Venable significantly bolsters its Internet business, cybersecurity and data security practices with the addition of Bobby N. Turnage, Jr., former senior vice president and general counsel of online services provider, Network Solutions LLC, who joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, DC and Tysons Corner, VA offices.

Polsinelli Shughart continues its growth with the addition of real estate attorneys Ronald R. Dietrich and Eric G. Greenfield as shareholders. Both are highly recognized and experienced in sophisticated real estate matters. Dietrich focuses on real estate finance, while Greenfield concentrates on real estate development transactions. They bring highly developed legal skills to the firm and handle a broad base of transactions, domestically and cross-border.

Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce that John S. Gibson has joined the firm’s Antitrust Group as a partner. Gibson is a skilled antitrust practitioner with extensive experience in all aspects of litigation, including trial and appellate work, as well as merger review and other high-stakes dealings with the federal and state antitrust enforcement agencies. He joins from Winston & Strawn LLP in Los Angeles, where he was one of the four partners who comprised the Global Steering Committee for that firm’s Antitrust Practice, and will be resident in Crowell & Moring’s Orange County office.

Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst announced today the opening of a Washington, D.C. office to further assist insurers throughout the world embrace the modernization of insurance regulation. Washington and the international community are poised to have a strong influence on the regulation of insurers and reinsurers, and with its new office, Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst will be at the heart of insurance policymaking and regulation. Federal involvement with the regulation of insurance, global oversight of financial markets, and the highly anticipated report from the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) have the insurance industry braced for increased scrutiny.

Gilbert + Tobin advised and represented Virgin Australia and Western Australian airline Skywest on the competition aspects of their Corporate Alliance, including in relation to their application to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for authorisation.

Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has advised Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Marubeni Corporation on their successful joint venture bid and US$1.33 billion purchase of Maersk LNG A/S, the holding company within A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S, for its fleet of eight LNG carriers.