Baker McKenzie Builds Tax Bench Strength With Two Hires

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has hired Jim Charlton and Miles Humphrey into the Firm’s tax practice. Jim will be based in London, and Miles in New York. Both join the firm this January, 2022. Jim and Miles join from Deloitte, and have strong market reputations for developing innovative solutions to client problems, acting as an accelerator for relationship development on new and existing clients.

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Clark Hills Adds Five Real Estate Attorneys in Lansing, Michigan Office Including Members Dominic Rios, Kevin Roragen and Ted Rozeboom

Clark Hill announced that real estate attorneys Ted Rozeboom, Dominic Rios, and Kevin Roragen have joined the firm as Members in the Lansing office in the Real Estate Practice. The group has extensive experience in matters involving tax credit, alternative and supplemental financing of affordable housing at the state and federal level, and commercial real estate development issues. In addition, Amia Banks and Clifford Cooper II have joined as associates in the Real Estate practice in the Lansing office. The team comes to Clark Hill from Loomis Law Firm in Lansing.

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BakerHostetler Adds White Collar Team in Atlanta

BakerHostetler announces that Brian McEvoy and Brian Rafferty have joined the firm as partners in its Atlanta office. They, together with an anticipated team of associates and counsel, will join the firm’s White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team. Their arrival further deepens the firm’s strong Healthcare Industry team and Litigation Practice Group. They both arrive at BakerHostetler from Polsinelli PC in Atlanta.

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Lewis Brisbois Strengthens Corporate Practice with New Partner Hire in Minneapolis

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Julie Firestone to its Minneapolis, Minnesota office as a partner in the firm’s Complex Business & Commercial Litigation and Insurance Regulatory & Compliance Practices. Ms. Firestone brings to the firm more than two decades of experience representing corporations, insurance companies, investment firms, broker-dealers, issuers of securities, registered representatives, and insurance agents. Throughout her career, she has handled complex securities litigation, shareholder derivative actions, and closely-held corporate disputes, as well as breach of contract and regulatory compliance matters. Firestone comes to the firm from Norton Rose Fulbright.

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Dykema Expands into Wisconsin with the Opening of a Milwaukee Office

Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that it is expanding its platform with the addition of a capital markets team and the opening of an office in Milwaukee, the firm’s first in the state. The incoming capital markets team is an integrated and seasoned group of M&A, securities, finance, and health care attorneys including Kate Bechen, who will serve as the Office Managing Member. The office will be located in the Milwaukee Center at 111 E Kilbourn Avenue.
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King & Spalding Opens Office in Miami

King & Spalding today announced it is opening an office in Miami, Florida. The Miami office, which will be the firm’s 23rd office globally, will extend the reach and capabilities across a number of the firm’s trial, transactional and governmental practices. Partner Randy Bassett will serve as its office managing partner.

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McGuireWoods Expands Regulatory Counseling Practice With Addition of Partner Brian Baltz

McGuireWoods continues the expansion of its securities enforcement and litigation team with the arrival of Washington, D.C., partner Brian J. Baltz, a former Securities and Exchange Commission attorney with significant experience in regulatory issues that cut across financial institution clients’ broker-dealer, investment adviser and bank fiduciary businesses. He joins McGuireWoods from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.

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