Skadden has announced that highly distinguished practitioner Sophie Lamb KC will join the firm’s International Litigation and Arbitration Group in London, further reinforcing Skadden’s exceptional capabilities across high-stakes cross-border arbitrations, investment treaty disputes and complex commercial litigation. Lamb arrives at the firm from the London office of Latham & Watkins LLP.
King & Spalding announced today that Tinos Diamantatos has joined the firm as a partner in its Business Litigation practice group. He is based in the Chicago office. Diamantatos joins King & Spalding from Morgan Lewis, where he served as managing partner of the firm’s Chicago office and co-leader of the firm’s global White Collar Litigation & Government Investigations practice.
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has enhanced its intellectual property disputes team with the addition of Sanya Sukduang and Jon Davies as partners in its Washington, DC office. Joining from Cooley, their arrival augments the firm’s life sciences IP services, adding deep experience in pharmaceutical and biotechnology patent disputes at a time of increasing market demand.
Mintz has further enhanced its high-powered litigation practice with a five-partner team led by Philip Iovieno and including Nicholas Gravante, Jr., Sean O’Shea, Michael Petrella, and Matthew Karlan. Known for securing major victories in complex, high-stakes disputes, including representing major corporations in antitrust opt-out cases, the team establishes a powerful new vertical at Mintz, combining exceptional trial strength with a standout record representing technology, healthcare, retail, and food and beverage clients. The quintet arrives at Mintz from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.
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Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, has added Regina Pearson as a partner in its Austin office. Pearson joins from Greenberg Traurig, where she was a shareholder focused on energy project development.
Paul Hastings LLP today announced the addition of partner Winston Gu, further strengthening its premier ECVC practice. Joining from the Band 1 emerging companies practice at Cooley, Gu advises startups, emerging growth companies and investors throughout the full business life cycle, from formation and organizational matters through debt and equity financings, strategic transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and exits, including IPOs.
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Sidley is pleased to announce that Michelle Doolin has joined the firm’s Litigation practice as a partner in Sidley’s office in San Diego, where she will serve as global co-leader of the firm’s Consumer Class Action practice. Ms. Doolin joins from Cooley, where she chaired the class action practice.
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Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced the arrival of banking and finance partner Zaid Al-Farisi to its Riyadh office, marking the third senior appointment from King & Spalding in recent months.
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In a move that further strengthens the firm’s market-leading Structured & Warehouse Finance platform, Alston & Bird announced today the addition of Andi Mandell as a partner in its Federal & International Tax Group in New York. Mandell arrives at the firm from McDermott Will & Emery LLP.
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Global law firm Reed Smith announced the expansion of its capital markets capabilities with the addition of Liz Graffeo in Denver as a partner in the Global Corporate Group of the firm’s Business & Finance Department. Graffeo joins Reed Smith from WilmerHale.
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