Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Pete O’Hare as a partner in the finance practice. He joins the firm’s London office from Watson Farley & Williams LLP.
Former DOJ, Northrop Grumman Corporate Counsel Tamra Moore Joins King & Spalding’s Healthcare Team as Partner
King & Spalding today announced that Tamra Moore has joined the firm as a partner on the Healthcare team in the Washington, D.C., office. Most recently, Moore was corporate counsel for litigation at Northrop Grumman, where she managed all facets of a diverse docket of complex litigation and other disputes.
Hogan Lovells Strengthens Life Sciences M&A Practice With Partner Denis Segota in Philadelphia
Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Denis Segota has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate and Finance practice group. His arrival will bolster the firm’s capabilities in the life sciences and health care transactions space in the Americas. Segota, who joins the firm from Baker & McKenzie where he was a partner, brings more than 20 years of experience in counselling clients in the life sciences industry.
Tags: Hogan Lovells | Philadelphia
Baker Botts Welcomes Partner to Energy Regulatory Practice
Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, announced today that Juliana Morehead Sersen has joined the Energy Regulatory practice of the Global Projects Department as a partner in the Austin office. Sersen, who was most recently the Assistant General Counsel—Regulatory & Litigation of Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT), where she spent 12 years, brings a comprehensive and detailed technical background of energy litigation and regulatory matters.
Partner Robin McGrath Joins in Atlanta
Quinn Emanuel is pleased to welcome Robin McGrath, who joins the firm as a partner in the Atlanta office.
Ashurst Expands European Securitisation Team with Paris Partner Appointment
Barclay Damon’s NYC Office Lands Accomplished Bankruptcy Partner From Faegre Drinker
Barclay Damon announces Keith Costa, former Faegre Drinker bankruptcy partner, has joined Barclay Damon’s growing Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Practice Area and expanding New York City office. He is also a member of the firm’s White Collar & Government Investigations Practice Area and Health & Human Service Providers Team. While Costa’s primary office location is New York City, he will take advantage of the firm’s 14-lawyer New Haven office when needed.
Cooley Expands Capital Markets Practice in Asia
Tim Pitrelli has joined Cooley as a partner in the firm’s capital markets practice in Singapore. Arriving from Goldman Sachs, where he served as a Singapore-based executive director and senior counsel in the investment banking division, Pitrelli brings significant experience in IPOs, follow‐on offerings, and other regional and international cross-border transactions, as well as a comprehensive knowledge of the Singapore and Southeast Asia markets. A veteran of the Singapore legal industry, Pitrelli moved from the United States in early 2008 and has been based in Singapore for almost 14 years.
Tags: Cooley LLP | Singapore
FTC Fintech Litigator Christopher Leach Joins Mayer Brown in Washington DC
Mayer Brown announced today that leading fintech litigator Christopher Leach joined its Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice as a partner in Washington DC. He joins from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s Division of Financial Practices, where he focused on fintech and fair lending issues.
Tags: Mayer Brown LLP | Washington 
Womble Bond Dickinson Deepens Patent Litigation Bench in Silicon Valley
Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that Fabio E. Marino, a leading intellectual property lead trial lawyer, has joined the Silicon Valley office as a partner in the Patent Prosecution and Litigation Group. Marino joins from Polsinelli.
