Michelle Rogers, Katherine Katz and Joshua Kotin have joined Cooley as partners in the firm’s elite financial services practice, where they will focus on defending clients in government enforcement actions and litigation. Katherine Halliday is also joining the team as a special counsel. Arriving from Buckley, the group brings extensive experience defending clients in high-stakes government investigations and litigation matters and advising on matters of regulatory compliance. Rogers, Katz and Halliday will be based in Washington, DC, while Kotin joins Cooley’s rapidly growing Chicago office.
Tags: Cooley LLP | Chicago | WashingtonExperienced IP Litigator Joins Squire Patton Boggs
Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Victoria Q. Smith has joined the firm as a partner in its Intellectual Property and Technology Practice. Ms. Smith, who joins the firm from Perkins Coie LLP, brings nearly two decades of experience managing all phases of patent litigation.
King & Spalding Hires Structured Finance Partner David Ridenour in Washington, D.C.
King & Spalding has added David Ridenour, a structured finance and securitization partner, to its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) Practice Group in Washington, D.C. Ridenour comes to the firm from DLA Piper.
Akerman Expands Chicago Office with Bankruptcy and Reorganization Partner Paul Musser
Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that it has expanded its Chicago office with Paul Musser who joins as a partner in the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice Group. Musser focuses his practice on helping lenders to maximize their recovery through out-of-court workouts and in-court proceedings. Prior to joining Akerman, Musser spent over the last nine years at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. Chicago is one of Akerman’s largest markets.
O’Melveny Adds Distinguished Five-Partner Corporate, Tax Team in Dallas
O’Melveny announced today that a five-partner corporate team, specializing in M&A, private equity, capital markets, energy, tax, and public-company corporate counseling, has joined the firm’s Dallas office. The lawyers—Richard Whitfield “Whit” Roberts, Jack E. Jacobsen, Jason A. Schumacher, Will S. Becker, and Christine “Chrissy” Williford Metcalf—were partners at Locke Lord LLP, where Roberts held leadership positions firmwide and in the Dallas office, Jacobsen was Co-Chair of the Corporate and Transactional Department, and Schumacher was Co-Chair of the Energy Practice Group.
Tags: O'Melveny & Myers, LLP | DallasLinklaters Announces Hire of Joel Seow to Establish Investment Funds Practice in Singapore
Dorsey Opens Phoenix Office
International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that it has opened an office in Phoenix, Arizona. The new Phoenix office is the Firm’s 20th location. The lawyers establishing Dorsey’s Phoenix office include Scott Jenkins, Isaac Gabriel, and Andrea Palmer, all of whom most recently practiced in the Phoenix office of the Quarles & Brady law firm. All of them join Dorsey as partners.
K&L Gates Strengthens Corporate/M&A Practice with Luxembourg Partner Addition
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Yoanna Stefanova as a corporate/M&A partner in the Luxembourg office. Arriving from NautaDutilh, Stefanova is the first new partner to join the firm’s Luxembourg office (K&L Gates Volckrick) since its establishment in July 2021 as K&L Gates’ eighth office across Europe and 46th worldwide.
Tags: K&L Gates LLP | LuxembourgHolland & Knight Expands Real Estate Practice with Addition of Leading Team
Daniel Faust, Adam Zwecker and Jason Vaupen have joined Holland & Knight as partners in its Miami office, adding a nationally regarded transactional real estate practice to the firm’s Real Estate Section, one of the largest in the country. All three were previously partners at Akerman, where they received numerous accolades, including repeated recognition by The Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law. The partners are joined by a dedicated team of legal professionals, including Associates Kazarae Lowe from Akerman and Lauren Swanson from Katten Muchin Rosenman.
Latham & Watkins Grows Executive Compensation, Employment & Benefits Practice