asia-Pacific.
Tags: Squire Patton Boggs | TokyoExperienced Patent Infringement Litigator Paul Storm Joins Gardere in Dallas
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP is pleased to announce the addition of intellectual property litigator Paul Storm as a partner in the Firm’s Dallas office. He joins Gardere’s prominent roster of trial lawyers, bringing his extensive experience and significant courtroom expertise in trying patent infringement cases as well as copyright, trade secret, and trademark disputes.
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Field Fisher Waterhouse to Open in Palo Alto
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP announces today that it will be opening an office in Palo Alto, California.
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Simmons & Simmons Advises Major Chinese Manufacturer on Russian Joint Venture
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has advised Shenyang Jinbei Vehicle Manufacturing Co., Ltd. on an acquisition creating a joint venture in Russia.
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Herbert Smith Recruits Senior Disputes Dpecialist in Moscow
Herbert Smith announced today the recruitment of Alexei Panich, a leading dispute resolution practitioner, who has joined the firm as a partner in its global disputes practice, based in Moscow.
Tags: Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | MoscowHerbert Smith and Freehills Announce New York Office Opening and Confirm Further Hires
International law firms and merger partners Herbert Smith LLP and Freehills announced today the official office opening in New York. The office opens for business today, 4 September 2012, and will initially operate as Herbert Smith New York. On 1 October 2012, the official launch date of the new firm Herbert Smith Freehills, it will become part of the Herbert Smith Freehills’ international network.
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