Latham Grows Emerging Companies Practice in Washington, D.C.

Monday, February 14, 2022

Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Barrie VanBrackle has joined the firm as a partner in the Emerging Companies Practice, the Financial Institutions and Fintech Industry Groups, and as a member of the Corporate Department. VanBrackle’s practice focuses on payments and consumer financial services compliance. This includes transactions involving payment systems participants, payment issuance, co-brand agreements, payment card industry data security issues, and payment regulatory matters. She joins Latham from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe in Washington, D.C.

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FisherBroyles Welcomes John Tucker in Dallas

Friday, February 11, 2022

FisherBroyles, LLP is pleased to announce John Tucker has joined the Firm in Dallas. John joins FisherBroyles’ Corporate Department and its Real Estate and Finance practices from Stinson LLP, where he was a Partner. His practice represents funds, investment banks and other institutional lenders and market participants in connection with commercial mortgage loan origination and servicing, securitization and other secondary market transactions.

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Leading Antitrust and Consumer Protection Lawyer Sean Royall Joins Sidley

Friday, February 11, 2022

Sidley is pleased to announce that Sean Royall has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Dallas and Washington, D.C. offices. Sean’s practice focuses on antitrust and consumer protection litigation and government investigations. He joins Sidley from Kirkland & Ellis, where he was a partner in their Antitrust and Competition practice. Sean also previously served at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as the Deputy Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. Sean will become a co-leader of the firm’s global Antitrust and Consumer Protection litigation and investigations practice.

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K&L Gates Deepens Real Estate Group with Addition of Nashville Trio

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has expanded its real estate group with the addition of partners Matt Harris and Rick Pensinger and of counsel Christian Schütz in the firm’s Nashville office, which recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its establishment and now includes more than 40 lawyers. They join K&L Gates from Baker Donelson and are among the nearly 110 partners and of counsel the firm has welcomed across its platform since the beginning of 2020.

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Greenberg Traurig Adds Shareholders to Key Practice Areas in Atlanta Office

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added three new shareholders to key practice areas in its Atlanta office, signifying its continued investment in the region. The additions include Christine M. Steenman, a shareholder in the firm’s Banking & Financial Services Practice, Timothy A. Butler, a shareholder in the Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, and Theresa S. Clark, a shareholder in the Real Estate Practice. Steenman joins from Allen and Overy, LLP. Butler joins from Troutman Pepper. Clark joins from Paul Hastings, LLP.

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