Lift off for Kennedys with Three New Partner Hires and Ninth US Office Opens in Houston, Texas

Friday, July 29, 2022

Kennedys is delighted to announce we have opened a new office in Houston, Texas – our second in the State and ninth in the US. Client need has prompted our move to the city, which is widely regarded as the energy capital of the world, we have added three energy insurance partners, who will be based there, to help meet rising demand. Doug Wheat, formerly of Wheat Oppermann, joins alongside Candace Ourso and Callie Murphy, both from Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea & BenMaier. The team also includes associate Amanda Farley.

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O’Melveny’s Rapid Texas Growth Continues with Addition of Houston Private Equity Dealmaker Garrett Johnston

Thursday, July 28, 2022

O’Melveny announced today that Garrett Johnston has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group. Johnston is the latest in a series of highly regarded lawyers who have joined O’Melveny in Texas, bolstering its already outstanding private equity team in the state. Johnston comes to O’Melveny from the Houston office of McGuireWoods, where he was a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Private Equity Department. 

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Squire Continues Expansion of Data Privacy Practice with Additions in Two Offices

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Squire Patton Boggs has made two senior hires into its Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Assets Practice. These additions following a recent multi-office expansion of its data privacy practice across Europe as the firm continues to grow its global team. Julia B. Jacobson joins the firm as partner in New York from Arent Fox Schiff LLP. Shea Leitch joins the firm as of counsel in Washington DC from BakerHostetler LLP.

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Greenberg Traurig Expands California Real Estate Practice in San Francisco

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its Real Estate Practice in Northern California with the addition of Jasmine Tzeng Martin as a shareholder in the firm’s San Francisco office. Martin joins the firm from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, reuniting with her former colleague Jacobus “Jack” D. Machalow who re-joined Greenberg Traurig in May as a shareholder. 

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Leading Investment Management Partner Derek Steingarten Joins Morrison Foerster

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Derek Steingarten as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Department and co-chair of the Investment Management Group, based in New York. Steingarten brings to the firm more than two decades of experience representing fund sponsors and other institutional asset managers. Steingarten joins the firm from K&L Gates.

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Blank Rome Welcomes Intellectual Property Partner in Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Hussein Akhavannik has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology practice group as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Hussein will focus on patent prosecution and portfolio management with an emphasis on bringing a global perspective to clients’ technology assets. Prior to joining Blank Rome, Hussein was a partner and co-leader of the Life Sciences team at BakerHostetler LLP.

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Norton Rose Fulbright Adds New York Corporate / M&A Partner With International Focus

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that Rajiv Khanna, a corporate, M&A and securities lawyer who practices with emphasis on cross-border transactions, has joined its New York office as a partner. Joining from Buchanan Ingersoll, Khanna advises on M&A transactions and Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) work, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions. 

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