King & Spalding today announced that Fradyn Suárez has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group in its Miami office. Suárez joins the firm from Jones Day, where she co-led its global project finance subpractice.
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today that Chris Bennett has joined the Firm’s Hotels and Leisure practice as a partner in its Washington, DC, office. Bennett’s background in the areas of hospitality, real estate and corporate law meets the growing demand from hotel clients looking for assistance with their transactions and the operation of their businesses. Prior to joining Dentons, Bennett served as vice chair of Eckert Seamans hospitality and gaming group.
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Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP today announced the expansion of its Real Estate Practice Group with partner Nailah Tatum in Tallahassee. She brings experience handling complex commercial real estate transactions. Nailah joins Akerman from the Tallahassee Office of Bryant Miller Olive.
King & Spalding announced today that Kathleen “Katie” Blaszak has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group. She is based in the firm’s Northern Virginia office. Blaszak was most recently a partner at Winston & Strawn.
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Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Marcella C. Burke joined the firm as a partner in the Houston office. A distinguished environmental and energy attorney, Ms. Burke joins Eversheds Sutherland from King & Spalding where she was a partner and led the Houston Environmental Health and Safety Practice as well as their global energy transition initiative. Ms. Burke previously held several senior government positions, including at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI). As a sought-after thought leader and strategic advisor she frequently speaks and writes about environmental enforcement and crisis response, energy regulations, and complex environmental corporate matters. |
Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced the strategic appointment of Gasant Orrie as a Partner in its South Africa corporate practice. Gasant will be based in the firm’s Cape Town office and will support clients across South Africa and the wider African continent. Gasant joins Clyde & Co from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc (CDH), where he was the Cape Managing Partner and a Senior Director of the corporate & commercial practice. To further complement Clyde & Co’s corporate offering, Gasant joins the firm with his team from CDH.
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McKool Smith has announced that patent litigator Alfonso Chan has joined the firm as a principal in its Dallas office. Mr. Chan litigates complex intellectual property disputes on behalf of universities, research institutes, and technology companies, and specializes in matters involving semiconductor and electronic technology as well as biomaterials and medical devices.
