Dechert LLP announced today that Archil Giorgadze has joined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice as a national partner in its Tbilisi office. Prior to joining Dechert, Giorgadze was CEO and performed the duties of senior counsel at JSC Nenskra, a subsidiary of the State-owned JSC Partnership Fund established to build and develop a hydropower plant project in Georgia. Prior to this, he held several positions within the Ministry of Justice of Georgia. Giorgadze has particular expertise in advising energy sector clients on project financing, M&A and regulatory matters.

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Thompson Coburn is proud to announce the addition of Denise Mayfield as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. She has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property group.

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Hall Render is pleased to announce Shareholder Margaret Marchak, J.D., M.B.A., has returned to join the firm’s Troy office. Marchak practices in Hall Render’s Health practice group where she primarily represents health care providers with technology procurement and agreements; hospital-physician transactions; HIPAA, privacy and security issues; governance in nonprofit/tax-exempt organizations; and corporate compliance programs. She has a particular interest in health information technology law, including electronic medical records, software licensing, technology agreements, outsourcing, privacy and security issues and HIPAA compliance.

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International legal practice Norton Rose LLP has appointed Simon Lew as a shipping partner in its London banking practice. Simon was previously a partner at Clifford Chance.

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